The 2026 Genesis Invitational begins Thursday with the first round at RThetrust CC. Here’s everything you need to know to watch the tournament on Thursday, including complete Genesis Invitational TV coverage, stream details and Round 1 bracket times.
How to watch the Genesis Invitational on Thursday
whether Rory McIlroy has any hope of reaching world number 1 Scottie Scheffler in the official world golf rankings, he should start to pile up a lot PGA Tour wins.
AND this week presents just that opportunity for the world number 2 and five-time major champion. McIlroy is making his second tournament start of the season at this week’s Genesis Invitational. And as with the tournament he played last week, the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, Genesis is a signature event with a $20 million purse.
Genesis is played on an iconic golf course (Riviera) and has a legendary host in the form of Tiger WoodsWHO spoke to the media on Tuesday. This is exactly the type of tournament McIlroy has said he wants to win as his career moves forward.
And the action begins on Thursday with the opening round in LA
You can watch the first round of the Genesis Invitational on TV via Golf Channel beginning at 4:00 PM ET on Thursday. PGA Tour live on ESPN+ will offer exclusive broadcast coverage beginning Thursday at 10:15 a.m. ET, as well as coverage with featured sets and slots throughout the day.
Below you’ll find everything you need to know to watch the first round of the 2026 Genesis Invitational.
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How to watch Thursday on TV
Golf Channel will provide televised coverage of the first round of the 2026 Genesis Invitational on Thursday from 4-8pm ET.
How to stream online on Thursday
You can stream the first round of the 2026 Genesis Invitational via PGA Tour live on ESPN+which will offer broadcast coverage beginning at 10:15 a.m. ET on Thursday, in addition to coverage of the featured sets and holes.
Genesis Invitational 2026, round 1 time (ET)
Tea no. 1
10:15 – Sami Valimaki, JT Poston, Rico Hoey
10:27 – Kurt Kitayama, Nico Echavarria, Jake Knapp
10:39 – Matt McCarty, Jonathan Vegas, Taylor Pendrith
10:51 – Tom Hoge, Bud Cauley, Matt Schmidt
11:03 – Sahith Theegala, Michael Kim, Pierceson Coody
11:15 – Ben Griffin, Keegan Bradley, Sam Burns
11:27 – Maverick McNealy, Akshay Bhatia, Jacob Bridgeman
11:39 – Cameron Young, Victor Hovland, Shane Lowry
11:56 – JJ Spaun, Ludvig Åberg, Hideki Matsuyama
12:08pm – Collin Morikawa, Tommy Fleetwood, Rory McIlroy
12.20pm – Ryan Gerard, Adam Scott, Patrick Rodgers
12:32pm – Kevin Yu, Max Homa, Denny McCarthy
12:44pm – Aldrich Potgieter, Ryan Fox, Sam Stevens
12:56pm – Tom Kim, Rickie Fowler, Max Grayserman
1:08pm – Lucas Glover, Tony Finau, Max McGreevy
1.20pm – Garrick Higgo, Aaron Rai, Matt Fitzpatrick
1:37pm – Jason Day, Alex Noren, Ryo Hisatsune
1:49pm – Andrew Novak, Brian Harman, Nick Taylor
2:01pm – Russell Henley, Harris English, Corey Conners
2:13 pm – Sepp Straka, Harry Hall, Patrick Cantlay
2:25pm – Chris Gotterup, Justin Rose, Robert MacIntyre
2:37pm – Scottie Scheffler, Xander Schauffele, Si Woo Kim
2:49pm – Min Woo Lee, Jordan Spieth, Daniel Berger
3.01pm – Brian Campbell, Wyndham Clark, Marco Penge
