2026 Rocket Classic Thursday TV coverage: How to watch Round 1

The 2026 Rocket Classic gets underway Thursday morning with the first round at Detroit Golf Club. Here’s everything you need to know to watch the tournament on Thursday, including full Rocket Classic TV coverage, streaming details and complete Round 1 tee times.

How to watch Rocket Classic on Thursday

Xander Schauffele is still among the elite of the PGA Tour and is positioned comfortably in the FedEx Cup standings. But with two events to go in the regular season, the two-time major champion has yet to earn a victory this year.

This week he gets another chance at the Rocket Classic. It will be Schauffele’s debut in the event, and it will also be his last appearance. The tournament is ending after this season and has already been replaced on the schedule for 2027.

Schauffele will have other stars to contend with in Detroit this week, including Players champion Cameron Young, U.S. Open champion Wyndham Clark and defending champion Aldrich Potgieter.

You can watch the first round of the Rocket Classic on TV via Golf Channel beginning at 3 p.m. ET on Thursday. PGA Tour Live on ESPN+ will provide exclusive early streaming coverage starting at 7 a.m. ET, as well as featured group and featured hole coverage. In addition, ESPN+ will offer a first-ever “Marquee Group: Quiet Please” stream featuring no announcers. The Golf Channel App will carry a simulcast of Golf Channel’s Thursday TV coverage.

Below you will find everything you need to know to watch the first round of the 2026 Rocket Classic.

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How to watch on TV Thursday

Golf Channel will provide first-round TV coverage of the 2026 Rocket Classic from 3-6 p.m. ET on Thursday.

How to stream online Thursday

You can stream the first round of the 2026 Rocket Classic via PGA Tour Live on ESPN+, which will offer streaming coverage starting at 7 a.m. ET on Thursday in addition to featured group and hole coverage. You can also watch the “Marquee Group: Quiet Please” live stream free of announcers on ESPN+. A live simulcast of Golf Channel’s TV coverage will be available on the Golf Channel App.

2026 Rocket Classic Round 1 tee times (ET)

Tee No. 1

7:00 a.m. – Brendon Todd, Lanto Griffin, Eric Cole
7:11 a.m. – Emiliano Grillo, Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Mark Hubbard
7:22 a.m. – Peter Malnati, Austin Smotherman, Danny Walker
7:33 a.m. – Ricky Castillo, Chris Kirk, Tony Finau
7:44 a.m. – Andrew Novak, Davis Riley, Lucas Glover
7:55 a.m. – William Mouw, Kevin Yu, Matt Kuchar
8:06 a.m. – Stefano Mazzoli, Ryan Gerard, Stephan Jaeger
8:17 a.m. – Harry Hall, Davis Thompson, Kevin Streelman
8:28 a.m. – Adam Svensson, Mackenzie Hughes, Sam Stevens
8:39 a.m. – Gordon Sargent, Kensei Hirata, Christo Lamprecht
8:50 a.m. – Neal Shipley, Pontus Nyholm, Daniel Azallion
9:01 a.m. – Jesper Svensson, Davis Chatfield, Keenan Huskey
12:10 p.m. – David Lipsky, Justin Lower, Sudarshan Yellamaraju
12:21 p.m. – Brice Garnett, Matthieu Pavon, Rico Hoey
12:32 p.m. – Lee Hodges, Ryo Hisatsune, Thorbjørn Olesen
12:43 p.m. – Russell Henley, Hideki Matsuyama, Brooks Koepka
12:54 p.m. – Cameron Young, J.J. Spaun, Ben Griffin
1:05 p.m. – Jake Knapp, Patrick Cantlay, Jordan Spieth
1:16 p.m. – Michael Brennan, Taylor Pendrith, Billy Horschel
1:27 p.m. – Tom Hoge, Max Greyserman, Dylan Wu
1:38 p.m. – Rafael Campos, Taylor Moore, Matti Schmid
1:49 p.m. – Kristoffer Ventura, Zecheng Dou, A.J. Ewart
2:00 p.m. – Alejandro Tosti, Trace Crowe, Zach Bauchou
2:11 p.m. – Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen, Marcelo Rozo, Justin Quiban

Tee No. 10

7:00 a.m. – Nick Dunlap, Joel Dahmen, Max McGreevy
7:11 a.m. – Seamus Power, Michael Kim, Zac Blair
7:22 a.m. – Patton Kizzire, Chandler Phillips, Takumi Kanaya
7:33 a.m. – Jackson Koivun, Wyndham Clark, Keegan Bradley
7:44 a.m. – Chris Gotterup, Xander Schauffele, Rickie Fowler
7:55 a.m. – Akshay Bhatia, Aldrich Potgieter, Si Woo Kim
8:06 a.m. – Brandt Snedeker, Adam Schenk, Nick Taylor
8:17 a.m. – Nico Echavarria, Karl Vilips, Aaron Wise
8:28 a.m. – Doug Ghim, Vince Whaley, Pierceson Coody
8:39 a.m. – Haotong Li, Adrien Dumont de Chassart, Ryan Celano
8:50 a.m. – Patrick Fishburn, Keita Nakajima, Joe Hooks
9:01 a.m. – Johnny Keefer, Ben James, Ryan Ruffels
12:10 p.m. – Chad Ramey, Denny McCarthy, Kevin Roy
12:21 p.m. – Patrick Rodgers, Beau Hossler, Michael Thorbjornsen
12:32 p.m. – Matt Wallace, Andrew Putnam, Jordan Smith
12:43 p.m. – Garrick Higgo, Matt McCarty, Sungjae Im
12:54 p.m. – Steven Fisk, Joe Highsmith, Corey Conners
1:05 p.m. – Brian Campbell, Harris English, Webb Simpson
1:16 p.m. – Jacob Bridgeman, Cam Davis, Nicolai Højgaard
1:27 p.m. – Austin Eckroat, Mac Meissner, Hank Lebioda
1:38 p.m. – Erik van Rooyen, Ben Kohles, Rasmus Højgaard
1:49 p.m. – Marco Penge, Luke Clanton, Brad Dalke
2:00 p.m. – Jackson Suber, Hayden Springer, Chandler Blanchet
2:11 p.m. – John Parry, Adrien Saddier, William Jennings (a)
2:22 p.m. – John VanDerLaan, Jeffrey Kang, Patrick Wilkes-Krier