The 2026 Charles Schwab Challenge begins Thursday with the first round at Colonial Country Club. Here’s everything you need to know to watch the tournament on Thursday, including complete TV coverage of the Charles Schwab Challenge, broadcast details and full first-round times.
How to watch the Charles Schwab Challenge on Thursday
Ludwig Aberg knocked on one’s door PGA Tour win all season. The 26-year-old, a two-time winner, has six top-10s already this season, and all but one of them have been top-5s. That puts him sixth in the FedEx Cup standings even without a win.
Although his current position of 13th in the Official World Golf Ranking is respectable, Aberg is among the most talented players on Tour and once reached as high as No. 4. A win this week would go a long way to getting him back to golf’s highest level.
Aberg’s mission will begin Thursday morning when he tees off for the opening round at 1:24pm ET.
You can watch the first round of the Charles Schwab Challenge on TV on Golf Channel beginning at 4:00 PM ET on Thursday. PGA Tour live on ESPN+ will offer exclusive early broadcast coverage beginning Thursday at 8 a.m. ET, as well as featured panel coverage and featured slots. The GOLF app will have a simulcast of Thursday’s TV coverage from the Golf Channel.
Below you’ll find everything you need to know to watch the first round of the 2026 Charles Schwab Challenge.
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How to watch Thursday on TV
Golf Channel will provide televised coverage of the first round of the 2026 Charles Schwab Challenge from 4-7pm ET on Thursday.
How to stream online on Thursday
You can stream the first round of the 2026 Charles Schwab Challenge via PGA Tour live on ESPN+which will offer broadcast coverage beginning at 8 a.m. ET on Thursday, in addition to coverage of featured sets and holes. You can also stream a live simulcast of Golf Channel TV coverage in the GOLF app.
2026 Charles Schwab Challenge Round 1 time (ET)
Tea no. 1
08:00 – Nick Hardy, Zac Blair, Michael Thorbjornsen
08:11 – Vince Whaley, Max McGreevy, Danny Walker
08:22 – Chad Ramey, Ben Martin, Sudarshan Yellamaraju
08:33 – Andrew Novak, Joe Highsmith, Davis Riley
08:44 – Steven Fisk, Cam Davis, Chris Kirk
08:55 – Adam Schenk, Garrick Higgo, Kevin Yu
9:06 – William Mouw, Brian Campbell, JT Poston
9:17 – Emiliano Grillo, Adam Svensson, Sam Ryder
09:28 – Austin Eckroat, Pierceson Coody, Mac Meissner
9:39 – David Skinns, Jackson Suber, Keita Nakajima
09:50 – Alejandro Tosti, John Parry, Luke Clanton
12:40pm – Ryo Hisatsune, Chandler Phillips, Kevin Roy
12:51 pm – Joel Dahmen, Ryan Palmer, Beau Hossler
1:02pm – Doug Ghim, Rico Hoey, Ben Kohles
13:13 – Ben Griffin, Rickie Fowler, Tom Hoge
1:24pm – JJ Spaun, Gary Woodland, Ludvig Åberg
13:35 – Brandt Snedeker, Akshay Bhatia, Tony Finau
1:46 pm – Sahith Theegala, Taylor Moore, Michael Kim
1:57pm – Keith Mitchell, Patrick Rodgers, Johnny Keefer
2:08 pm – Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen, Zach Bauchou, Chandler Blanchet
2:19 pm – Haotong Li, Hayden Springer, Jimmy Stanger
2.30pm – Dan Brown, AJ Ewart, Albert Hansson (a)
