How to watch the 2026 Masters Day 1 live for free: Tee times, streaming
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The 2026 PGA Tour begins with the first major of the year: It’s time for The Masters.
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What happened
The 2026 PGA Tour begins with the first major of the year: It’s time for The Masters.
Why it matters
The tournament begins today and will continue through Sunday, April 12, when the winner of the 90th annual tournament will be awarded his customary green jacket.
Common ground
It’s all going down, as it does every year, at the Augusta National Golf Course in Augusta, Georgia.
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- What concrete event or decision sits underneath the headline: How to watch the 2026 Masters Day 1 live for free: Tee times, streaming?
- What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that - When: April 9, 7:40 a.m. ET (first tee time)?
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Read the original article: https://nypost.com/2026/04/09/sports/how-to-watch-and-stream-the-2026-masters-da…
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Claim 1: “- When: April 9, 7:40 a.m. ET (first tee time)”
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Claim 2: “- Where: Augusta National Golf Course (Augusta, Georgia)”
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Claim 3: “The first tee time for John Keefer and Haotong Li is at 7:40 a.m. ET on April 9.”
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Claim 4: “Jon Rahm has a tee time at 1:20 p.m. ET on April 9 during the 2026 Masters Tournament.”
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Claim 5: “The defending champ played his most recent tournament, The Players, through the back injury and finished tied for 46th.”
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Claim 6: “DIRECTV will offer a free trial for streaming the 2026 Masters Tournament.”
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Claim 7: “The tournament begins today and will continue through Sunday, April 12, when the winner of the 90th annual tournament will be awarded his customary green jacket.”
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— The 2026 Masters Tournament is the 90th edition of the Masters Tournament and the first of the four men's major golf championships held in 2026. The tournament is being played from April 9–12 at Augus…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Masters_Tournament
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Masters_Tournament
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— The 2026 Monte-Carlo Masters (also known as the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters for sponsorship reasons) is a tennis tournament for male professionals currently played on outdoor clay courts. It is the 119t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Monte-Carlo_Masters
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Monte-Carlo_Masters
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— The Masters Tournament (usually referred to as simply the Masters, or as the U.S. Masters outside North America) is one of the four men's major championships in professional golf. Scheduled for the fi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masters_Tournament
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masters_Tournament
Claim 8: “The winner of the 90th annual tournament will be awarded his customary green jacket on April 12.”
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Claim 9: “It’s been a year since Rory McIlroy completed a career grand slam with his first win at The Masters.”
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Claim 10: “- Streaming: DIRECTV (try it free), Prime Video”
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Claim 11: “- Channel: ESPN (from 3 p.m. ET)”
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Claim 12: “Prime Video will broadcast the 2026 Masters Tournament starting at 1 p.m. ET on April 9.”
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Claim 13: “Bryson DeChambeau, Jon Rahm and two-time Masters champion Scottie Scheffler are among the favorites to win the green jacket this year.”
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Claim 14: “The 2026 PGA Tour begins with the first major of the year: It’s time for The Masters.”
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— The 2026 PGA Tour is the 111th season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States. It is also the 58th season since separating from the PGA of America, and the 20th edition o…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_PGA_Tour
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_PGA_Tour
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— The 2026 PGA Tour Americas will be the third season of PGA Tour Americas, a third-tier tour operated and run by the PGA Tour.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_PGA_Tour_Americas
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_PGA_Tour_Americas
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— The 2026 PGA Tour Champions season is the 46th season of PGA Tour Champions (formerly the Senior PGA Tour and the Champions Tour), the main professional golf tour in the United States for men aged 50 …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_PGA_Tour_Champions_season
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_PGA_Tour_Champions_season
Claim 15: “It’s all going down, as it does every year, at the Augusta National Golf Course in Augusta, Georgia.”
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— The 2025 Masters Tournament was the 89th edition of the Masters Tournament and the first of the men's four major golf championships held in 2025. The tournament was played from April 10–13 at Augusta …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Masters_Tournament
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Masters_Tournament
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— The 2026 Masters Tournament is the 90th edition of the Masters Tournament and the first of the four men's major golf championships held in 2026. The tournament is being played from April 9–12 at Augus…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Masters_Tournament
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Masters_Tournament
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— The Masters Tournament (usually referred to as simply the Masters, or as the U.S. Masters outside North America) is one of the four men's major championships in professional golf. Scheduled for the fi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masters_Tournament
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masters_Tournament
Claim 16: “McIlroy is back this year to defend his title, but he recently pulled out of the Arnold Palmer Invitational with back spasms.”
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Claim 17: “The 2026 Masters Tournament is the 90th annual edition of the event.”
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