How to Watch BMW PGA Championship 2021 Round 1: Tee Times, Featured Groups, Weather and Live Coverage Info

As September arrives, golf fans around the world are all waiting for the Ryder Cup to commence. As Team USA puts together their squad, the European Tour is gearing up for the incredible BMW PGA Championship right before the biennial event. A flagship event for the Tour, the BMW PGA Championship also offers a chance for golfers to try and qualify for the upcoming Ryder Cup.

The BMW PGA Championship will take place at the Wentworth Golf Club, Virginia Water, Surrey in England. Now, while Team Europe will be announced, Steve Stricker is also yet to announce the complete U.S. team. Naturally, the BMW PGA Championship is easily one of the most important events on the calendar.

As for the Round 1 weather update, mild showers are expected to grace the course in the morning, followed by a partly sunny weather in the afternoon. The chance for a mild thunderstorm, is, however, looming large, due to gushing winds.

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Let’s take a look at some other details like tee times and featured groups.

Tee times and featured groups for the BMW PGA Championship (All times in GMT +1)

Time 
Tee 
Group
Player 1
Player 2
Player 3

06:40
1
1
ROUSSEL, Robin
LOMBARD, Zander
PAISLEY, Chris

06:50
1
2
McGOWAN, Ross
HANSEN, Joachim B.
MERONK, Adrian

07:00
1
3
DONALDSON, Jamie
ROCK, Robert
JANEWATTANANOND, Jazz

07:10
1
4
FISHER, Ross
APHIBARNRAT, Kiradech
GREEN, Gavin

07:20
1
5
DRYSDALE, David
MOLINARI, Edoardo
SMITH, Jordan

07:30
1
6
SOUTHGATE, Matthew
JOHNSTON, Andrew
FOX, Ryan

07:40
1
7
WARING, Paul
COLSAERTS, Nicolas
GALLACHER, Stephen

07:50
1
8
HEND, Scott
ROZNER, Antoine
MCEVOY, Richard

08:00
1
9
FORREST, Grant
VEERMAN, Johannes
SCHWAB, Matthias

08:10
1
10
KARLSSON, Robert
BLAND, Richard
MIGLIOZZI, Guido

08:20
1
11
KAYMER, Martin
PEREZ, Victor
MOLINARI, Francesco

08:30
1
12
ROSE, Justin
SCOTT, Adam
FITZPATRICK, Matt

08:45
1
13
HORSCHEL, Billy
POULTER, Ian
WIESBERGER, Bernd

08:55
1
14
DETRY, Thomas
WALLACE, Matt
HIGGO, Garrick

09:05
1
15
GRACE, Branden
JIMÉNEZ, Miguel Ángel
HARDING, Justin

09:15
1
16
BJØRN, Thomas
LEWIS, Tom
PEPPERELL, Eddie

09:25
1
17
VÄLIMÄKI, Sami
LARRAZÁBAL, Pablo
KITAYAMA, Kurt

09:35
1
18
HOWELL, David
MORRISON, James
ARNAUS, Adri

09:45
1
19
SODERBERG, Sebastian
LUITEN, Joost
KINHULT, Marcus

09:55
1
20
BJÖRK, Alexander
JORDAN, Matthew
BJERREGAARD, Lucas

10:05
1
21
SHARMA, Shubhankar
KORHONEN, Mikko
CALDWELL, Jonathan

10:15
1
22
DUBUISSON, Victor
WALTERS, Justin
SENIOR, Jack

10:25
1
23
CORT, Matthew
PULKKANEN, Tapio
HANSON, Peter

10:35
1
24
LAPORTA, Francesco
WARREN, Marc
PORTEOUS, Haydn

10:50
1
25
WILSON, Oliver
RAMSAY, Richie
SAMOOJA, Kalle

11:00
1
26
ZANOTTI, Fabrizio
QUIROS, Alvaro
KAWAMURA, Masahiro

11:10
1
27
JACQUELIN, Raphaël
FISHER, Oliver
KJELDSEN, Søren

11:20
1
28
BERTASIO, Nino
JAMIESON, Scott
AIKEN, Thomas

11:30
1
29
STORM, Graeme
LORENZO-VERA, Mike
PARATORE, Renato

11:40
1
30
CANTER, Laurie
WOOD, Chris
STONE, Brandon

11:50
1
31
ORMSBY, Wade
LEVY, Alexander
PAVAN, Andrea

12:00
1
32
HEBERT, Benjamin
PIETERS, Thomas
ELVIRA, Nacho

12:10
1
33
HØJGAARD, Nicolai
OTAEGUI, Adrian
CATLIN, John

12:20
1
34
MCDOWELL, Graeme
MACINTYRE, Robert
NOREN, Alex

12:30
1
35
LEE, Min Woo
HILL, Calum
BEZUIDENHOUT, Christiaan

12:40
1
36
HATTON, Tyrrell
HOVLAND, Viktor
HARRINGTON, Padraig

12:55
1
37
LOWRY, Shane
FLEETWOOD, Tommy
WESTWOOD, Lee

13:05
1
38
DONALD, Luke
HØJGAARD, Rasmus
STENSON, Henrik

13:15
1
39
CABRERA BELLO, Rafa
WILLETT, Danny
SULLIVAN, Andy

13:25
1
40
RAI, Aaron
NIENABER, Wilco
BROWN, Steven

13:35
1
41
BURMESTER, Dean
OLESEN, Thorbjørn
CAMPILLO, Jorge

13:45
1
42
LAW, David
SHINKWIN, Callum
LANGASQUE, Romain

13:55
1
43
COETZEE, George
VAN TONDER, Daniel
GAVINS, Daniel

14:05
1
44
HORSFIELD, Sam
ARMITAGE, Marcus
PAVON, Matthieu

14:15
1
45
KIEFFER, Maximilian
LAGERGREN, Joakim
SURI, Julian

14:25
1
46
WINTHER, Jeff
GUERRIER, Julien
CROCKER, Sean

14:35
1
47
GAGLI, Lorenzo
CHESTERS, Ashley
HORSEY, David

14:45
1
48
SANTOS, Ricardo
STALTER, Joël
SHARVIN, Cormac

How to watch the BMW PGA Championship 2021?

Starting on Wednesday, September 8, the BMW PGA Championship will be broadcast extensively by Sky Sports. Stricker’s special live to reveal the picks will start first on Golf Today, the full live coverage beginning on September 9.

Round 1, Thursday, September 9 (All times in GMT +1)

8.30 am to 12 pm – Featured Groups

12 pm to 6 pm – Full live coverage

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We have Tyrell Hatton back to defend his title, along with a handful of others challengers. Tommy Fleetwood, Matt Fitzpatrick, Lee Westwood and Ian Poulter are the ones who are expected to perform well this time around. While Justin Rose and Poulter are most likely to receive a Ryder Cup captain’s pick, others like Hatton and Westwood are automatic qualifiers.

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