How to watch the 2024 FedEx Cup BMW Championship live for free

The second event of the PGA Tour FedEx Cup playoffs, the BMW Championship is officially underway, with the roster of golfers cut down to those ranked 50 and above in PGA standings.

As is typically the case, the favorites to win this BMW Championship are names often floating near the top of the standings: Scottie Scheffler, Xander Schauffele, and Rory McIlroy, who are first, second, and fifth in overall standings.

Last week’s FedEx St. Jude Championship was won by Hideki Matsuyama (currently third in the PGA Tour standings).

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From this weekend’s tournament, only the top 30 will advance to the third and final stage of the FedEx Cup Playoffs: the TOUR Championship, which kicks off in exactly one week.

Want to tune in? There are a few ways to catch all the action, whether you have cable or just want to stream it.

2024 BMW Championship TV and streaming schedule:

Round 1: Thursday, August 22

Round 1 start time: 9:15 a.m. ET

Round 1 live stream:

• Main feed and featured groups: ESPN+, 9:15 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. ET
• Golf Channel simulcast: Peacock, 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. ET

Round 1 on TV: 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. ET on the Golf Channel

Round 2: Friday, August 23

Round 2 start time: 9:15 a.m. ET

Round 2 live stream:

• Main feed and featured groups: ESPN+, 9:15 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. ET
• Golf Channel simulcast: Peacock, 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. ET

Round 2 on TV: 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. ET on the Golf Channel

Round 3: Saturday, August 24

Round 3 start time: 9:00 a.m. ET

Round 3 live stream:

• Main feed and featured groups: ESPN+, 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. ET
• Golf Channel/NBC simulcast: Peacock, 1:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. ET

Round 3 on TV: 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. ET on the Golf Channel; 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. ET on NBC

Final Round: Sunday, August 25

Final round start time: 9:00 a.m. ET

Final round live stream:

• Main feed and featured groups: ESPN+, 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. ET
• Golf Channel/NBC simulcast: Peacock, 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. ET

Final round on TV: 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. ET on the Golf Channel; 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. ET on NBC

How to watch and stream the 2024 BMW Championship for free:

Since the tournament is partially airing on live TV, the only free way to watch the 2024 BMW Championship if you don’t have cable is with a live TV streaming service.

Our favorite is DIRECTV Stream, which comes with a five-day free trial — long enough to watch all of the televised portions of the BMW Championship without paying a cent.

You’ll have to subscribe to the Choice plan, as it’s the lowest-priced one that includes both NBC and the Golf Channel.

Other ways to watch and stream the 2024 BMW Championship without cable:

As noted above, ESPN+ and Peacock will carry every day of the BMW Championship, with ESPN+ having all four days from beginning to end. Peacock costs $7.99/month with ads, while ESPN+ is $10.99/month.

If you’re planning on tuning into next week’s PGA TOUR Championship finale as well, we recommend signing up for Peacock — the tournament will also be airing on that service.

The BMW Championship is being played at Castle Pines Golf Club in Denver, CO.

Tee times:

Round 1 (EST):

• 9:25 a.m. – Max Homa, Si Woo Kim
• 9:35 a.m. – Cameron Young, Thomas Detry
• 9:45 a.m. – Will Zalatoris, Austin Eckroat
• 9:55 a.m. – Tommy Fleetwood, Chris Kirk
• 10:05 a.m. – Taylor Pendrith, Tom Hoge
• 10:15 a.m. – Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Sepp Straka
• 10:25 a.m. – Billy Horschel, Matthieu Pavon
• 10:40 a.m. – Byeong Hun An, Viktor Hovland
• 10:50 a.m. – Ludvig Åberg, Sahith Theegala
• 11:00 a.m. – Scottie Scheffler, Xander Schauffele
• 11:10 a.m. – Patrick Cantlay, Sungjae Im
• 11:20 a.m. – Cam Davis, Keegan Bradley
• 11:30 a.m. – Alex Noren, Eric Cole
• 11:45 a.m. – Adam Scott, Adam Hadwin
• 11:55 a.m. – Stephan Jaeger, Matt Fitzpatrick
• 12:05 p.m. – Corey Conners, J.T. Poston
• 12:15 p.m. – Brian Harman, Denny McCarthy
• 12:25 p.m. – Jason Day, Davis Thompson
• 12:35 p.m. – Aaron Rai, Justin Thomas
• 12:50 p.m. – Russell Henley, Sam Burns
• 1:00 p.m. – Shane Lowry, Robert MacIntyre
• 1:10 p.m. – Rory McIlroy, Wyndham Clark
• 1:20 p.m. – Hideki Matsuyama, Collin Morikawa
• 1:30 p.m. – Akshay Bhatia, Tony Finau
• 1:40 p.m. – Max Greyserman, Nick Dunlap

Round 2 (EST):

• 9:25 a.m. – Alex Noren, Eric Cole
• 9:35 a.m. – Adam Scott, Adam Hadwin
• 9:45 a.m. – Stephan Jaeger, Matt Fitzpatrick
• 9:55 a.m. – Corey Conners, J.T. Poston
• 10:05 a.m. – Brian Harman, Denny McCarthy
• 10:15 a.m. – Jason Day, Davis Thompson
• 10:25 a.m. – Aaron Rai, Justin Thomas
• 10:40 a.m. – Russell Henley, Sam Burns
• 10:50 a.m. – Shane Lowry, Robert MacIntyre
• 11:00 a.m. – Rory McIlroy, Wyndham Clark
• 11:10 a.m. – Hideki Matsuyama, Collin Morikawa
• 11:20 a.m. – Akshay Bhatia, Tony Finau
• 11:30 a.m. – Max Greyserman, Nick Dunlap
• 11:45 a.m. – Max Homa, Si Woo Kim
• 11:55 a.m. – Cameron Young, Thomas Detry
• 12:05 p.m. – Will Zalatoris, Austin Eckroat
• 12:15 p.m. – Tommy Fleetwood, Chris Kirk
• 12:25 p.m. – Taylor Pendrith, Tom Hoge
• 12:35 p.m. – Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Sepp Straka
• 12:50 p.m. – Billy Horschel, Matthieu Pavon
• 1:00 p.m. – Byeong Hun An, Viktor Hovland
• 1:10 p.m. – Ludvig Åberg, Sahith Theegala
• 1:20 p.m. – Scottie Scheffler, Xander Schauffele
• 1:30 p.m. – Patrick Cantlay, Sungjae Im
• 1:40 p.m. – Cam Davis, Keegan Bradley

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