How to watch Round 1

The 2026 US Open begins Thursday with the first round at Shinnecock Hills in New York. Here’s everything you need to know to watch the tournament on Thursday, including full US Open TV coverage, live streaming information and complete round 1 match times.

How to watch the US Open on Thursday

In his long career near the top of the pro game, Rory McIlroy has only won two majors in one season. That was back in 2014. Twelve years later, McIlroy began his 2026 US Open campaign at Shinnecock Hills with a chance to repeat the match.

He is in that position thanks to his 2026 Masters victory in April, which represented his second consecutive win at Augusta National.

He sounded confident in his pre-tournament press conference on Monday, and heading into Round 1 at Shinnecock, McIlroy’s game is in good shape. Whether he and his fellow competitors can navigate the brutal winds and difficult greens on Thursday is another matter.

McIlroy gets his US Open start early Thursday at 7:52 am ET, and will play fellow European Ryder Cup players Ludwig Åberg and Tommy Fleetwood.

You can watch the first round of the US Open on TV via USA and NBCSN, with USA opening coverage at 6:30 am ET on Thursday. Round 1 TV will switch to NBCSN at 5 pm ET, with live streaming available on Peacock. Peacock, USOpen.com and the USGA app will provide live coverage of the team beginning Thursday morning at 7:29 a.m. ET.

Below you will find everything you need to know to watch the first round of the 2026 US Open.

How to watch on TV on Thursday

USA and NBCSN will provide TV coverage of the first round of the 2026 US Open. USA opens coverage from 6:30 am-5 pm ET on Thursday, followed by NBCSN coverage from 5-8 pm ET.

How to stream online on Thursday

You can stream the first round of the 2026 US Open using Peacock, USOpen.com and the USGA appall of which will provide team coverage beginning at 7:29 a.m. ET on Thursday. Peacock will also provide a live simulcast of the NBCSN broadcast from 5-8 pm ET.

Here is the full US Open broadcast schedule for Thursday:

US Open Round 1 Coverage: 5-8 pm (Peacock)
Featured Groups: 7:29 am – finish (Peacock, USOpen.com, USGA App)

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2026 US Open Round 1 tee times (ET)

It is No. 1

6:35 am – James Nicholas, Taylor Montgomery, Caleb Surratt
6:46 am – (a) Ethan Fang, Jayden Schaper, Jackson Suber
6:57 am – (a) Chase Kyes, Matthew Jordan, Alejandro Tosti
7:08 am – Carl Yuan, Brandon Wu, Jimmy Stanger
7:19 am – Padraig Harrington, (a) Miles Russell, Cameron Smith
7:30 am – Brooks Koepka, Cameron Young, Chris Gotterup
7:41 am – Daniel Berger, Keegan Bradley, Rickie Fowler
7:52 am – Patrick Reed, Andrew Novak, Kurt Kitayama
8:03 am – Harris English, Adam Scott, Nick Taylor
8:14 am – (a) Mason Howell, Scottie Scheffler, JJ Spaun
8:25 am – Sahith Theegala, (a) Jackson Koivun, Michael Kim
8:36 am – JB Holmes, Filippo Celli, (a) Jackson Ormond
8:47 am – Jake Peacock, (a) Vaughn Harber, Kaito Onishi
12:30 pm – Niklas Nørgaard, Rocco Repetto Taylor, Sudarshan Yellamaraju
12:41 pm – Laurie Canter, John Parry, (a) Bryan Lee
12:52 pm – Chris Kirk, Max McGreevy, Jake Knapp
1:03 pm – Harry Hall, Michael Brennan, Andrew Putnam
1:14 pm – Davis Thompson, (a) Preston Stout, David Puig
1:25 pm – Ryo Hisatsune, Corey Conners, Ryan Fox
1:36 pm – Ryan Gerard, Russell Henley, Ben Griffin
1:47 pm – Justin Thomas, Hideki Matsuyama, Xander Schauffele
1:58 pm – Nicolai Højgaard, Nico Echavarria, Robert MacIntyre
2:09 pm – JT Poston, Patrick Cantlay, Billy Horschel
2:20 pm – (a) Arni Sveinsson, Taihei Sato, Marcelo Rozo
2:31 pm – Nick Hardy, Cole Hammer, Jack Schoenberger
2:42 pm – (a) Marek Fleming, TK Kim, (a) Giuseppe Puebla

Number 10

6:35 am – Chandler Phillips, Harry Higgs, (a) Hamilton Coleman
6:46 am – Nathan Kimsey, (a) Jackson Herrington, Cooper Dossey
6:57 am – Peter Uihlein, (a) Eric Lee, Sam Stevens
7:08 am – Adrien Dumont de Chassart, Ben Silverman, Emiliano Grillo
7:19 am – Patrick Rodgers, Keith Mitchell, Graeme McDowell
7:30 am – Sungjae Im, Lucas Herbert, Kristoffer Reitan
7:41 am – Sam Burns, Tyrrell Hatton, Si Woo Kim
7:52 am – Rory McIlroy, Ludvig Åberg, Tommy Fleetwood
8:03 am – Alex Noren, Maverick McNealy, Sepp Straka
8:14 am – Max Greyserman, Brian Harman, Jacob Bridgeman
8:25 am – Alex Fitzpatrick, Tom Kim, Ben James
8:36 am – (a) Brandon Holtz, Ryuichi Oiwa, Dylan Wu
8:47 am – Greyson Leach, (a) Logan Reilly, Robbie Higgins
12:30 pm – William Mouw, (a) Ryder Cowan, Hennie du Plessis
12:41 pm – Adrien Saddier, Jackson Van Paris, Ugo Coussaud
12:52 pm – Neal Shipley, Matti Schmid, Bud Cauley
1:03 pm – Pierceson Coody, Zac Blair, Kevin Roy
1:14 pm – Aaron Rai, Collin Morikawa, Jason Day
1:25 pm – Bryson DeChambeau, Viktor Hovland, Matt Fitzpatrick
1:36 pm – Dustin Johnson, Wyndham Clark, Gary Woodland
1:47 pm – Joaquin Niemann, Alex Smalley, Shane Lowry
1:58 pm – Akshay Bhatia, Carlos Ortiz, Min Woo Lee
2:09 pm – Justin Rose, Jordan Spieth, Jon Rahm
2:20 pm – Ben Kohles, Johnny Keefer, Matt McCarty
2:31 pm – Angel Hidalgo, (a) Mateo Pulcini, Spencer Tibbits
2:42 pm – (a) Matthew Robles, Jake Sollon, Manav Shah