The 2026 Sony Open in Hawaii begins on Thursday with the first round at Cougry Water Etiquette 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, broadcast details and first round times.
How to watch the Sony Open on Thursday
A brand new PGA Tour season begins Thursday in Hawaii, and one of last season’s stars hopes to keep the momentum going Thursday.
That player is JJ Spaun. At No. 6, Spaun is one of the highest-ranked players in the Sony Open field. But he is the only one to capture a major championship win in 2025.
Spaun won the 2025 US Open at treacherous Oakmont last summer. It was the second for the 35-year-old PGA Tour won and earned him a spot on the 2025 U.S. Ryder Cup team.
Spaun will play the opening round alongside one of his Ryder Cup teammates: Collin Morikawa.
You can watch the first round of the Sony Open on TV via the Golf Channel, which will air beginning at 7:00 PM ET on Thursday night. PGA Tour live on ESPN+ will offer featured broadcast coverage of the group beginning Thursday at 12:00 PM 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 Thursday on TV
Golf Channel will provide televised coverage of the first round of the 2026 Sony Open in Hawaii on Thursday from 7-10pm ET.
How to stream online on Thursday
You can stream the first round of Sony Open 2026 via PGA Tour live on ESPN+which will offer exclusive broadcast coverage of the group from 12-10pm ET on Thursday.
2026 Sony Open Round 1 Tee times (ET)
Tea no. 1
12:10pm – Michael Kim, Brice Garnett, Jacob Bridgeman
12.21pm – Alex Smalley, Erik van Rooyen, Gary Woodland
12:32pm – Denny McCarthy, Tom Kim, Emiliano Grillo
12:43pm – Kurt Kityama, Taylor Pendrith, Cam Davis
12:54pm – Harry Hall, Corey Conners, Brian Campbell
1:05pm – Steven Fisk, Adam Schenk, William Mouw
1:16pm – Richard Hoey, Nick Dunlap, Patton Kizzire
1:27pm – Haotong Li, Pierceson Coody, Kevin Roy
13:38 – Ricky Castillo, Chory Kozumma and sei hirata
1:49pm – John Vanderlaan, Yuta Sugiura, Gordon Sargent
4:40 pm – Lee Hodges, Hank Lebioda, Tom Hoge
4:51 pm – Patrick Rodgers, Bud Cauley, Mark Hubbard
5:02pm – Webb Simpson, Daniel Berger, Doug Ghim
17:13 – Jordan Spieth, Keegan Bradley, Hideki Matsuyama
17:24 – Tony Finau, John Keefer, Michael Brennan
17:35 – Brian Harman, Si Woo Kim, Maverick McNealy
5:46 pm – SH Kim, McClure Meissner, Luke Clanton
5:57pm – Jordan Smith, Max McGreevy, AJ Ewart
6:08 pm – Neal Shipley, Jeffrey Kang, Taisei Nagasaki
18:19 – Marcelo Rozo, Kazuki Higa, Zach Bauchou
