How To Watch The Masters 2025: Live Streams, TV Channels, Schedule

Watch The Masters this week as the first Major of the 2025 golf season takes place at the iconic Augusta National, with Golf Monthly bringing you all the information on TV channels, live streaming, free coverage, and how to watch The Masters wherever you are in the world.

Television viewers used to be severely limited as to what action in The Masters they could see. For many years only the back nine holes were televised. Indeed, when broadcast partner CBS began showing The Masters in 1956 it was only holes 15-18 that were televised.

But in 1997 the club’s policy changed and some front-nine play was shown and in 2002 full course coverage was allowed.

Augusta National Golf Club has then gone even further and now every shot by every player can be viewed in some way or another, with feeds of certain parts of the course, and of featured groups, in addition to the main broadcast. This can also be free to view, as we explain below.

So viewers of the 89th Masters can see every shot of Rory McIlroy’s attempt to become the sixth man to achieve golf’s modern Grand Slam, or of Scottie Scheffler's attempt to defend his title.

Last year the defending champion, Jon Rahm, put up a poor defence of his title finishing in a six-way tie for 45th. Some put this down to him joining the less competitive LIV Golf League. How the dozen LIV golfers in the field will fare is another intriguing subplot to the action.

Read on for our guide on how to watch The Masters online, on TV, and from anywhere.

What's on today at The Masters

Today, Thursday April 10 , marks the start of The Masters, with the opening round running from 7:40am EDT / 12:40pm BST through to 7.30pm EDT / 12.30am BST.

After the week's build-up, which included practice rounds and the Par 3 Contest, the serious business starts here.

Main TV coverage starts at 3pm EDT on ESPN in the US and 7.30pm BST on Sky Sports in the UK. Streaming via supplementary feeds showing Featured Groups and Featured Holes starts from 8:45am EDT.

For all the details on the timings for today's play across all the major international broadcasters, we have a dedicated guide for that ► Watch The Masters Round One: TV Coverage, Live Streams, Start Time For Today's Play

Are there any free live streams for The Masters?

You can watch The Masters for free thanks to the tournament itself, which is providing free live streaming on its own website, Masters.com. Access is only available in the USA.

Masters.com will provide a simulcast of the TV broadcasts going out on ESPN and CBS over the course of the four days. On top of that, it will host a multi-feed streaming offering that includes Featured Groups and Featured Holes. In other words, it has the lot, and its giving it away for free – a rarity in this day and age.

Watch The Masters from anywhere

You can still access your usual streaming services even when you're away from home, thanks to a handy piece of software known as a VPN.

A Virtual Private Network – to give it the full name – can make your devices appear to be in any location, bypassing geo-restrictions so you can watch the things you've signed up for. It's perfect for watching golf from anywhere, and it comes with a host of internet security benefits, too.

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Watch The Masters golf in the US

Broadcast rights to The Masters 2025 in the US are split between two major broadcasters: ESPN and CBS. The opening two rounds of The Masters, on April 10 and 11, will go out on ESPN, while the final two rounds, on April 12 and April 13, will be shown on CBS and its streaming platform, Paramount+.

The Masters on ESPN

ESPN will be showing live coverage of the first two rounds of The Masters, on Thursday April 10 and Friday April 11. On both days, the television broadcast will run from 3pm to 7.30pm ET.

You can watch The Masters online on ESPN+, where, in addition to the simulcast of the TV broadcast, you'll find the multi-feed streaming offering. The Masters coverage on ESPN+ allows you to hone in on four Featured Groups as well as eight Featured Holes.

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A subscription to ESPN+ costs $11.99 per month, or you could save over the course of a year with 12 months for $119.99. You can also bundle with other services, such as Disney+ and Hulu for $16.99 per month.

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The Masters on CBS

For the final two days of The Masters, the broadcast reins switch from ESPN to CBS.

For CBS television viewers, coverage runs from 2pm to 7pm ET on both Saturday April 12 and Sunday April 13.

You can watch CBS online through its streaming platform, Paramount+, where you'll get an extra two hours of coverage, with streaming beginning at 12pm ET on both days. On top of that, like with ESPN's coverage, Paramount+ will also have the multi-feed live stream with Featured Groups and Featured Holes.

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You can watch the multi-feed stream for The Masters on the basic Paramount+ subscription ($7.99 per month). However, to watch the full CBS broadcast online, you'll need the Paramount+ with Showtime plan, which costs $12.99 per month.

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Is The Masters on NBC or Golf Channel

NBC does not have the rights to broadcast The Masters live, so you won't catch any of the action live on NBC or the Golf Channel. However, they will be on-site and will have plenty of studio coverage around the action, with many golf fans keen to hear from their broadcast team. Live from The Masters will go out on Golf Channel before and after the main telecast for the day.

Watch The Masters without cable

If you don't have cable, you can still watch The Masters 2025 through the streaming platforms of ESPN and CBS, or Masters.com, as outlined above. Another option is to get a cord-cutting service that gives you cable channels in an online package.

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Watch The Masters golf in the UK

Golf fans in the UK can watch The Masters 2025 on Sky Sports all this week.

The action will be shown on the dedicated golf channel, Sky Sports Golf, while a lot of the action can also be found on Sky Sports Main Event.

Coverage starts at 2pm Thursday and Friday, and 3pm on Saturday and Sunday, running through the evening until 12.30am on all days.

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For a more flexible streaming option, you can get all Sky Sports channels through the Now TV streaming service, which is £26 per month right now.

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If you’re a Sky Sports subscriber who’s currently outside the UK, you can still watch the coverage via streaming provided you use a VPN, such as NordVPN.

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How to watch The Masters in Canada

In Canada, The Masters Championship: will be broadcast by TSN, which also has rights to the PGA Tour in Canada.

The coverage will be shared across its various channels, often with simultaneous broadcasts from different parts of the course.

The main coverage of each day's play will air on TSN1, while extras such as Featured Holes and Featured Groups will be spread across its other channels – TSN3, 4, and 5 – as well as online at TSN+.

You can get a TSN+ subscription for $8 per month but to get the main TV coverage you'll need the standard TSN subscription, which costs $19.99 per month. This is available as a streaming package so it's flexible and ready to go, and includes TSN+.

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How to watch The Masters in Australia

Golf fans in Australia can watch The Masters 2025 on Fox Sports and Kayo Sports.

Fox Sports will carry TV coverage on channel 503, with the Featured Holes of Amen Corner on 505.

Kayo Sports is the streaming home of Fox's coverage of The Masters, and will offer live streaming of Fox Sports 503's main coverage, as well as all the extras from the Featured Holes and Featured Groups.

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The Masters: Format

The tournament is played as four rounds of 18-hole strokeplay. There is a halfway cut with the top 50 players and ties after 36 holes qualifying for the final two rounds.

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The Masters: TV schedule and timings

Thursday 10th April - Round One:

• US (ET): 3pm-7.30pm (ESPN)

• Canada (EDT): 9.15am–7.30pm (TSN2/TSN4/TSN5/TSN+)

• UK (BST): 2pm–12.30am (Sky Sports Golf/Sky Sports Main Event)

• Australia (AEDT): 12.30am-9.30am on Friday (Fox Sports 503/Kayo)

Friday 11th April - Round Two:

• US (ET): 3pm-7.30pm (ESPN)

• Canada (EDT): 9.15am–7.30pm (TSN2/TSN4/TSN5/TSN+)

• UK (BST): 2pm–12.30am (Sky Sports Golf/Sky Sports Main Event)

• Australia (AEDT): 12.30am-9.30am on Saturday (Fox Sports 503/Kayo)

Saturday 12th April - Round Three:

• US (ET): 12pm-2pm (Paramount+); 2pm-7pm (CBS)

• Canada (EDT): 10am–7pm (TSN3/TSN4/TSN+)

• UK (BST): 3pm–12.30am (Sky Sports Golf); 3pm-5pm & 8pm-12.30am (Sky Sports Main Event)

• Australia (AEDT): 12am–9am on Sunday (Fox Sports 503/Kayo)

Sunday 13th April - Round Four:

• US (ET): 12pm-2pm (Paramount+); 2pm-7pm (CBS)

• Canada (EDT): 10am–7pm (TSN4/TSN5/TSN+)

• UK (BST): 3pm–12.3am (Sky Sports Golf); 7pm-12.30am (Sky Sports Main Event)

• Australia (AEDT): 12am–9am on Monday (Fox Sports 503/Kayo)

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