The FedEx Cup Playoffs continue for the 2026 PGA Tour season, with Round 1 of the BMW Championship at Bellerive Country Club in St. Louis, Missour, on Thursday, August 20.
Everyone is chasing World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, who is the reigning tournament champion, after his stellar start to the playoffs at the FedEx St. Jude Championship last weekend.
The 50-player field remaining in the FedEx Cup Playoffs is hopeful to stay alive as the group cuts to 30 this weekend.
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Scheffler is set to tee off at 2:33 p.m. ET, alongside Matt Fitzpatrick.
Matt Fitzpatrick walks onto the green on the ninth hole during the first round of the FedEx St. Jude Championship at TPC Southwind in Memphis, Tenn., on August 13, 2026. Credit: USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect (Reuters)
Thursday’s first-round action will stream live from 10:15 a.m. ET to 7:00 p.m. ET on PGA Tour Live on ESPN+. PGA Tour Live will include featured group and featured hole coverage, while television coverage will be available on the Golf Channel from 3:00 p.m. ET until the end of the round.
When will your favorite golfer be hitting the course?
A full look at the tee times and groupings for Round 1 on Thursday, August 20, can be seen below (all times Eastern).
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2026 BMW Championship Round 1 Tee Times & Pairings
Aug 17, 2025; Owings Mills, Maryland, USA; Scottie Scheffler poses with the J. K. Wadley Trophy and The Keeper after winning the BMW Championship golf tournament. Mandatory Credit: Rafael Suanes-Imagn Images Credit: IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect (Reuters)
Tee No. 1
10:03 a.m. – Justin Thomas, Sahith Theegala
10:14 a.m. – Sepp Straka, Sungjae Im
10:25 a.m. – Aaron Rai, Ben Griffin
10:36 a.m. – Gary Woodland, Adam Scott
10:47 a.m. – Collin Morikawa, Ludvig Åberg
11:05 a.m. – Ryan Fox, Tom Kim
11:16 a.m. – Justin Rose, Alex Smalley
11:27 a.m. – Kristoffer Reitan, Alex Fitzpatrick
11:38 a.m. – Akshay Bhatia, Hideki Matsuyama
11:49 a.m. – Wyndham Clark, Sam Burns
12:07 p.m. – Cameron Young, Si Woo Kim
12:18 p.m. – Michael Brennan, Eric Cole
12:29 p.m. – Patrick Cantlay, Ryo Hisatsune
12:40 p.m. – Michael Thorbjornsen, Nico Echavarria
12:51 p.m. – Jake Knapp, Alex Noren
1:09 p.m. – Robert MacIntyre, Rickie Fowler
1:20 p.m. – Rory McIlroy, Xander Schauffele
1:31 p.m. – Bud Cauley, Nicolai Højgaard
1:42 p.m. – Viktor Hovland, J.J. Spaun
1:53 p.m. – J.T. Poston, Kurt Kitayama
2:11 p.m. – Ryan Gerard, Min Woo Lee
2:22 p.m. – Chris Gotterup, Tommy Fleetwood
2:33 p.m. – Scottie Scheffler, Matt Fitzpatrick
2:44 p.m. – Russell Henley, Jacob Bridgeman
2:55 p.m. – Maverick McNealy, Matt McCarty
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