The PGA Tour 2024 continues this week with the The American Express from Nicklaus and La Quinta courses in California. The winner of the The 2024 American Express will take home $1.5 million of a $8.4 million purse.
How To Watch The American Express
The American Express begins Thursday, January 18th, and runs through Sunday, January 21st. While TV coverage is on Golf Channel, all coverage on both channels will be simultaneously streamed on NBC’s streaming service Peacock if you subscribe to Peacock Premium Plus for $5.99 per month.
While you can watch the main TV coverage through Peacock, ESPN+ will have additional Hole and Group coverage each day. A subscription to ESPN+ costs $10.99 per month. However, if you are just looking to watch the main TV coverage of The American Express this week, then you can watch The American Express for free on Golf Channel with a free trial to any of the following streaming services:
- fubo – 1-week free trial and includes Golf Channel
- YouTube TV – 1-week free trial and includes Golf Channel
- DIRECTV STREAM Ultimate Plan: provides a 5-day free trial and includes Golf Channel
While any of these is a valid way to watch The American Express, if you are planning on watching PGA Tour events each week, then you will want Hulu+Live TV as it includes all the channels airing PGA events this season, including ESPN+.
Read on for the TV and streaming schedule for The American Express and more on all the ways to watch The American Express and why I think Hulu + Live TV is the best option for Golf fans looking to watch each week of the PGA Tour.
The American Express TV Schedule – Main Coverage
The American Express broadcast coverage is on TV Golf Channel, but Peacock will have Main feed coverage beginning at 11:30 AM and running throughout the day.
- Thursday, 1/18/24: 3:00 PM- 7:00 PM ET (Golf Channel)
- Friday, 1/19/24: 7-3:00 PM- 7:00 PM ET (Golf Channel)
- Saturday, 1/20/24: 3:00 PM- 7:00 PM ET (Golf Channel)
- Sunday, 1/21/24: 3:00 PM- 7:00 PM ET (Golf Channel)
The American Express Special Hole and Group
The American Express Hole and group coverage is on ESPN+ and follows the following schedule:
- Thursday, 1/18/24: All-day Special Hole and Group coverage beginning at 12:15 PM ET
- Friday, 1/19/24: All-day Special Hole and Group coverage beginning at 12:15 PM ET
- Saturday, 1/20/24: All-day Special Hole and Group coverage beginning at 12:15 PM ET
- Sunday, 1/21/24: All-day Special Hole and Group coverage beginning at 12:15 PM ET
Best Way To Watch The PGA TOUR This Season
While the first three weeks of the TOUR will be covered on Golf Channel and ESPN+, fans will need access to NBC, Peacock, and CBS for certain weeks of the 2024 PGA TOUR. This guide will cover the best way to watch the TOUR this season. I’ll also update this article weekly with information on watching the PGA each week up until the Playoffs for the coveted FedEx Cup.
- Includes ESPN+ for PGA Tour Live
- Provides Golf Channel, CBS, NBC, ESPN, and USA Network for broadcast coverage every week of the PGA Tour
- Includes a cloud DRV with unlimited storage to record weeks you miss
More About The PGA Tour on Hulu + Live TV
Best Streaming Service for Watching The PGA Tour: Hulu + Live TV carries NBC, CBS, Golf Channel, USA Network, ESPN, and ESPN+. The service also has the following features
- Includes subscriptions to ESPN+ and Disney+
- over 60 other channels in addition to the channels needed to watch the PGA TOUR
- Unlimited cloud DVR storage. (Recordings save for 9 months)
- Watch on 2 screens at once. (Upgrades available)
- It comes with 6 customizable profiles
- Includes entire Hulu streaming library
- Supported on Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV, Chromecast, iOS, Android and more
You can sign up for Hulu Live TV here. For more information on this streaming service, check out our Hulu Live TV Review.
Why Hulu + Live TV Is The Best Way To Watch The TOUR
Throughout the season, traditional coverage of the TOUR will be on Golf Channel nearly every week. However, Golf Channel will typically split the weekend coverage with CBS or NBC depending on who has the rights that week. Meanwhile, ESPN+ will have Hole and Group coverage and a supplemental Main and Marquee feed through PGA TOUR Live.
If you are a PGA fan and want to watch as much of the tour as possible, then Hulu+Live TV is your best choice, as it is the only streaming service that includes ESPN+ with its base package. Furthermore, the Hulu + Live TV channel lineup includes NBC, CBS, and your most-watched local channels, along with Golf Channel. It also includes ESPN, which has the rights to The Masters and the PGA Championship this season. No streaming service will provide better coverage of the PGA TOUR this season than Hulu + Live TV. You can sign up for Hulu + Live TV here. The streaming service costs $76.99 per month, and you can cancel anytime.
Hulu + Live TV also has USA Network, which will air coverage of this year’s Open Championship and U.S. Open. Unfortunately, ESPN+ won’t have special groups and hole coverage that week. Instead, Peacock will have hole and group coverage during those two weeks. Peacock costs $5.99 per month, but you can cancel anytime. If you are interested in Peacock for hole and group coverage, you just need to keep it for the US Open and Open Championship for two months (June and July).
So, to summarize, Hulu + Live TV will provide CBS, NBC, Golf Channel, ESPN, and USA Network. This will give access to the primary broadcast coverage every week of the tour. Hulu + Live TV also includes ESPN+, which provides unique Marquee, Main, Hole, and Group feeds most weeks (about 30 weeks). ESPN+ will not have coverage the week of Jun. 10 for the U.S. Open or for The Open Championship the week of Jul. 15. For those two weeks, hole and group coverage will be on Peacock.
PGA TOUR 2024 Broadcast Schedule
The schedule of each week of the 2024 PGA TOUR and where you can watch is in the table below
| DATES | TOURNAMENT | NETWORKS |
|---|---|---|
| January 18-21 | The American Express | GOLF, ESPN+ |
| January 24-27 | Farmers Insurance Open (Saturday finish) | CBS, GOLF, ESPN+ |
| February 1-4 | AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am | CBS, GOLF, ESPN+ |
| February 8-11 | WM Phoenix Open | NBC, GOLF, ESPN+ |
| February 15-18 | The Genesis Invitational | CBS, GOLF, ESPN+ |
| February 12-25 | Mexico Open at Vidanta | NBC, GOLF, ESPN+ |
| Feb. 29 – Mar. 3 | The Classic in The Palm Beaches | NBC, GOLF, ESPN+ |
| March 7-10 | Arnold Palmer Invitational, presented by Mastercard | NBC, GOLF, ESPN+ |
| March 7-10 | Puerto Rico Open | GOLF |
| March 14-17 | THE PLAYERS Championship | NBC, GOLF, ESPN+ |
| March 21-24 | Valspar Championship | NBC, GOLF, ESPN+ |
| March 28-31 | Texas Children’s Houston Open | NBC, GOLF, ESPN+ |
| April 4-7 | Valero Texas Open | NBC, GOLF, ESPN+ |
| April 11-14 | Masters Tournament | CBS, ESPN |
| April 18-21 | RBC Heritage | CBS, GOLF, ESPN+ |
| April 18-21 | Corales Puntacana Championship | GOLF |
| April 25-28 | Zurich Classic of New Orleans | CBS, GOLF, ESPN+ |
| May 2-5 | Byron Nelson | CBS, GOLF, ESPN+ |
| May 9-12 | Wells Fargo Championship | CBS, GOLF, ESPN+ |
| May 9-12 | Myrtle Beach Classic | GOLF |
| May 16-19 | PGA Championship | CBS, ESPN |
| May 23-26 | Charles Schwab Challenge | CBS, GOLF, ESPN+ |
| May. 30 – June 2 | RBC Canadian Open | CBS, GOLF, ESPN+ |
| June 6-9 | The Memorial Tournament presented by Workday | CBS, GOLF, ESPN+ |
| June 13-16 | U.S. Open | NBC, USA Network, Peacock |
| June 20-23 | Travelers Championship | CBS, GOLF, ESPN+ |
| June 27-30 | Rocket Mortgage Classic | CBS, GOLF, ESPN+ |
| July 4-7 | John Deere Classic | CBS, GOLF, ESPN+ |
| July 11-14 | Genesis Scottish Open | CBS, GOLF, ESPN+ |
| July 8-14 | TBA event | GOLF |
| July 18-21 | The Open Championship | NBC, USA Network, Peacock |
| July 18-21 | Barracuda Championship | GOLF |
| July 25-28 | 3M Open | CBS, GOLF, ESPN+ |
| August 8-11 | Wyndham Championship | CBS, GOLF, ESPN+ |
| August 15-18 | FedEx St. Jude Championship | NBC, GOLF, ESPN+ |
| August 22-25 | BMW Championship | NBC, GOLF, ESPN+ |
| August. 29- Aug. Sept 1 | TOUR Championship | NBC, GOLF, ESPN+ |
PGA Tour Live on ESPN+
As you can see on the schedule above, ESPN+ will have additional coverage for most weeks of the tour. This coverage will include the following feeds.
- Main Feed: Primary tournament coverage featuring the best action from across the course
- Marquee Group: New “marquee group” showcasing every shot from each player in the group
- Featured Groups: Traditional PGA TOUR LIVE coverage of two concurrent featured groups
- Featured Holes: A combination of par-3s and iconic or pivotal holes
Subscribing to Hulu Live TV also provides access to ESPN+ through the Hulu app so you can watch PGA TOUR Live. However, you can subscribe to ESPN+ without having Hulu Live TV and watch it 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 an “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. For more information on ESPN+, see our ESPN+ review.
PGA Tour on Peacock
The 2024 PGA Tour will have Hole and Group coverage on Peacock for The US Open the week of Jun. 10 and The Open Championship the week of Jul. 15. Furthermore, if you subscribe to Peacocks Premium Plus plan, you will have access to your Local NBC station for weeks the TOUR is on NBC. However, this access to NBC is redundant if you already subscribe to Hulu Live TV or other streaming services for the different channels broadcasting the PGA TOUR this season.
Peacock’s premium tier costs $5.99 per month, while Premium Plus costs $11.99 per month. Peacock supports Roku, iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Apple T.V. 4K and Apple T.V. HD, Xbox, Playstation, Fire TV, Android devices, Android TV, Chromecast, and Chromecast built-in. Follow these steps to install Peacock on your device:
- Subscribe to a Peacock using this link.
- Search your device’s app store or channel store for “Peacock.”
- Select the streaming service and press “OK.”, “Install” or “Download” depending on your device
- Peacock is now installed on your Roku. Open Peacock and log in with the credentials you used to subscribe to the service. Search for “PGA” to see what is available.
If you need more information, see our review of Peacock for details.
Other Options
The streaming services below will only provide Golf Channel, CBS, NBC, USA Network, and ESPN. You will still need to pick up a subscription to ESPN+ if you want featured holes and group coverage on ESPN+ most weeks. While I explain what each of these services provides here, you can get even more channel-specific information from the guides linked below.
- How To Watch Golf Channel Without Cable
- How to Watch NBC Without Cable
- How To Watch CBS Without Cable
- How To Watch USA Network Without Cable
- How To Watch ESPN Without Cable
FuboTV
FuboTV includes CBS, NBC, Golf Channel, ESPN, and USA Network, along with 90 other channels in its Pro Plan for $74.99 (after a 7-day free trial).
- You can watch on three screens at the same time
- 1000 hours of cloud DVR storage
- The FuboTV app is available on major platforms, including Apple TV, Android TV, Roku, and Amazon Fire TV.
You can sign up for fuboTV or check out our review of FuboTV for more details.
YouTube TV
YouTube TV also offers CBS, NBC, Golf Channel, ESPN, and USA Network. YouTube TV costs $72.99 per month.
A subscription to YouTube TV provides:
- access to Golf Channel, Local Network Channels, and over 70 other channels
- unlimited cloud DVR storage
- stream on three devices at once
- YouTube TV supports Roku, Android, iOS, Apple TV, Fire TV, Chromecast, and more.
- 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.
DIRECTV STREAM
DIRECTV STREAM is another way to watch CBS, NBC, Golf Channel, ESPN, and USA Network. Golf Channel requires you to subscribe to their “Ultimate” plan for $119.99 per month; the other channels are available in their more affordable “Entertainment” plan for $119.99 per month. A subscription to DIRECTV STREAM includes the following:
- watch unlimited streams simultaneously per subscription
- a cloud-based DVR
- channels like Golf Channel and more
- supported on Apple TV, Android TV, Roku, Amazon FireTV, and more
DIRECTV STREAM provides a 5-day free trial, or learn more in our DIRECTV STREAM review.
