WWT Championship Round 1: Tee Times, TV Schedule, Groupings
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The 2026 World Wide Technology Championship opens Thursday at El Cardonal in Mexico, with Golf Channel's live coverage running 3-6 p.m. ET and streaming on Golfchannel.com and the Golf Channel app.
Who is the featured group for Round 1?
Rookie Jackson Koivun, 21, tees off at 1:38 p.m. ET alongside Ben Griffin and Pierceson Coody. Koivun has made nine PGA Tour starts since turning pro in July and already has three top-10 finishes, including a win at the 3M Open in just his third start. He plays El Cardonal, a Tiger Woods-designed course, for the first time this week.
What are the Round 1 tee times?
The field splits into two groups off the first and tenth tees, with early starters going off at 8:30 a.m. ET and a second wave beginning at 1:05 p.m. ET. A selection of notable groupings:
| Tee time (ET) | Players |
|---|---|
| 9:14 a.m. | Harry Hall, Chris Kirk, Matt Kuchar |
| 9:14 a.m. | Karl Vilips, Tony Finau, Keith Mitchell |
| 9:36 a.m. | Mackenzie Hughes, Andrew Putnam, Luke Donald |
| 1:38 p.m. | Jackson Koivun, Ben Griffin, Pierceson Coody |
| 1:38 p.m. | Davis Riley, Lucas Glover, Aaron Wise |
| 1:49 p.m. | Steven Fisk, Billy Horschel, Ben James |
The full field tees off in waves between 8:30 a.m. and 2:44 p.m. ET, with amateur Preston Stout also in the Round 1 field.
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