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How To Watch The Players Championship 2022

Published 2022-03-14 By Dennis Restauro

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Due to terrible weather in Florida making the course unplayable, The Players Championships’ first round took over 55 hours to complete. The second round didn’t end until Sunday, forcing the competition to go to Monday, March 14 for the finale. If you are looking to watch Monday’s coverage of The Players Championship, you can watch on these sources:

  • STREAMING
    • Peacock: 8 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. (sign up)
    • ESPN+: PGA Tour Live, 8 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. (Subscribe to ESPN+)
  • TV
    • Golf Channel: 8-11 a.m. ET, the conclusion of the third round
    • Golf Channel: 11 a.m.-1 p.m. ET, Live From the Players
    • Golf Channel: 1-6:30 p.m. ET, final round
    • Golf Channel: 6:30-8:30 p.m. ET, Live From the Players

Best Way to Watch The Players Championship: The best streaming service to have all the coverage of the Players Championship is Hulu Live TV. This service provides a live stream of Golf Channel, NBC, and includes ESPN+ so you can watch the Players Championship on PGA Tour Live. You can sign up for Hulu Live TV here. Read on for more details on watching the Players Championship through Hulu Live TV and other streaming services.

Table of Contents
  • The Players Championship TV Schedule
    • The Players Championship on ESPN+
  • Watching The Players Championship Without Cable
    • Hulu Live TV
    • ESPN+
    • FuboTV
    • YouTubeTV
    • DIRECTV STREAM

The Players Championship TV Schedule

The TV schedule for the Players Championship is as follows:

(All Times Eastern)

  • Thursday, March 10th
    • 12 p.m.-6 p.m: Golf Channel
  • Friday, March 11th
    • 12 p.m.-6 p.m: Round 2 on Golf Channel
  • Saturday, March 12th
    • 1 p.m.-6:00 p.m.: coverage on NBC
  • Sunday, March 13th
    • 1 p.m.-6:00 p.m.: coverage on NBC
  • Monday March 14th
    • 8-11 a.m. ET, the conclusion of the third round
    • 11 a.m.-1 p.m. ET, Live From the Players on Golf Channel
    • 1-6:30 p.m. ET, final round on Golf Channel
    • 6:30-8:30 p.m. ET, Live From the Players on Golf Channel

However, if you want the most coverage, you will likely want to watch the PGA Tour Live coverage on ESPN+. You watch ESPN+ through the ESPN app to access the following four feeds each day of the event:

  • 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

The Players Championship on ESPN+

Below is the schedule of the multiple feeds covering each day of the Players Championship on PGA Tour Live Through ESPN+

(All Times Eastern)

  • Wednesday March 9th
    • Practice round coverage | 2 p.m.-4 p.m.
  • Thursday March 10th
    • Enhanced coverage: Group 1 (Schenk, Hickcock and Hodges) | 6:43 a.m.-noon
    • Enhanced coverage: Group 13 (Harman, Knox and Hossler) | 6:43 a.m.-noon
    • Main Feed | 6:45 a.m.-noon
    • Enhanced coverage: Group 2 (Hoffman, Varner and Zalatoris) | 6:54 a.m.-noon.
    • Enhanced coverage: Group 14 (Stanley, Fleetwood and Clark) | 6:54 a.m.-noon
    • Enhanced coverage: Group 3 (Streelman, McNealy and Sloan) | 7:05 a.m.-noon
    • Enhance coverage: Group 15 (Wise, Redman and Pereira) | 7:05 a.m.-noon
    • Featured holes (Nos. 3, 12, 16 and 17) | 7:15 a.m.-noon
    • Featured groups | 7:15 a.m.-noon
    • Enhanced coverage: Group 4 (Im, Laird and Werenski) | 7:16 a.m.-noon
    • Enhanced coverage: Group 16 (Reed, Finau and Simpson) | 7:16 a.m.-noon
    • Enhanced coverage: Group 5 (Champ, Jones and Molinari) | 7:27 a.m.-noon
    • Enhanced coverage: Group 6 (van Rooyen, Higgo and Palmer) | 7:38 a.m.-noon
    • Marquee group | 7:45 a.m.-noon
    • Enhanced coverage: Group 7 (Lee, Long and Tway) | 7:49 a.m.-noon
    • Enhanced coverage: Group 8 (Muñoz, Walker and Frittelli) | 8:00 a.m.-noon
    • Enhanced coverage: Group 20 (Burns, Ancer and Casey) | 8:00 a.m.-noon
    • Enhanced coverage: Group 9 (Dahmen, Gay and Conners) | 8:11 a.m.-noon
    • Enhanced coverage: Group 21 (Hoge, Hatton and Snedeker) | 8:11 a.m.-noon
    • Enhanced coverage: Group 10 (Griffin, Woodland and Mitchell) | 8:22 a.m.-noon
    • Enhanced coverage: Group 22 (Glover, Lowry and Wolff) | 8:22 a.m.-noon
    • Enhanced coverage: Group 11 (Poulter, Perez and Vegas) | 8:33 a.m.-noon
    • Enhanced coverage: Group 23 (Malnati, Noren and Lahiri) | 8:33 a.m.-noon
    • Enhanced coverage: Group 12 (Norlander, Lebioda and Pendrith) | 8:44 a.m.-noon
    • Enhanced coverage: Group 24 (Piercy, Watney and Buckley) | 8:44 a.m.-noon
    • Featured group 1 | Noon-6 p.m.
    • Featured group 2 | Noon-6 p.m.
    • Featured Hole (No. 17) | Noon-6 p.m.
    • Featured Group (No. 16) | Noon-6 p.m.
  • Friday March 11th
    • Main Feed | 6:45 a.m.-noon
    • Featured holes (Nos. 3, 12, 16 and 17) | 7:15 a.m.-noon
    • Featured groups | 7:15 a.m.-noon
    • Marquee group | 7:45 a.m.-noon
    • Featured group 1 | Noon-6 p.m.
    • Featured group 2 | Noon-6 p.m.
    • Featured Holes (No. 17) | Noon-6 p.m.
    • Featured Hole (No. 16) | Noon-6 p.m.
  • Saturday March 12th
    • Main Feed | 7:45 a.m.-1 p.m.
    • Featured holes (Nos. 3, 12, 16 and 17) | 8:15 a.m.-1 p.m.
    • Featured groups | 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m.
    • Marquee group | 8:45 a.m.-1 p.m.
    • Featured group 1 | 1 p.m.-6 p.m.
    • Featured group 2 | 1 p.m.-6 p.m.
    • Featured Hole (No. 17) | 1 p.m-6 p.m.
    • Featured Hole (No. 12) | 1 p.m.-6 p.m.
  • Sunday March 13th
    • Main Feed | 7:45 a.m.-1 p.m.
    • Featured holes (Nos. 3, 12, 16 and 17) | 8:15 a.m.-1 p.m.
    • Featured groups | 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m.
    • Marquee group | 8:45 a.m.-1 p.m.
    • Featured group 1 | 1 p.m.-6 p.m.
    • Featured group 2 | 1 p.m.-6 p.m.
    • Featured Holes (No. 17) | 1 p.m-6 p.m.
    • Featured Hole (No. 12) | 1 p.m.-6 p.m.
  • Monday March 14th
    • PGA Tour Live, 8 a.m. – 6:30 p.m.

Watching The Players Championship Without Cable

Golf Channel with cover rounds 1 and 2 of this year’s Players Championship with NBC and Golf Channel covering rounds 3 and 4. . The options below will give you the best options to watch The Players Championship without a cable TV provider.

Below is the relevant streaming service that carries NBC, Golf Channel, and ESPN+ and how to use them.

Hulu Live TV

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Hulu Live TV is the best option if you want to watch all available coverage of the Players Championship. Hulu Live TV provides access to ESPN+, NBC, and Golf Channel. You can watch the event by searching “Players Championship” from within the Hulu app on your streaming device. Your $69.99 per month subscription to Hulu Live includes the following:

  • Includes subscriptions to ESPN+ and Disney+
  • include Golf Channel, NBC , NBCand over 60 other channels
  • The basic package comes with 50 hours of cloud DVR storage. (Upgrades available)
  • Watch on 2 screens at once. (Upgrades available)
  • Comes with 6 customizable profiles
  • Includes entire Hulu streaming library
  • Supported on Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV, Chromecast, iOS, Android and more

For more information on this streaming service, check out our Hulu Live TV Review.

Check out Hulu Live TV here.

ESPN+

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Subscribing to Hulu Live TV also provides access to ESPN+ through the Hulu app. However, you can also 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:

  1. Subscribe to ESPN+
  2. Download and Open the ESPN app on your mobile or TV device
  3. Click the Settings Gear in the upper right corner
  4. Select “Account Information” then “Log Into ESPN Account.” You should receive an activation code.
  5. Visit https://espn.com/activate on your phone or laptop and type in the code
  6. Log in with your ESPN+ credentials
  7. 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 $6.99 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.

FuboTV

fubo

FuboTV includes Golf Channel and NBC along with 90 other channels in its Pro Plan for $69.99 per month (after a 7-day free trial).

  • Over 100 channels including Golf Channel 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, Android TV, Roku, and Amazon Fire TV. 

You can sign up for a 1-week free trial or check out our review of FuboTV for more details.

YouTubeTV

youtube tv

YouTubeTV also offers NBC and Golf Channel. YouTubeTV costs $64.99

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 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.

DIRECTV STREAM

AT&T tv

DIRECTV STREAM is another way you can watch Golf Channel and NBC. NBC is available in the “Entertainment” channel plan for $104.99 per month. However, Golf Channel requires you to subscribe to their “Ultimate” plan for $104.99 per month. A subscription to DIRECTV STREAM includes the following:

  • watch 20 streams simultaneously per subscription 
  • a cloud-based DVR
  • channels like Golf Channel and more
  • supported on AppleTV, Android TV, Roku, Amazon FireTV, and more

DIRECTV STREAM provides a 5-day free trial or learn more in our DIRECTV STREAM review.

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