Rory McIlroy is hoping to capture his first win of the year at the 2026 Genesis Invitational.Matthew Huang/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images
The 2026 Genesis Invitational gets underway Thursday with the first round at Riviera CC. Here’s everything you need to know to watch the tournament on Thursday, including full Genesis Invitational TV coverage, streaming details and Round 1 tee times.
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How to watch Genesis Invitational on Thursday
If Rory McIlroy has any hope of catching up to World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler in the Official World Golf Ranking, he needs to start piling up big PGA Tour wins.
And this week presents exactly that opportunity for the World No. 2 and five-time major champion. McIlroy is making is second Tour start of the season at this week’s Genesis Invitational. And as with the tournament he played last week, the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, the Genesis is a Signature Event with a $20 million purse.
The Genesis is played at an iconic golf course (Riviera) and it has an legendary host in the form of Tiger Woods, who spoke to the media on Tuesday. That’s exactly the kind of tournament that McIlroy has said he wants to win as his career goes forward.
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And the action gets started on Thursday with the opening round in L.A.
You can watch the first round of the Genesis Invitational on TV via Golf Channel beginning at 4 p.m. ET on Thursday. PGA Tour Live on ESPN+ will provide exclusive streaming coverage starting Thursday at 10:15 a.m. ET, as well as featured group and featured hole coverage all day long.
Below you will find everything you need to know to watch the first round of the 2026 Genesis Invitational.
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How to watch on TV Thursday
Golf Channel will provide first-round TV coverage of the 2026 Genesis Invitational on Thursday from 4-8 p.m. ET.
How to stream online Thursday
You can stream the first round of the 2026 Genesis Invitational via PGA Tour Live on ESPN+, which will offer streaming coverage starting at 10:15 a.m. ET on Thursday in addition to featured group and hole coverage.
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2026 Genesis Invitational Round 1 tee times (ET)
Tee No. 1
10:15 a.m. – Sami Valimaki, J.T. Poston, Rico Hoey
10:27 a.m. – Kurt Kitayama, Nico Echavarria, Jake Knapp
10:39 a.m. – Matt McCarty, Jhonattan Vegas, Taylor Pendrith
10:51 a.m. – Tom Hoge, Bud Cauley, Matti Schmid
11:03 a.m. – Sahith Theegala, Michael Kim, Pierceson Coody
11:15 a.m. – Ben Griffin, Keegan Bradley, Sam Burns
11:27 a.m. – Maverick McNealy, Akshay Bhatia, Jacob Bridgeman
11:39 a.m. – Cameron Young, Viktor Hovland, Shane Lowry
11:56 a.m. – J.J. Spaun, Ludvig Åberg, Hideki Matsuyama
12:08 p.m. – Collin Morikawa, Tommy Fleetwood, Rory McIlroy
12:20 p.m. – Ryan Gerard, Adam Scott, Patrick Rodgers
12:32 p.m. – Kevin Yu, Max Homa, Denny McCarthy
12:44 p.m. – Aldrich Potgieter, Ryan Fox, Sam Stevens
12:56 p.m. – Tom Kim, Rickie Fowler, Max Greyserman
1:08 p.m. – Lucas Glover, Tony Finau, Max McGreevy
1:20 p.m. – Garrick Higgo, Aaron Rai, Matt Fitzpatrick
1:37 p.m. – Jason Day, Alex Noren, Ryo Hisatsune
1:49 p.m. – Andrew Novak, Brian Harman, Nick Taylor
2:01 p.m. – Russell Henley, Harris English, Corey Conners
2:13 p.m. – Sepp Straka, Harry Hall, Patrick Cantlay
2:25 p.m. – Chris Gotterup, Justin Rose, Robert MacIntyre
2:37 p.m. – Scottie Scheffler, Xander Schauffele, Si Woo Kim
2:49 p.m. – Min Woo Lee, Jordan Spieth, Daniel Berger
3:01 p.m. – Brian Campbell, Wyndham Clark, Marco Penge
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