PGA Championship 2018: Tee times, how to watch and more
Golf's
big names -- Tiger Woods, Jordan Spieth, Rory McIlroy, Dustin Johnson and
Rickie Fowler -- are in St. Louis this week for the PGA's fourth and final
major tournament of the year. Will one of the aforementioned favorites take the
title or will a young star like Brooks Koepka or Tony Finau be the low man this
week? Or can Justin Thomas win the Wanamaker Trophy for a second year in a row?
We will find out on Sunday. Here's how you can watch.
• What: The 2018 PGA Championship
• When: Aug. 9-12
• Where: Bellerive Country Club in St.
Louis, Missouri
• Channels: TNT and CBS
Live
TV coverage
TNT
has the early-round coverage before giving way to CBS for late round coverage
over the weekend. Here's the TV schedule:
• TNT: 2-8 p.m. ET on Thursday and Friday,
11 a.m. to 2 p.m ET on
Saturday and Sunday
• CBS: 2-7 p.m. ET on Saturday and Sunday
Live
streams online
You've
got two options for livestreaming the PGA Championship: PGA.com and
CBSSports.com. (On mobile, you can use the PGA Championship mobile app or the
CBS Sports app.) Here's the streaming schedule:
For
the first two rounds on Thursday and Friday, PGA.com and the app will have
livestreams from 8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. ET. It will follow two featured groups and
show live action from the final three holes. A TNT simulcast livestream will
from 2-8 p.m. ET on PGA.com and the app, but authentication is required.
For
the final two rounds on Saturday and Sunday, PGA.com and the app will have a
livestream from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. ET of two featured groups and the last three
holes. A TNT simulcast livestream will from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. ET on PGA.com and
the app (authentication required). A CBS simulcast livestream will run from 2-7
p.m. ET on CBSSports.com and the CBS Sports app (no authentication needed).
Golf
guide for cord cutters
Cord
cutters can use a live-TV streaming service to watch the PGA Championship, but
you'll need to use a plan or a service that not only offers CBS and TNT, but
also a live feed of CBS and not just on-demand content. In many markets, you
can watch on-demand but not live content from CBS and the other local networks.
DirectTV
Now
DirectTV
Now's cheapest, $40-a-month Live a Little package includes CBS and TNT. You can
use its channel lookup tool to see if you get a live feed of CBS and the other
local networks in your zip code.
Hulu
with Live TV
Hulu
with Live TV costs $40 a month and includes CBS and TNT, but check to see which
live channels Hulu offers in your area.
PlayStation
Vue
PlayStation
Vue's $45-a-month Access plan includes CBS and TNT. Channel lineups vary by
region, so check out which live, local networks you get on the PlayStation Vue
Plans page.
YouTube
TV
YouTube
TV costs $40 a month and includes CBS and TNT. It's available in dozens of major
metro markets, with more being added all the time.
FuboTV
The
sports-centric FuboTV costs $35 for the first month and then $45 a month after
that and includes CBS but not TNT, which means you can watch only the weekend
afternoon coverage of the tournament.
CBS
All Access
CBS
All Access costs $6 a month and will let you watch the afternoon action of the
PGA Championship on Saturday and Sunday. (CNET is a division of CBS.)
Weekend
option: Free over-the-air TV
If
you live in an area with good reception, you can watch the afternoon action for
rounds 3 and 4 on CBS for free on over-the-air broadcast channels just by
attaching an affordable (under $30) indoor antenna to nearly any TV.
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