When to watch the Charles Schwab Challenge 2026
- The tournament runs from Thursday, May 28, to Sunday, May 31.
Where to watch
- The Charles Schwab Challenge 2026 will stream in the US on Paramount Plus and ESPN Plus.
A cool $1.782 million is up for grabs for Sunday’s winner as the PGA Tour heads to Fort Worth, Texas, for the Charles Schwab Challenge.
Hosting the event for the 80th time is Colonial Country Club, a course widely regarded as one of the most demanding on the tour. That reputation is mainly because of the “Horrible Horseshoe,” Colonial’s notoriously unforgiving stretch spanning holes 3 through to 5.
Ben Griffin returns as the defending champion after closing with a 1-over 71 in last year’s final round to secure a one-shot victory over Mattias Schmid.
The build-up to the tournament has seen the field open up somewhat, thanks to some high-profile dropouts, with Wyndham Clark and Brooks Koepka both pulling out earlier this week. Koepka’s withdrawal also means he is now unable to qualify for next week’s Signature Event at the Memorial Tournament.
Ben Griffin won his first individual PGA Tour victory at last year’s Charles Schwab Challenge.
What is the US TV schedule for the 2026 Charles Schwab Challenge?
While the Golf Channel has exclusive rights to show Thursday and Friday’s action live, the key linear TV coverage in the US is with CBS, which will be showing the tournament’s latter stages. That coverage will also be available to watch via streaming service Paramount Plus. For more comprehensive coverage, PGA Tour livestreaming coverage takes place Thursday through Sunday on ESPN Plus, offering main action feeds, marquee groups, featured groups and featured hole coverage.
Here’s the full TV schedule (all times ET):
Thursday
- Golf Channel: 4 p.m. – 7 p.m.
- ESPN Plus: 8 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Friday
- ESPN Plus: 8 a.m. – 7 p.m.
- Golf Channel: 4 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Saturday
- Golf Channel: 1 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
- CBS/Paramount Plus: 3:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
- ESPN Plus: 8:30 a.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Sunday
- Golf Channel: 1 p.m. – 3 p.m.
- CBS/Paramount Plus: 3 p.m. – 6 p.m.
- ESPN Plus: 8 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Livestream the Charles Schwab Challenge 2026 in the US
The key linear TV coverage in the US is on CBS, which will be showing the tournament’s latter stages. That coverage will also be available to watch via streaming service Paramount Plus.
Paramount Plus has two main subscription plans in the US: Essential for $9 a month and Premium Plus for $14 a month. Both offer coverage of the Charles Schwab Challenge.
The cheaper Essential option has ads for on-demand streaming, but it lacks live CBS feeds and the ability to download shows to watch offline later. Students may qualify for a 25% discount.
PGA Tour livestreaming coverage of all four days from Thursday through to Sunday is available on ESPN Plus, which will be offering main action feeds, marquee groups, featured groups and featured hole coverage.
ESPN Plus is accessible via the network’s ESPN Select or ESPN Unlimited streaming packages. ESPN Select carries ESPN Plus and is the cheaper option at $13 a month
ESPN’s streaming platforms have been shaken up in recent months. The sports network now offers two tiers with its new direct-to-consumer setup: ESPN Select and ESPN Unlimited. ESPN Select is essentially what ESPN Plus used to be, with the same content available to subscribers, including PGA golf, for $13 a month. If you want full access to ESPN’s networks and services, such as ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3, ESPNews and ESPN Deportes, as well as all of ESPN Select’s content, then ESPN Unlimited is the way to go. It costs $30 a month.
The Golf Channel’s coverage of the tournament’s early stages can be streamed via Peacock.
Peacock currently costs $11 per month for the ad-supported Peacock Premium plan and $17 per month for the ad-free Peacock Premium Plus plan.
Four of the major live TV streaming services also offer the Golf Channel.
Hulu with Live TV starts at $90 per month for the ad-supported bundle and includes the Golf Channel. Click the “View channels in your area” link on its welcome page to see which local channels are offered in your ZIP code.
Read our Hulu with Live TV review.
DirecTV Stream’s new MySports package is priced at $85-a-month and includes the Golf Channel alongside an ESPN Plus subscription.
Read our DirecTV Stream review.
Livestream the Charles Schwab Challenge 2026 in the UK
Golf fans in the UK can watch the tournament live on Sky Sports. The tournament will be broadcast across its Sky Sports Golf and Main Events channels, with further coverage on its Red Button service.
Viewers in the UK will be able to watch the Charles Schwab Challenge 2026 on Sky Sports Golf, with extensive coverage of each day’s play. Subscribers can also stream the action via the Sky Go app. Sky subsidiary Now (formerly Now TV) offers streaming access to Sky Sports channels with a Now Sports membership. You can get a day of access for £15 (perhaps just for the final round), or sign up to a monthly plan from £35 a month to watch all four days of the tournament.
Livestream the Charles Schwab Challenge 2026 in Australia
The Charles Schwab Challenge 2026 can be watched Down Under on Fox Sports via Foxtel. If you’re not a Fox subscriber, your best option is to sign up for the streaming service Kayo Sports.
A Kayo Sports subscription starts at AU$30 a month and lets you stream on one screen, while its Premium tier costs AU$46 a month for simultaneous viewing on up to three devices.
The service gives you access to a wide range of sports, including F1, NRL, NFL, NHL and MLB, and there are no lock-in contracts.
Better still, if you’re a new customer, you can take advantage of a one-week Kayo Sports free trial.
Stream the Charles Schwab Challenge 2026 in Canada
Live coverage of the weekend’s action from Fort Worth will be available to watch in Canada via TSN. Cord-cutters can also watch TSN’s coverage via the network’s streaming service TSN Plus.
