The Masters, one of Golf’s biggest tournaments, is this week, and this article breaks down every way you can watch, even if you don’t have cable. While the actual tournament doesn’t begin until Thursday, April 7th, 2022, you can watch the practice rounds on ESPN+.
- Cheapest Way To Watch The Masters: Pick up ESPN+ for $10.99 per month, which you can cancel at any time. ESPN+ will provide the main coverage on Thursday and Friday, feature holes and groups throughout The Masters, and you can watch the practice rounds. Saturday and Sunday coverage airs on CBS, which you can watch with this 1-week free trial to Paramount+.
Read on for the full streaming coverage of the Masters
The Masters Streaming Schedule
The schedule for The Masters is as follows:
(All Times Eastern)
- Tuesday, April 5th
- Practice Round: 12-2 p.m. (ESPN+)
- Wednesday, April 6th
- Practice Round: 10 a.m.-12 p.m. (ESPN+)
- Masters Par 3 Contest: 12-5 p.m. (ESPN+)
- Thursday, April 7th
- Round 1 on ESPN: 3-7:30 p.m. ( Watch on ESPN+)
- Featured Groups: 9:15 a.m.-7:30 p.m. (ESPN+)
- Featured Holes (4, 5 and 6): 8:45 a.m.-3:30 p.m. (ESPN+)
- Featured Holes (11, 12 and 13): 10:45 a.m.-6 p.m. (ESPN+)
- Featured Holes (15 and 16): 11:45 a.m.-7 p.m. (ESPN+)
- Friday, April 8th
- Round 2 on ESPN : 3-7:30 p.m. (ESPN+)
- Featured Groups: 9:15 a.m.-7:30 p.m. ( Watch on ESPN+)
- Featured Holes (4, 5 and 6): 8:45 a.m.-3:30 p.m. (ESPN+)
- Featured Holes (11, 12 and 13): 10:45 a.m.-6 p.m. (ESPN+)
- Featured Holes (15 and 16): 11:45 a.m.-7 p.m. (ESPN+)
- Saturday, April 9th
- Round 3 on CBS: 3-7 p.m. (Paramount+)
- Featured Groups: 10:15 a.m.-7 p.m. (ESPN+)
- Featured Holes (4, 5 and 6): 10:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. (ESPN+)
- Featured Holes (11, 12 and 13): 11:45 a.m.-6 p.m. (ESPN+)
- Featured Holes (15 and 16): 12:30-6:30 p.m. (ESPN+)
- Sunday, April 10th
- Round 4 on CBS: 2-7 p.m. (Paramount+)
- Featured Groups: 10:15 a.m.-7 p.m. (ESPN+)
- Featured Holes (4, 5 and 6): 10:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. (ESPN+)
- Featured Holes (11, 12 and 13): 11:45 a.m.-6 p.m. (ESPN+)
- Featured Holes (15 and 16): 12:30-6:30 p.m. (ESPN+)
Watching the Masters on ESPN+
You watch The Masters on ESPN+through the ESPN app. The ESPN App supports Roku Players and TVs, Amazon Fire TV devices, Chromecast, Apple TV, Android, iPhone, Samsung TVs, Xbox One, and PS4.
To add ESPN+ to your ESPN app, follow these instructions:
- Subscribe to ESPN+
- Download and Open the ESPN app on your mobile or TV device
- Click the Settings Gear in the upper right corner
- Select “Account Information” then “Log Into ESPN Account.” You should receive an activation code.
- Visit https://espn.com/activate on your phone or laptop and type in the code
- Log in with your ESPN+ credentials
- You should then get confirmation that your ESPN+ account is linked and now see and “ESPN+” tab in the ESPN app.
An ESPN+ subscription costs only $10.99 per month. There is no contract so you can cancel any time you like. However, you can select a yearly subscription for a discounted rate of $69.99 annually. For more information on ESPN+, see our ESPN+ review.
The Masters on Paramount+
The Paramount+ Premium plan provides a live stream of your local CBS channels and offers a 7-day free trial so that you can watch Saturday and Sunday coverage of the Masters for Free. After the trial, the service price is $11.99 per month.
You can watch through the Paramount+ app, which is available on Roku Players, Apple TV, Xbox, Chromecast, Android TV, Amazon Fire TV, and Fire TV Stick. See our review of Paramount+ for more information on this streaming service.
Other Ways to Watch The Masters Without Cable
ESPN covers rounds 1 and 2 of this year’s masters, with CBS covering rounds 3 and 4. The options below will give you the best options to watch The Masters without a cable TV provider.
Hulu Live TV
Hulu Live TV provides ESPN and CBS in their channel lineup for $76.99 per month. Furthermore, Hulu Live TV includes ESPN+ so you can watch featured holes and group feeds as well. There is no contract so you can cancel at any time. You can see all the channels offered in your area on Hulu by entering your zip code on this Hulu Page.
Hulu Live TV is supported on Roku, Fire TV Devices, Apple TV, Chromecast, Xbox One, iOS, Android, and more. You’ll find more information on Hulu’s supported devices and everything else you would need to know in our full review of Hulu Live TV.
YouTube TV
YouTube TV is similar to Hulu Live TV in that you can get access to ESPN and CBS with a 7-day free trial. However, ESPN+ is not available through the service
YouTube TV provides:
- access to CBS, ESPN, Local Network Channels, and over 70 other channels
- unlimited cloud DVR storage
- stream on three devices at once
- YouTube TV supports Android, iOS, Apple TV, Fire TV, Chromecast, and more. The YouTube TV app has also returned to Roku devices after settling a dispute between the two companies.
- Includes YouTube TV on-demand
- offers a 1-week free trial.
Check our review of YouTube TV for more details. They also offer a 1-week free trial.
fuboTV
FuboTV carries ESPN. CBS is also carried in many parts of the country. You can see if CBS is available using this link. FuboTV offers a 7-day free trial, so you can watch The Masters for free. After the trial, fuboTV starts at $74.99.
Here are some of fuboTV’s features:
- CBS, ESPN, and more are available in fuboTV’s channel lineup
- You can watch on three screens at the same time
- 250 hours of cloud DVR storage
- The FuboTV app is available on major platforms, including Apple TV, AndroidTV, Roku, and Amazon FireTV.
You can sign up for fuboTV or check out our review of FuboTV for more details.
DIRECTV STREAM
DIRECTV STREAM Now offers ESPN and CBS. You can get access to CBS and ESPN through DIRECTV STREAM’s “Entertainment” plan for $79.99 per month. A subscription to DIRECTV STREAM includes the following:
- watch 3 streams simultaneously per subscription
- a cloud-based DVR
- channels like ESPN, CBS, and more
- supported on Apple TV, Android TV, Roku, Amazon FireTV, and more
You can check out this streaming service through this 5-day free trial or read about it in our DIRECTV STREAM review.