For golf fans there’s nothing quite like the Masters. The first major tournament on the calendar is the only one played on the same course — Augusta National — each year. And it’s fast becoming a streaming tradition unlike any other.
Patrick Reed will try to win his second consecutive green jacket this week, while Tiger Woods is seeking his first since 2005. They’ll be up against the top five golfers in the world: Dustin Johnson, Justin Rose, Rory McIlroy, Brooks Koepka and Justin Thomas. This year’s field also includes recent Masters champions Sergio Garcia, Jordan Spieth and Bubba Watson.
Even if you’re a cable TV cord cutter, you have plenty of ways to watch the world’s best golfers compete at the world’s best golf course this week. Here’s what you need to know.
- What: The 2019 Masters Tournament
- When: April 11-14
- Where: Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, Georgia
- Channels: ESPN (rounds 1 and 2 on Thursday and Friday) and CBS (rounds 3 and 4 on Saturday and Sunday)
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Live US TV coverage of the Masters
- ESPN: 3 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. ET on Thursday and Friday
- CBS: 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. on ET Saturday, and from 2 to 7 p.m. ET on Sunday
Free livestreams on Masters.com and CBSSports.com
On the Masters website or mobile app, you can stream live without having to sign in with a pay TV provider. You can also watch a live stream of the Masters on CBSSports.com or the CBS Sports app, also without needing pay TV credentials. The Masters site will have the TV simulcast live stream each day, and both the Masters site and CBS Sports will offer an additional four live streams each of the four days of the tournament:
Before the Masters Tournament gets underway with the first round on Thursday, on Wednesday you can get previews from the range and watch the Par 3 Contest.
At the conclusion of the tournament on Sunday, the Masters website or app will take you inside Butler Cabin for a livestream of the green jacket ceremony.
Live TV streaming options
Cord cutters can watch the 2019 Masters Tournament with a live TV streaming service, but they’ll need to find a streaming service that offers CBS and ESPN. Each of the services mentioned below offers both, as well as a free, seven-day trial, which will get you through all four rounds of the Masters.
Other stuff to know about live TV streaming services:
- You’ll need a solid internet connection.
- You can watch any of them on TV as long as your smart TV has the service’s app. You can also watch on your TV using a media streamer, including Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV and Chromecast.
- You can also watch on iPhones, Android phones, tablets and PC browsers.
- You can sign up and cancel anytime, no contract required.
- All of them offer free trial periods, so you can sign up to watch and then cancel.
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Stream all four rounds on ESPN and CBS
DirecTV Now ($50)
DirecTV Now’s $50-a-month Plus package includes CBS and ESPN. You can use its channel lookup tool to see if you get a live feed of CBS and the other local networks in your ZIP code.
See at DirecTV Now
Stream only the weekend rounds from CBS
CBS All Access ($6)
You can watch the last two rounds of the Masters on CBS’s online streaming service. CBS All Access costs $5.99 a month. Check here (under “Stream Live TV 24/7”) to see if it offers a live feed of your local CBS station.
See at CBS All Access
FuboTV ($45)
Like CBS All Access, FuboTV will let you watch the action over the weekend. It lacks ESPN but includes a live feed of CBS in dozens of markets. FuboTV costs $45 a month.
See at FuboTV
Stream only the first two rounds from ESPN
Sling TV ($25)
Sling TV doesn’t offer CBS, so it’ll get you only the first two rounds of the Masters Tournament on ESPN with Sling’s $25-a-month Orange plan. (The plan is currently discounted to $15 a month for the first three months.)
See at Sling TV
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Originally published April. 4.
Update, April 11: Updates YouTube TV pricing.
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