The 2026 Sony Open in Hawaii starts on Thursday with the first round at the Waialae Country Club on the island of Honolulu. Here’s everything you need to know to watch the tournament on Thursday, including full Sony Open TV coverage, streaming details and round 1 start times.
How to watch Sony Open on Thursday
A brand new PGA Tour season kicks off in Hawaii on Thursday, and one of last season’s breakout stars is hoping to keep the momentum going on Thursday.
That player is JJ Spaun. At number 6, Spaun is one of the top-ranked players in the Sony Open field. But he is the only one to have a major championship win in 2025.
Spaun triumphed last summer at the 2025 US Open in treacherous Oakmont. It was the 35-year-old’s second PGA Tour victory, and it earned him a place on the 2025 U.S. Ryder Cup team.
Spaun will play the opening round together with one of his Ryder Cup teammates: Collin Morikawa.
You can watch the first round of the Sony Open on TV via Golf Channel, airing Thursday evening at 7 PM ET. PGA Tour live on ESPN+ will provide featured group streaming coverage beginning Thursday at noon ET.
Below you’ll find everything you need to know to watch the first round of the 2026 Sony Open in Hawaii.
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How to watch on TV Thursday
Golf Channel will provide first-round TV coverage of the 2026 Sony Open in Hawaii on Thursday from 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM ET.
How to stream online thursday
You can stream the first round of the Sony Open 2026 via PGA Tour live on ESPN+which offers featured group streaming coverage Thursdays from noon to 10 p.m. ET.
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Starting times Sony Open Round 1 2026 (ET)
T-piece No. 1
12:10 – Michael Kim, Brice Garnett, Jacob Bridgeman
12:21 – Alex Smalley, Erik van Rooyen, Gary Woodland
12:32 – Denny McCarthy, Tom Kim, Emiliano Grillo
12:43 – Kurt Kityama, Taylor Pendrith, Cam Davis
12:54 – Harry Hall, Corey Conners, Brian Campbell
1:05 pm – Steven Fisk, Adam Schenk, William Mouw
1:16 PM – Richard Hoey, Nick Dunlap, Patton Kizzire
1:27 PM – Haotong Li, Pierceson Coody, Kevin Roy
1:38 PM – Ricky Castillo, Chory Kozumma and Andsei Hirata
1:49 PM – John Vanderlaan, Yuta Sugiura, Gordon Sargent
4:40 PM – Lee Hodges, Hank Lebioda, Tom Hoge
4:51 PM – Patrick Rodgers, Bud Cauley, Mark Hubbard
17:02 – Webb Simpson, Daniel Berger, Doug Ghim
5:13 PM – Jordan Spieth, Keegan Bradley, Hideki Matsuyama
5:24 PM – Tony Finau, John Keefer, Michael Brennan
5:35 PM – Brian Harman, Si Woo Kim, Maverick McNealy
5:46 PM – SH Kim, McClure Meissner, Luke Clanton
5:57 PM – Jordan Smith, Max McGreevy, AJ Ewart
6:08 PM – Neal Shipley, Jeffrey Kang, Taisei Nagasaki
6:19 PM – Marcelo Rozo, Kazuki Higa, Zach Bauchou
T-piece no. 10
12:10 – Austin Eckroat, Peter Malnati, Keith Mitchell
12:21 – Matti Schmid, Sam Stevens, Matthieu Pavon
12:32 – Sahith Theegala, Kristoffer Reitan, Seamus Power
12:43 – Collin Morikawa, JJ Spaun, Adam Scott
12:54 – Ben Griffin, Russell Henley, Chris Gotterup
1:05 PM – Aaron Rai, Nick Taylor, Robert MacIntyre
1:16 PM – Danny Walker, Ryo Hisatsune, David Ford
1:27 PM – Chandler Phillips, John Parry, Seung-taek Lee
1.38 pm – Br
1:49 p.m.
4:40 PM – Vince Whaley, Adam Svensson, Chad Ramey
16:51 – Zac Blair, Dylan Wu, Eric Cole
5:02 PM – Rafael Campos, Beau Hossler, Zach Johnson
5:13 PM – Joe Highsmith, Davis Riley, Nicolas Echavarria
5:24 PM – Ryan Gerard, Vijay Singh, Chris Kirk
5:35 PM – Jake Knapp, Matt McCarty, Billy Horschel
5:46 PM – Austin Smotherman, Adrien Sadier, Chandler Blanchet
5:57 PM – Adrien Dumont De Chassart, Davis Chatfield, Sudarshan Yellamaraju
6:08 PM – Keita Nakakajima, Daniel Brown, Isaiah Salinda
6:19 PM – Emilio Gonzalez, Christo Lamprecht, Ren Yonezawa
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