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2026 Players Championship: Where to Watch PGA Tour’s Flagship Event Online for Free
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The 2026 Players Championship tees of this week. The top golfers on the PGA tour, including past champions like Rory McIlroy, Scottie Scheffler, Adam Scott and Si Woo Kim have made their way Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida for the 52nd golfing event. Broadcasting on ESPN+, Golf Channel and NBC throughout the weekend, there’s plenty of ways for golf fans to stream all the action happening at the iconic TPC Sawgrass golf course.
How to Watch 2026 Players Championship, At a Glance:
- Date: 7/12 – 7/15
- Broadcast Channels: NBC, Golf Channel, ESPN+
- Streaming: DirecTV (five-day free trial), Peacock, Hulu + Live TV (three-day free trial, ESPN Unlimited
Mcllroy enters then event as the reigning champion, but with Scheffler, who’s won back-to-back championships in 2023-24, he’ll have some stiff competition. These two are also playing for history. If either win, they will join icon Jack Nicklaus as the only three-time winners at The Players.
Here’s everything you need to know about streaming the 2026 Players Championship live online for free, as well as the complete golf tournament schedule, streaming info, and Rounds 1 and 2 tee times below.
Where to Watch the 2026 Players Championship Online
If you don’t have cable, there are still plenty of ways to watch ESPN, NBC, and the Golf Channel and the 2026 Players Championship online. Fans can take advantage of multiple streaming services that offer free trials, so you can watch all the PGA action this weekend without paying a dime. Signing up to streamers like DirecTV, Peacock, Hulu + Live TV and ESPN Unlimited you can get right into the football action.
FREE TRIAL
DirecTV
DirecTV is offering a five-day free trial, which will let you watch ESPN and more for free. The Entertainment and Sports Programming Network is included in all of the streaming packages. In addition to unlimited DVR storage, you’ll get access to local channels and the ability to stream on as many devices as you want.
Peacock
Livestream Players Championship on NBC with Peacock.
Want to watch NBC? The simplest way to get instant access to NBCUniversal networks is through the channel’s official streaming platform, Peacock. While there is no free trial for new users, the platform offers cheap plans starting at just $10.99 per month, or you can get an annual plan for $109.99 per year (which gets you 12 months of streaming for the price of 10).
You can look forward to streaming live sporting events, such as the 2026 Players Championship, NBA on NBC, Premiere League, MLB on NBC, and the upcoming 2026 World Cup. There’s also many hit shows and movies on-demand, including Poker Face, The Traitors, Couple to Throuple, The Best Man: The Final Chapters, Love Island, Yellowstone, Suits, The Office, Modern Family and Parks & Recreation. The streaming service is also the home to exclusive music programming, such as Girl You Know It’s True, Toby Keith: American Icon, When Metal Ruled the World, America’s Got Talent and others.
FREE TRIAL
Hulu + Live TV
For the most content options, Hulu + Live TV gives you access to the Golf Channel, NBC and the entire Hulu library in addition to more than 95 live TV channels — including ESPN for just $82.99 per month.
And, unlike the rest of the options, you can also expand your content library by bundling Hulu + Live TV with Disney+ and ESPN Unlimited. You’ll not only have all of the Hulu library to watch, but also exclusive and original programming available exclusively on ESPN Unlimited.
ESPN Unlimited
ESPN Unlimited is the official streaming platform for ESPN and ESPN+, and a subscription includes instant access to games and more exclusive content for $29.99 per month. You can save almost 17% off by purchasing an annual subscription for $299.99 per year. There is no free ESPN Unlimited trial, but it does include exclusive on-demand videos and access to content from what was formerly known as ESPN Insider.
In addition to live sports, ESPN Unlimited has original shows to stream on-demand, plus game recaps and analysis, a shorter version of NFL Primetime and full replays of historic NFL matchups.
To expand your savings and content offerings, currently, you can bundle ESPN Unlimited with Hulu and Disney+ for a single monthly price of just $29.99 per month for all three services for 12 months of streaming.
2026 Players Championship broadcast schedule:
All times Eastern.
Thursday, March 12
1-7 p.m. (Golf Channel), 7:30 a.m.-7 p.m. (ESPN+)
Friday, March 13
1-7 p.m. (Golf Channel), 7:30 a.m.-7 p.m. (ESPN+)
Saturday, March 14
2-7 p.m. (NBC, Peacock), 8 a.m.-7 p.m. (ESPN+)
Sunday, March 15
1-6 p.m. (NBC/Peacock), 7:30 a.m. – 6 p.m. (ESPN+)
2026 Players Championship Rounds 1 & 2 Tee Times:
All times Eastern.
Round One – 1st Tee
7:40 a.m.: Mark Hubbard, Thorbjørn Olesen, Mac Meissner
7:52 a.m.: Bud Cauley, Vince Whaley, Chandler Phillips
8:04 a.m.: Emiliano Grillo, Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Max Greyserman
8:16 a.m.: Kevin Yu, Cam Davis, Gary Woodland
8:28 a.m.: Ricky Castillo, Ryan Gerard, Patrick Cantlay
8:40 a.m.: Adam Schenk, Garrick Higgo, Matt McCarty
8:52 a.m.: Brian Harman, Maverick McNealy, Davis Riley
9:04 a.m.: Sami Valimaki, Lucas Glover, Matt Fitzpatrick
9:16 a.m.: Michael Brennan, Harris English, J.T. Poston
9:28 a.m.: Haotong Li, Zecheng Dou, Jordan Smith
12:30 p.m.: Lee Hodges, Andrew Putnam, Sam Stevens
12:42 p.m.: Erik van Rooyen, Keith Mitchell, Michael Kim
12:54 p.m.: Taylor Moore, Joel Dahmen, Ryo Hisatsune
1:06 p.m.: Jacob Bridgeman, Ben Griffin, Adam Scott
1:18 p.m.: J.J. Spaun, Sepp Straka, Shane Lowry
1:30 p.m.: Sahith Theegala, Rickie Fowler, Jordan Spieth
1:42 p.m.: Xander Schauffele, Rory McIlroy, Hideki Matsuyama
1:54 p.m.: Chris Gotterup, Justin Rose, Min Woo Lee
2:06 p.m.: Brian Campbell, Karl Vilips, Aaron Rai
2:18 p.m.: Matti Schmid, Max McGreevy, Takumi Kanaya
2:30 p.m.: Zach Bauchou, Sudarshan Yellamara, AJ Ewart
Round One – 10th Tee
7:40 a.m.: Mackenzie Hughes, Eric Cole, Rico Hoey
7:52 a.m.: Max Homa, Daniel Berger, Michael Thorbjornsen
8:04 a.m.: Rasmus Højgaard, Danny Walker, Kristoffer Reitan
8:16 a.m.: Jhonattan Vegas, Taylor Pendrith, Alex Noren
8:28 a.m.: Akshay Bhatia, Brooks Koepka, Tony Finau
8:40 a.m.: Collin Morikawa, Ludvig Åberg, Si Woo Kim
8:52 a.m.: Scottie Scheffler, Tommy Fleetwood, Justin Thomas
9:04 a.m.: Viktor Hovland, Russell Henley, Robert MacIntyre
9:16 a.m.: Aldrich Potgieter, Jake Knapp, Sungjae Im
9:28 a.m.: Patton Kizzire, Seamus Power, Johnny Keefer
12:30 p.m.: Tom Hoge, Denny McCarthy, Nicolai Højgaard
12:42 p.m.: Patrick Rodgers, Kevin Roy, Marco Penge
12:54 p.m.: Chad Ramey, Alex Smalley, Pierceson Coody
1:06 p.m.: Kurt Kitayama, Harry Hall, Stephan Jaeger
1:18 p.m.: Keegan Bradley, Ryan Fox, Chris Kirk
1:30 p.m.: Andrew Novak, Nick Taylor, Wyndham Clark
1:42 p.m.: Steven Fisk, William Mouw, Joe Highsmith
1:54 p.m.: Cameron Young, Davis Thompson, Sam Burns
2:06 p.m.: Nico Echavarria, Jason Day, Corey Conners
2:18 p.m.: Matthieu Pavon, S.H. Kim, Austin Smotherman
Round Two – 1st Tee
7:40 a.m.: Tom Hoge, Denny McCarthy, Nicolai Højgaard
7:52 a.m.: Patrick Rodgers, Kevin Roy, Marco Penge
8:04 a.m.: Chad Ramey, Alex Smalley, Pierceson Coody
8:16 a.m.: Kurt Kitayama, Harry Hall, Stephan Jaeger
8:28 a.m.: Keegan Bradley, Ryan Fox, Chris Kirk
8:40 a.m.: Andrew Novak, Nick Taylor, Wyndham Clark
8:52 a.m.: Steven Fisk, William Mouw, Joe Highsmith
9:04 a.m.: Cameron Young, Davis Thompson, Sam Burns
9:16 a.m.: Nico Echavarria, Jason Day, Corey Conners
9:28 a.m.: Matthieu Pavon, S.H. Kim, Austin Smotherman
12:30 p.m.: Mackenzie Hughes, Eric Cole, Rico Hoey
12:42 p.m.: Max Homa, Daniel Berger, Michael Thorbjornsen
12:54 p.m.: Rasmus Højgaard, Danny Walker, Kristoffer Reitan
1:06 p.m.: Jhonattan Vegas, Taylor Pendrith, Alex Noren
1:18 p.m.: Akshay Bhatia, Brooks Koepka, Tony Finau
1:30 p.m.: Collin Morikawa, Ludvig Åberg, Si Woo Kim
1:42 p.m.: Scottie Scheffler, Tommy Fleetwood, Justin Thomas
1:54 p.m.: Viktor Hovland, Russell Henley, Robert MacIntyre
2:06 p.m.: Aldrich Potgieter, Jake Knapp, Sungjae Im
2:18 p.m.: Patton Kizzire, Seamus Power, Johnny Keefer
Round Two – 10th Tee
7:40 a.m.: Lee Hodges, Andrew Putnam, Sam Stevens
7:52 a.m.: Erik van Rooyen, Keith Mitchell, Michael Kim
8:04 a.m.: Taylor Moore, Joel Dahmen, Ryo Hisatsune
8:16 a.m.: Jacob Bridgeman, Ben Griffin, Adam Scott
8:28 a.m.: J.J. Spaun, Sepp Straka, Shane Lowry
8:40 a.m.: Sahith Theegala, Rickie Fowler, Jordan Spieth
8:52 a.m.: Xander Schauffele, Rory McIlroy, Hideki Matsuyama
9:04 a.m.: Chris Gotterup, Justin Rose, Min Woo Lee
9:16 a.m.: Brian Campbell, Karl Vilips, Aaron Rai
9:28 a.m.: Matti Schmid, Max McGreevy, Takumi Kanaya
9:40 a.m.: Zach Bauchou, Sudarshan Yellamaraju, A.J. Ewart
12:30 p.m.: Mark Hubbard, Thorbjørn Olesen, Mac Meissner
12:42 p.m.: Bud Cauley, Vince Whaley, Chandler Phillips
12:54 p.m.: Emiliano Grillo, Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Max Greyserman
1:06 p.m.: Kevin Yu, Cam Davis, Gary Woodland
1:18 p.m.: Ricky Castillo, Ryan Gerard, Patrick Cantlay
1:30 p.m.: Adam Schenk, Garrick Higgo, Matt McCarty
1:42 p.m.: Brian Harman, Maverick McNealy, Davis Riley
1:54 p.m.: Sami Valimaki, Lucas Glover, Matt Fitzpatrick
2:06 p.m.: Michael Brennan, Harris English, J.T. Poston
2:18 p.m.: Haotong Li, Zecheng Dou, Jordan Smith
Despite what the song says, the Pink Pony Club is not in West Hollywood — it’s in space. NASA shared the official Artemis II wake‑up playlist via social media on Wednesday (April 8).
NASA launched the Artemis II mission on April 1, sending four astronauts — Jeremy Hansen, Victor Glover, Reid Wiseman and Christina Koch — aboard the Orion spacecraft to the moon and back. One week into the trip, the space crew has curated a list of tracks to get them up and moving every day of their flight.
“Each track was selected by the Moon crew, continuing a tradition that started more than 50 years ago,” NASA explained with a photo of the astronauts on Instagram. “Stay tuned to find out which songs they’ll choose next.”
The first song the astronauts chose to wake up to in space is perfect for the occasion: “Sleepyhead” by Young & Sick, a solo music project by Dutch artist Nick van Hofwegen. John Legend and André 3000‘s 2008 Hot 100 hit “Green Light,” rose the team from their slumber next with lyrics fit for people on a mission: “I’m ready to go right now.”
The third song, “In a Daydream” by Freddy Jones Band, certainly describes the feeling of waking up beyond the stratosphere. Chappell Roan brought the “Pink Pony Club” to the stars when the crew started the day aboard the Orion with the anthemic Billboard Hot 100 No. 4 hit. CeeLo Green‘s “Working Class Heroes (Work)” is No. 5 on the list, followed by Mandisa and Toby Mac’s “Good Morning.”
Also making the playlist on the Orion is “Tokyo Drifting” by Glass Animals and Denzel Curry. Curry celebrated being included in the astronauts’ daily music routine with a post to X on Tuesday (April 7). “Even Aliens F— with my S–t!” Curry wrote, reposting a NASA video of the spacecraft playing his tune. “First Rapper Played in SPACE N—A!”
Glass Animals also responded to the reveal of the group’s inclusion on the playlist. “this is the coolest thing that’s ever happened to me in my life ever,” the band commented on the Instagram post.
See who else made the Artemis II Wake-Up Songs playlist below:
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Watch ‘Champion of All Athletes’ Flavor Flav Throw the First Pitch at Fenway Park on Easter
Flavor Flav has once again proven his dedication to sports. Flav joined the Boston Red Sox on Easter Sunday (April 5) to throw the first pitch at their game against the San Diego Padres at Fenway Park.
Though Flav is from New York, home to the Red Sox’s biggest rivals, the Yankees, he repped Boston through and through for the occasion. The rapper showed up decked out in a custom Flavor Flav Red Sox jersey, a red baseball cap and matching red pants. And, of course, in Flavor Flav fashion, he also made sure to wear a blinged out red, white and blue version of his signature giant clock necklace.
When Flav stepped out to the pitch, the announcer referred to him as “a champion of all athletes.” Unfortunately, his pitch was not enough to win the Red Sox the game as Boston lost to San Diego 8-6. Despite the loss, Flavor Flav let fans know that he had a great time the game. The Public Enemy cofounder shared an Instagram carousel with highlights from his time at Fenway Park. In one video, Flav high-fived every Red Sox player in their dugout. In his post, Flavor Flav also shared that he ran into a special friend of his.
“I ran into my girl [Jordan Raney] from the USA Olympic Water Polo team,” Flav said in the caption to the post, where he also included photos of himself hugging the Olympian.
The iconic rapper has famously been a big advocate and financial supporter of women’s sports. Ahead of the 2024 Olympics, the rapper offered to sponsor the U.S. women’s water polo team after learning that they were severely underfunded and members of the team were working multiple jobs to make ends meet. In July of that year, Flav officially inked a five-year sponsorship deal with both the women’s and men’s teams.
After this year’s Winter Olympics, Flav invited the gold medal-winning U.S. women’s Olympic hockey team to party with him in Vegas after Donald Trump made a dismissive joke about inviting the women to the White House in a conversation with the men’s team. He also joined the U.S. bobsled and skeleton teams at the Winter Olympics as their official hype man.
Watch Flav throw out the first pitch at Fenway Park on Easter above.
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Bad Bunny’s Spotify’s Billions Club Concert Film Is Coming Sooner Than You Think: Watch the Teaser
Bad Bunny‘s first Asia show at Spotify’s star-studded Billions Club in Tokyo will arrive on the platform — and soon. Spotify announced on Monday (April 6) that the release date for the one-night event will be April 8.
Billions Club Live With Bad Bunny: A Concert Film will show the Puerto Rican superstar delivering 17 of his biggest hits — including “DtMF,” “Baile Involvidable,” “Nuevalyol” and “EOO” — at Tipstar Dome Chiba on March 7, almost a month after his headline performance at Super Bowl LX.
The show — Spotify’s first Billions Club Live in the region — also debuted a salsa version of his reggaetón hit “MIA” from 2018, featuring guest appearances by Puerto Rican musicians Los Pleneros de la Cresta and Los Sobrinos. Other highlights included “Yonaguni,” during which fans sang along to the Japanese lyrics, and a surprise appearance by Jowell & Randy for “Safaera.”
The evening opened and closed with music provided by DJ Nasthug, while BLACKPINK‘s LISA and contemporary artist Takashi Murakami were among the celebrities in attendance.
With 29 songs that have surpassed one billion streams on Spotify, Bad Bunny has been shattering numerous records in recent months. In February, he landed a record-breaking 29 simultaneous titles on Billboard‘s Hot Latin Songs chart, including the entire top 25, while also bagging the top spot on the all-genre Billboard Hot 100.
Furthermore, his Super Bowl LX Halftime Show was the most watched of all time. According to coproducer Roc Nation, Benito’s history-making performance set a global viewership record with 4.157 billion worldwide views in the first 24 hours across global and U.S. broadcasts, as well as YouTube and other digital properties.
Watch a teaser of Billions Club Live With Bad Bunny: A Concert Film below:
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