How to watch the 2021 BMW Championship: TV schedule, streaming, tee times

The 2021 BMW Championship features the 70 players who have survived the regular season and last week’s Northern Trust to make it this far, and it all gets started on Thursday in Maryland. Here’s everything you need to know to watch the tournament.

BMW Championship preview

Jon Rahm is exactly where he wants to be heading into the second leg of the FedEx Cup Playoffs. The World No. 1 nearly won last week’s Northern Trust, ultimately finishing third. That was good enough to move him up in the FedEx Cup standings from fifth to second, behind only Northern Trust champion Tony Finau.

But that’s not all Rahm has going for him this week. The second event of the playoffs is the BMW Championship, and Rahm is the defending champion, having topped Dustin Johnson in the playoff with a 66-foot birdie last year. However, the course is not the same as it was last year, having moved to Caves Valley Golf Club in Maryland for the 2021 event.

So his good memories from 2020 might not help him against Finau, or FedEx No. 3 Cameron Smith, both of whom will play with Rahm over the first two rounds. Then again, Rahm has plenty of good recent memories to look back on, and indisputably the best record on Tour over the past few months. The star grouping tees off at 11:21 a.m. ET on Thursday.

You can find the full list of tee times for Thursday’s first round and Friday’s second round below, along with complete information about streaming the 2021 BMW Championship online or watching the action on TV.

BMW Championship basics

What: 2021 BMW Championship
Where: Caves Valley Golf Club, Owings Mills, Md.
When: Thursday-Sunday, Aug. 26-29
Purse: $9.5 million ($1.710 million winner’s share)
Last year’s champion: Jon Rahm

How to watch the BMW Championship on TV

You can watch the 2021 BMW Championship on Golf Channel and NBC. Golf Channel will air the first two rounds on Thursday and Friday and provide early round coverage on the weekend. NBC takes over for the third and final rounds on Saturday and Sunday evenings. Check out the full TV schedule below.

Thursday, August 26: 3-7 p.m. ET (Golf Channel)
Friday, August 27: 3-7 p.m. ET (Golf Channel)
Saturday, August 28: 1-3 p.m. ET (Golf Channel); 3-6 p.m. ET (NBC)
Sunday, August 29: 12-2 p.m. ET (Golf Channel); 2-6 p.m. ET (NBC)

How to watch the BMW Championship online, streaming

You can stream the 2021 BMW Championship online in various ways. You can watch the Golf Channel coverage at golfchannel.com/watch and the NBC broadcasts at NBC.com by logging in with your cable credentials. Another way to catch the action is with PGA Tour Live, which also includes featured group coverage, though you’ll need a subscription to access the stream.

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2021 BMW Championship tee times: Round 1 (ET)

Tee No. 1

9:40 a.m. – Charl Schwartzel, Keith Mitchell, Kevin Streelman
9:52 a.m. – Harold Varner III, Robert Streb, Aaron Wise
10:04 a.m. – Shane Lowry, Tom Hoge, Cameron Champ
10:16 a.m. – Russell Henley, Branden Grace, Webb Simpson
10:28 a.m. – Dustin Johnson, Daniel Berger, Scottie Scheffler
10:40 a.m. – Stewart Cink, Corey Conners, Joaquin Niemann
10:57 a.m. – Xander Schauffele, Viktor Hovland, Brooks Koepka
11:09 a.m. – Abraham Ancer, Louis Oosthuizen, Sam Burns
11:21 a.m. – Tony Finau, Jon Rahm, Cameron Smith
11:33 a.m. – Charley Hoffman, Max Homa, Kevin Kisner
11:45 a.m. – Keegan Bradley, Si Woo Kim, Cameron Tringale
11:57 a.m. – Ryan Palmer, Harry Higgs, Phil Mickelson
12:14 p.m. – Sebastián Muñoz, Chris Kirk, Jhonattan Vegas
12:26 p.m. – Maverick McNealy, Paul Casey, Emiliano Grillo
12:38 p.m. – Lucas Glover, Matt Jones, Alex Noren
12:50 p.m. – Carlos Ortiz, Brian Harman, Hudson Swafford
1:02 p.m. – Marc Leishman, Cam Davis, K.H. Lee
1:14 p.m. – Hideki Matsuyama, Jason Kokrak, Kevin Na
1:31 p.m. – Jordan Spieth, Harris English, Bryson DeChambeau
1:43 p.m. – Patrick Cantlay, Justin Thomas, Collin Morikawa
1:55 p.m. – Sungjae Im, Billy Horschel, Rory McIlroy
2:07 p.m. – Sergio Garcia, Erik van Rooyen, Lee Westwood
2:19 p.m. – Mackenzie Hughes, Patton Kizzire, Talor Gooch

2021 BMW Championship tee times: Round 2 (ET)

9:40 a.m. – Sebastián Muñoz, Chris Kirk, Jhonattan Vegas
9:52 a.m. – Maverick McNealy, Paul Casey, Emiliano Grillo
10:04 a.m. – Lucas Glover, Matt Jones, Alex Noren
10:16 a.m. – Carlos Ortiz, Brian Harman, Hudson Swafford
10:28 a.m. – Marc Leishman, Cam Davis, K.H. Lee
10:40 a.m. – Hideki Matsuyama, Jason Kokrak, Kevin Na
10:57 a.m. – Jordan Spieth, Harris English, Bryson DeChambeau
11:09 a.m. – Patrick Cantlay, Justin Thomas, Collin Morikawa
11:21 a.m. – Sungjae Im, Billy Horschel, Rory McIlroy
11:33 a.m. – Sergio Garcia, Erik van Rooyen, Lee Westwood
11:45 a.m. – Mackenzie Hughes, Patton Kizzire, Talor Gooch
11:57 a.m. – Charl Schwartzel, Keith Mitchell, Kevin Streelman
12:14 p.m. – Harold Varner III, Robert Streb, Aaron Wise
12:26 p.m. – Shane Lowry, Tom Hoge, Cameron Champ
12:38 p.m. – Russell Henley, Branden Grace, Webb Simpson
12:50 p.m. – Dustin Johnson, Daniel Berger, Scottie Scheffler
1:02 p.m. – Stewart Cink, Corey Conners, Joaquin Niemann
1:14 p.m. – Xander Schauffele, Viktor Hovland, Brooks Koepka
1:31 p.m. – Abraham Ancer, Louis Oosthuizen, Sam Burns
1:43 p.m. – Tony Finau, Jon Rahm, Cameron Smith
1:55 p.m. – Charley Hoffman, Max Homa, Kevin Kisner
2:07 p.m. – Keegan Bradley, Si Woo Kim, Cameron Tringale
2:19 p.m. – Ryan Palmer, Harry Higgs, Phil Mickelson

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