The stars of the DP World and PGA Tours are back in Australia this week for the historic 2025 Crown Australian Open Royal Melbourne. Here’s everything you need to know to watch the tournament, including a full Australian Open TV schedule, broadcast details and full match schedules for the first and second rounds.
How to watch the Australian Open
Looking to watch some of golf’s biggest stars compete on an iconic golf course on this otherwise slow Wednesday? You are lucky.
Viewers in the US will be able to tune in to the 2025 Australian Open starting Wednesday afternoon. If they do, they will see players like the world No. 2 Rory McIlroy, Adam Scott, Cam Smith, Joaquin Niemann, TOUGH and more.
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They will play the Royal Melbourne Tour Composite Course, consisting of holes from both West Courses (was ranked 7th in the list of the 100 best GOLF courses in the world) and the East Course (ranked 82nd on the Top 100 list).
And for the first time, the winner of this week’s Australian Open will earn an invitation to the 2026 Masters.
With a big difference in time zone, the tournament will begin on Wednesday afternoon for American viewers.
The Golf Channel will broadcast television coverage of the 2025 Australian Open, while the NBC Sports App will have additional exclusive broadcast coverage.
Below you can find complete information about streaming or watching the tournament on TV.
Tournament Basics
What: 2025 Crown Australian Open
Where: Royal Melbourne GC, Melbourne, Australia
When: Thursday-Sunday, December 4-7
Bag: AUD 2 million ($340,000 AUD)
How to watch on TV
Golf Channel will provide exclusive television coverage of the 2025 Australian Open this week. Check out the full TV schedule below.
Wednesday, December 3: 4pm-1pm ET (Golf Channel)
Thursday, December 4: 9:30pm-1pm ET (Golf Channel)
Friday, December 5: 9:30pm-1pm ET (Golf Channel)
Saturday, December 6: 10 p.m.-1 p.m. ET (Golf Channel)
How to watch online, streaming
You can watch the Australian Open 2025 online through the NBC Sports app. The NBC Sports app will provide exclusive early coverage of all four rounds from 3-4 pm ET on Wednesday, 8-9:30 pm ET on Thursday and Friday and 8-10 pm ET on Saturday. It will also provide live simulcasts of Golf Channel’s television coverage.
Australian Open 2025 Group Times: Round 1 (Wednesday ET)
Tea no. 1
2:45pm – Tim Hart, Jak Carter, Jack Yule
2:55pm – James Conran, Blake Proverbs, Adri Arnaus
3:05 pm – Matthew Baldwin, Davis Bryant, Alexander Simpson
3:15 pm – Rafael Campos, Richard Green, Curtis Luck
3.25pm ​​- Jordan Doull, Nathan Kimsey, Haydn Barron
3:35 pm – David Micheluzzi, Oliver Becker, Eddie Pepperell
3:45pm – Ben Campbell, Freddy Schott, Adam Bland
3:55pm – Mike Toorop, John Senden, Michael Wright
4:05pm – Daniel Young, Josh Berry, Tyler Hodge
4:15pm – Rod Pampling, Brett Rumford, FIFA Laopakdee
16:25 – Ben Henkel, William Bruyeres, Gregorio De Leo
16:35 – Sadom Kaewkanjana, Andres German Gallegos, Corey Lamb
4:45pm – Siddharth Nadimpalli, Andrew Evans, Blake Phillips
19:45 – Anthony Quayle, Karl Vilips, Jason Scrivener
19:55 – Jose Luis Ballester, Matt McCarty, Romain Langasque
20:05 – Ryan Fox, Simi Kouu, Joaquin Niemann
20:15 – Lucas Herbert, Daniel Hillier, David Puig
20:25 – Cam Davis, Abraham Ancer, Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen
20:35 – Wenyi Ding, Matt Jones, Ryo Hisatsune
20:45 – Rafa Cabrera Bello, Jye Halls, Kazuma Kobori
20:55 – Carlos Ortiz, Bernd Wiesberger, Wade Ormsby
21:05 – Jack Buchanan, Tom Vaillant, Maximilian Steinlechner
21:15 – Lachlan Barker, Matthew Griffin, Stefano Mazzoli
21:25 – Benjamin Follett-Smith, Dylan Gardner, Rocco Repetto Taylor
21:35 – Jack Munro, Robin Williams, Ryan Van Velzen
21:45 – Tapio Pulkkanen, Nathan Barbieri, Jason Norris
Tee no. 10
2:45pm – Matias Sanchez, Austin Bautista, Jeff Guan
2.55pm – Alex Fitzpatrick, Geoff Ogilvy, Ryan Peake
3:05pm – Adam Scott, Min Woo Lee, Rory McIlroy
3:15pm – Elvis Smylie, Danny Willett, Cam Smith
3:25 pm – Joel Girrbach, Marc Leishman, Hugo Coussaud
15:35 – Charley Hoffman, Harrison Crowe, Sebastian Munoz
3.45pm – Nick Voke, Caleb Surratt, Andrew Martin
3:55pm – Jordan Gumberg, Jack Thompson, Andrew Johnston
4:05pm – Quim Vidal, Josh Geary, Connor McKinney
16:15 – James Marchesani, Quinnton Croker, Hunter Logan
16:25 – Jasper Stubbs, Andreas Halvorsen, Filippo Celli
16:35 – Chris Malec, Will Florimo, Jay Mackenzie
4:45pm – Andrew Campbell, Yannik Paul, Fabrizio Zanotti
7.45pm – Jack Senior, Jake McLeod, Aaron Cockerill
19:55 – Chris Wood, Kaito Sato, Renato Paratore
20:05 – Brad Kennedy, Sean Crocker, Brendan Jones
20:15 – Nicolas Colsaerts, Kiradech Aphibarnrat, Jediah Morgan
20:25 – Sebastian Garcia, Sam Bairstow, Cameron John
20:35 – David Law, Kerry Mountcastle, Ben Eccles
20:45 – Greg Chalmers, Harry Takis, Ricardo Gouveia
20:55 – Peter Lonard, Stephen Allan, Stephen Leaney
21:05 – Daniel Gale, Shubhankar Sharma, Tobias Jonsson
21:15 – Simon Hawkes, Clement Charmasson, Daniel Rodrigues
21:25 – James Morrison, Cameron Adam, Phoenix Campbell
21:35 – Michael Hollick, Clement Sordet, Jimmy Zheng
9.45pm – Brady Watt, Ollie Marsh, Lincoln Tighe
Australian Open 2025 Group Times: Round 2 (Thursday ET)
Tea no. 1
2.45pm – Jack Senior, Jake McLeod, Aaron Cockerill
14:55 – Chris Wood, Kaito Sato, Renato Paratore
3:05pm – Brad Kennedy, Sean Crocker, Brendan Jones
3:15pm – Nicolas Colsaerts, Kiradech Aphibarnrat, Jediah Morgan
3.25pm ​​– Sebastian Garcia, Sam Bairstow, Cameron John
3.35pm – David Law, Kerry Mountcastle, Ben Eccles
3:45pm – Greg Chalmers, Harry Takis, Ricardo Gouveia
3.55pm – Peter Lonard, Stephen Allan, Stephen Leaney
4:05pm – Daniel Gale, Shubhankar Sharma, Tobias Jonsson
4.15pm – Simon Hawkes, Clement Charmasson, Daniel Rodrigues
4.25pm ​​– James Morrison, Cameron Adam, Phoenix Campbell
4:35pm – Michael Hollick, Clement Sordet, Jimmy Zheng
4.45pm – Brady Watt, Ollie Marsh, Lincoln Tighe
19:45 – Matias Sanchez, Austin Bautista, Jeff Guan
19:55 – Alex Fitzpatrick, Geoff Ogilvy, Ryan Peake
20:05 – Adam Scott, Min Woo Lee, Rory McIlroy
20:15 – Elvis Smiley, Danny Willett, Cam Smith
20:25 – Joel Girrbach, Marc Leishman, Hugo Coussaud
20:35 – Charley Hoffman, Harrison Crowe, Sebastian Munoz
20:45 – Nick Voke, Caleb Surratt, Andrew Martin
20:55 – Jordan Gumberg, Jack Thompson, Andrew Johnston
21:05 – Quim Vidal, Josh Geary, Connor McKinney
21:15 – James Marchesani, Quinnton Croker, Hunter Logan
21:25 – Jasper Stubbs, Andreas Halvorsen, Filippo Celli
21:35 – Chris Malec, Will Florimo, Jay Mackenzie
21:45 – Andrew Campbell, Yannik Paul, Fabrizio Zanotti
Tee no. 10
2:45pm – Anthony Quayle, Karl Vilips, Jason Scrivener
2:55pm – Jose Luis Ballester, Matt McCarty, Romain Langasque
3:05pm – Ryan Fox, Simi Kiran, Joaquin Niemann
3:15pm – Lucas Herbert, Daniel Hillier, David Puig
3:25 pm – Cam Davis, Abraham Ancer, Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen
3:35pm – Wenyi Ding, Matt Jones, Ryo Hisatsune
15:45 – Rafa Cabrera Bello, Jye Halls, Kazuma Kobori
3:55 pm – Carlos Ortiz, Bernd Wiesberger, Wade Ormsby
4:05 pm – Jack Buchanan, Tom Vaillant, Maximilian Steinlechner
16:15 – Lachlan Barker, Matthew Griffin, Stefano Mazzoli
4:25pm – Benjamin Follett-Smith, Dylan Gardner, Rocco Repetto Taylor
4:35pm – Jack Munro, Robin Williams, Ryan Van Velzen
16:45 – Tapio Pulkkanen, Nathan Barbieri, Jason Norris
19:45 – Tim Hart, Jack Carter, Jack Yule
19:55 – James Conran, Blake Proverbs, Adri Arnaus
20:05 – Matthew Baldwin, Davis Bryant, Alexander Simpson
20:15 – Rafael Campos, Richard Green, Curtis Luck
20:25 – Jordan Doull, Nathan Kimsey, Haydn Barron
20:35 – David Micheluzzi, Oliver Becker, Eddie Pepperell
20:45 – Ben Campbell, Freddy Schott, Adam Bland
20:55 – Mike Toorop, John Senden, Michael Wright
21:05 – Daniel Young, Josh Berry, Tyler Hodge
21:15 – Rod Pampling, Brett Rumford, FIFA Laopakdee
21:25 – Ben Henkel, William Bruyeres, Gregorio De Leo
21:35 – Sadom Kaewkanjana, Andres German Gallegos, Corey Lamb
21:45 – Siddharth Nadimpalli, Andrew Evans, Blake Phillips
