{"id":53383,"date":"2026-08-20T12:21:13","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T12:21:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/53383\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T12:21:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T12:21:13","slug":"2026-bmw-championship-round-1-tee-times-pairings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/53383\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 BMW Championship Round 1 tee times & pairings"},"content":{"rendered":"

The FedEx Cup Playoffs continue for the 2026 PGA Tour<\/a> season, with Round 1 of the BMW Championship at Bellerive Country Club in St. Louis, Missour, on Thursday, August 20. <\/p>\n

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. <\/p>\n

The 50-player field remaining in the FedEx Cup Playoffs is hopeful to stay alive as the group cuts to 30 this weekend. <\/p>\n

MORE: Scottie Scheffler about to pass Tiger Woods on valuable PGA list<\/a><\/p>\n

Scheffler is set to tee off at 2:33 p.m. ET, alongside Matt Fitzpatrick.<\/p>\n

\"MattMatt 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)<\/p>\n

Thursday\u2019s first-round action will stream live from 10:15 a.m. ET to 7:00 p.m. ET on\u00a0PGA Tour Live on ESPN+<\/a>. 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. <\/p>\n

When will your favorite golfer be hitting the course?<\/p>\n

A full look at the tee times and groupings for Round 1 on Thursday, August 20, can be seen below (all times Eastern).<\/p>\n

MORE: LIV Golf has experienced multiple setbacks since it announced new funding<\/a><\/p>\n

2026 BMW Championship Round 1 Tee Times & Pairings<\/p>\n

\"PGA: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)<\/p>\n

Tee No. 1<\/p>\n

10:03 a.m. \u2013 Justin Thomas, Sahith Theegala
10:14 a.m. \u2013 Sepp Straka, Sungjae Im
10:25 a.m. \u2013 Aaron Rai, Ben Griffin
10:36 a.m. \u2013 Gary Woodland, Adam Scott
10:47 a.m. \u2013 Collin Morikawa, Ludvig \u00c5berg
11:05 a.m. \u2013 Ryan Fox, Tom Kim
11:16 a.m. \u2013 Justin Rose, Alex Smalley
11:27 a.m. \u2013 Kristoffer Reitan, Alex Fitzpatrick
11:38 a.m. \u2013 Akshay Bhatia, Hideki Matsuyama
11:49 a.m. \u2013 Wyndham Clark, Sam Burns
12:07 p.m. \u2013 Cameron Young, Si Woo Kim
12:18 p.m. \u2013 Michael Brennan, Eric Cole
12:29 p.m. \u2013 Patrick Cantlay, Ryo Hisatsune
12:40 p.m. \u2013 Michael Thorbjornsen, Nico Echavarria
12:51 p.m. \u2013 Jake Knapp, Alex Noren
1:09 p.m. \u2013 Robert MacIntyre, Rickie Fowler
1:20 p.m. \u2013 Rory McIlroy, Xander Schauffele
1:31 p.m. \u2013 Bud Cauley, Nicolai H\u00f8jgaard
1:42 p.m. \u2013 Viktor Hovland, J.J. Spaun
1:53 p.m. \u2013 J.T. Poston, Kurt Kitayama
2:11 p.m. \u2013 Ryan Gerard, Min Woo Lee
2:22 p.m. \u2013 Chris Gotterup, Tommy Fleetwood
2:33 p.m. \u2013 Scottie Scheffler, Matt Fitzpatrick
2:44 p.m. \u2013 Russell Henley, Jacob Bridgeman
2:55 p.m. \u2013 Maverick McNealy, Matt McCarty<\/p>\n

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