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The Players Championship 2026: TV Schedule. How to Watch, Stream All the PGA Tour Golf From Anywhere - CNET

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The Players Championship 2026: TV Schedule. How to Watch, Stream All the PGA Tour Golf From Anywhere - CNET
When to watch The Players Championship 2026The tournament runs from Thursday to Sunday.Where to watchThe Players Championship 2026 will air in the US on Peacock. See at ESPN Watch The Players Championship 2026 in the US ESPN Select See at ESPN See more details See at Peacock Carries coverage of all four days for $11 a month Peacock See at Peacock See more details See at YouTube TV Carries Golf Channel for $83 a month YouTube TV See at YouTube TV See more details See at Hulu with Live TV Carries Golf Channel for $90 a month Hulu with Live TV See at Hulu with Live TV See more details See at Fubo Carries Golf Channel for $85 a month Fubo See at Fubo See more details See at DirecTV Stream Carries Golf Channel for $70 a month DirecTV Stream See at DirecTV Stream See more details See at Now Watch the Players Championship 2026 in the UK for £35 Now See at Now See more details See at Kayo Sports Watch the Players Championship 2026 in Australia for AU$30 Kayo Sports See at Kayo Sports See more details See at TSN Watch the Players Championship 2026 for CA$25 a month TSN Plus See at TSN See more details Show more (4 items) Golf's unofficial "fifth major" is upon us as the world's best players head to Ponte Vedra Beach in Florida for the Players Championship.   Current world No. 2 Rory McIlroy comes into this year's tournament as the defending champ. However, the Irish star's hopes of matching Scottie Scheffler's recent back-to-back triumphs at Sawgrass have been cast in doubt due to a back injury that forced him to pull out of last weekend's Arnold Palmer Invitational. Despite his disrupted preparations, McIlroy remains among the main favourites, with Scheffler and Collin Morikawa currently leading the betting with the bookies. Up for grabs at the PGA's flagship tournament is a substantial $25 million prize pool and a tidy $4.5 million for the overall winner.  Ireland's Rory McIlroy celebrated St Patrick's Day in style last year by defeating JJ Spaun in a play-off to win the Players Championship for a second time. Keyur Khamar/PGA TOUR via Getty Images What is the US TV schedule for the Players Championship 2026?Linear TV coverage of the Players Championship in the US is on The Golf Channel and NBC. That means you'll also be able to live stream both networks' feeds via NBC's online service Peacock. For more comprehensive coverage, the streaming service ESPN Plus offers extended PGA Tour Live access, including marquee groups, featured groups, featured holes, and the main action feeds. Here's the full TV schedule (all times ET): Thursday and FridayGolf Channel: 1 p.m. to 7 p.m.ESPN Plus: 7:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.SaturdayNBC, Peacock: 2 p.m. to 7 p.m.ESPN Plus: 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. SundayNBC, Peacock: 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.ESPN Plus: 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Livestream the Players Championship 2026 in the US Linear TV coverage in the US is on The Golf Channel and NBC, while streaming service Peacock has NBC's coverage of the entire tournament.  For more comprehensive coverage, PGA Tour livestreaming coverage takes place Thursday through Sunday on ESPN Plus, offering main action feeds, marquee groups, featured groups and featured hole coverage. ESPN Plus is accessible via the network's ESPN Select or ESPN Unlimited streaming packages. ESPN Select carries ESPN Plus and is the cheaper option at $13 a month ESPN ESPN Select Watch The Players Championship 2026 in the US ESPN's streaming platforms have been shaken up in recent months. The sports network now offers two tiers with its new direct-to-consumer setup: ESPN Select and ESPN Unlimited. ESPN Select is essentially what ESPN Plus used to be, with the same content available to subscribers, including PGA golf, for $13 a month. If you want full access to ESPN's networks and services, such as ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3, ESPNews and ESPN Deportes, as well as all of ESPN Select's content, then ESPN Unlimited is the way to go. It costs $30 a month. See at ESPN Peacock Carries coverage of all four days for $11 a month Peacock currently costs $11 per month for the ad-supported Peacock Premium plan and $17 per month for the ad-free Peacock Premium Plus plan. See at Peacock Four of the major live TV streaming services offer the Golf Channel.  Sarah Tew/CNET YouTube TV Carries Golf Channel for $83 a month YouTube TV costs $83 a month and includes the Golf Channel. Read our YouTube TV review. See at YouTube TV Hulu with Live TV Carries Golf Channel for $90 a month Hulu with Live TV starts at $90 per month for the ad-supported bundle and includes the Golf Channel. Click the "View channels in your area" link on its welcome page to see which local channels are offered in your ZIP code. Read our Hulu with Live TV review. See at Hulu with Live TV Fubo TV Fubo Carries Golf Channel for $85 a month Fubo's Pro plan now cost $85 a month a month and includes the Golf Channel. Click here to see which local channels you get. Read our Fubo review. See at Fubo Directv stream DirecTV Stream Carries Golf Channel for $70 a month DirecTV Stream's new MySports package is priced at $85-a-month and includes the Golf Channel alongside an ESPN Plus subscription.   Read our DirecTV Stream review. See at DirecTV Stream Livestream the Players Championship 2026 in the UK Golf fans in the UK can watch the tournament live on Sky Sports. The tournament will be broadcast across its Sky Sports Golf and Main Events channels, with further coverage on its Red Button service.  Now TV Now Watch the Players Championship 2026 in the UK for £35 Viewers in the UK will be able to watch the Players Championship 2026 on Sky Sports Golf, with extensive coverage of each day's play. Subscribers can also stream the action via the Sky Go app. Sky subsidiary Now (formerly Now TV) offers streaming access to Sky Sports channels with a Now Sports membership. You can get a day of access for £15 (perhaps just for the final round), or sign up to a monthly plan from £35 a month to watch all four days of the tournament. See at Now Livestream the Players Championship 2026 in Australia The Players Championship 2026 can be watched Down Under on Fox Sports via Foxtel. If you're not a Fox subscriber, your best option is to sign up for the streaming service Kayo Sports.  Kayo Sports Watch the Players Championship 2026 in Australia for AU$30 A Kayo Sports subscription starts at AU$30 a month and lets you stream on one screen, while its Premium tier costs AU$46 a month for simultaneous viewing on up to three devices.The service gives you access to a wide range of sports, including F1, NRL, NFL, NHL and MLB, and there are no lock-in contracts. Better still, if you're a new customer, you can take advantage of a one-week Kayo Sports free trial. See at Kayo Sports Stream the Players Championship 2026 in CanadaLive coverage of all four days of the 2026 Players Championship will be available to watch in Canada via TSN, while the weekend's action will be available to watch on free-to-air broadcaster CTV2.   Cord-cutters can also watch TSN's coverage via the network's streaming service TSN Plus. TSN TSN Plus Watch the Players Championship 2026 for CA$25 a month TSN Plus full streaming package boasts exclusive coverage of NFL games, F1, Nascar and Grand Slam tennis tournaments. Ideal for cord-cutters, the service is priced at CA$25 a month. See at TSN