American Express TV coverage Thursday 2026: How to watch round 1

The 2026 American Express begins Thursday with the first round at PGA West in La Quinta, California. Here’s everything you need to know to watch the tournament on Thursday, including full TV coverage from American Express, streaming details and round 1 start times.

How do you watch American Express on Thursday?

World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler has dominated the past four seasons PGA Tourwhich saw him complete a string of victories and win four consecutive Player of the Year awards. Can Scheffler make it five years in a row?

We’ll start to find out the answer to that question on Thursday, when Scheffler makes his season debut with American Express. Scheffler had planned to start at American Express last season as well, but a freak injury over Christmas kept him out.

But now the four-time champion is healthy and ready to pick up where he left off.

The world number 1 plays his first round at the La Quinta Country Club with Justin Rose.

You can watch the American Express first round on TV via Golf Channel, airing Thursdays at 4:00 PM ET. PGA Tour live on ESPN+ will offer exclusive streaming coverage starting Thursday at 11:30 a.m. ET, as well as group coverage all day.

Below you’ll find everything you need to know to watch the first round of the 2026 American Express.

How to watch on TV Thursday

Golf Channel will provide first-round TV coverage of the 2026 American Express on Thursday from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM ET.

How to stream online thursday

You can stream the first round of the 2026 American Express via PGA Tour live on ESPN+which offers exclusive coverage on Thursdays from 11:30 AM to 4:00 PM ET, in addition to featured group and featured hole streaming coverage.

American Express Round 1 start times 2026 (ET)

La Quinta Country Club – Tee #1

11:30am – Bud Cauley, Sam Stevens
11:41 am – Ludvig Aberg, Harris English
11:52 am – Haotong Lamprecht
12:03 – Adam Long, Kevin Streelman
12:14 – Scottie Scheffler, Justin Rose
12:25 – Tony Finau, Max Greyserman
12:36 – Rickie Fowler, Nico Echavarria
12:47 – Russell Henley, Akshay Bhatia
12:58 – Blades Brown, David Ford
1:09 PM – Matt Kuchar, Camilo Villegas
1:20 PM – Keith Mitchell, Zach Johnson
1:31 PM – Sepp Straka, Sam Burns
1:42 PM – Luke Clanton, Keita Nakajima

La Quinta Country Club – Tee #10

11:30 am – Johnny Keefer, Michael Thorbjornsen
11:41 am – Will Zalatoris, Daniel Berger
11:52 am – Patrick Fishburn, Jackson Suber
12:03 pm – Lanto Griffin, Erik van Rooyen
12:14 – Cam Davis, Andrew Novak
12:25 – SH Kim, Frankie Capan III
12:36 – Peter Malnati, Brice Garnett
12:47 – Kevin Yu, Karl Vilips
12:58 – Adrien Saddier, Gordon Sargent
1:09 PM – William Mouw, Matt McCarty
1:20 PM – Alex Smalley, Max McGreevy
1:31 PM – Taylor Pendrith, Nick Taylor
1:42 PM – ST Lee, Chandler Blanchet

Pete Dye Stadium Course – Tee #1

11.30am – Sahith Theegala, Patrick Rodgers
11:41 am – Joe Highsmith, Aldrich Potgieter
11:52 am – Ponting Nyolm, Jeffrey Kang
12:03 – Seamus Power, Taylor Moore
12:14 PM – Davis Thompson, Michael Brennan
12:25 – Alejandro Tosti, Marcelo Rozo
12:36 – Michael Kim, Denny McCarthy
12:47 – Nick Dunlap, Gary Woodland
12:58 – Austin Smotherman, Neal Shipley
1:09 PM – Jason Day, Alex Noren
1:20 PM – Charley Hoffman, Brandt Snedeker
1:31 PM – Brian Harman, Max Homa
1:42 PM – AJ Ewart, Adrien Dumont de Chassart

Pete Dye Stadium Course – Tee No. 10

11:30am – Kevin Roy, Mac Meissner
11:41 am – Tom Kim, Lee Hodges
11:52 am – John VanDerLaan, Zecheng Dou
12:03 – Rico Hoey, Ryo Hisatsune
12:14 – Kurt Kitayama, JT Poston
12:25 – Chan Kim, Michael Blok
12:36 – Joel Dahmen, Beau Hossler
12:47 – Harry Hall, Ryan Gerard
12:58 – Jason Dufner, Danny Walker
1:09 PM – Adam Svensson, Carson Young
1:20 PM – Andrew Putnam, Patton Kizzire
1:31 PM – Stephen Jaeger, Brian Campbell
1:42 PM – Kris Ventura, Jimmy Stanger

Nicklaus Tournament Course – Tee #1

11:30am – Takumi Kanaya, Doug Ghim
11:41 am – Emiliano Grillo, Mackenzie Hughes
11:52 – Pierceson Coody, Jordan Smith
12:03 – Matti Schmid, David Lipsky
12:14 – Sami Valimaki, Matthieu Pavon
12:25 – Emilio González, Sudarshan Yellamaraju
12:36 – Chad Ramey, Harry Higgs
12:47 – Jacob Bridgeman, Chris Kirk
12:58 – Hank Lebioda, Dylan Wu
1:09 PM – Austin Eckroat, Adam Schenk
1:20 PM – Chandler Phillips, Andrew Landry
1:31 PM – Steven Fisk, Jonathan Vegas
1:42 PM – Dan Brown, Zach Bauchou

Nicklaus Tournament Course – Tee #10

11:30am – Vince Whaley, Mark Hubbard
11:41 am – Billy Horschel, Min Woo Lee
11:52 am – Jesper Svensson, Kensei Hirata
12:03 – Rafael Campos, Matt Wallace
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12:25 – John Parry, Isaiah Salinda
12:36 – Tom Hoge, Eric Cole
12:47 – Wyndham Clark, Robert MacIntyre
12:58 – Justin Lower, Sam Ryder
1:09 PM – Matt Fitzpatrick, Adam Scott
1:20 pm – Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Rasmus Hojgaard
1:31 PM – Patrick Cantlay, Ben Griffin
1:42 PM – Ricky Castillo, Davis Chatfield