2026 Presidents Cup Tee Times: Medinah Schedule Archive

The 2026 Presidents Cup concluded at Medinah on September 27 with a 17–13 U.S. victory. This schedule archive records the published session windows and weekend U.S. television coverage, with venue starts in Central Time and broadcast listings in Eastern Time. The final results and match review covers the outcome.

Archived schedule: September 24–27, 2026. The windows below reflect the published schedule as of September 26. Our Friday foursomes recap records the 7–3 end-of-Friday total.

The official event schedule carried a notice that format and tee times were subject to change. These published windows describe the planned starts for each session; individual match sheets identified the pairings and their specific tee times.

Published 2026 Match Windows

The venue schedule at Medinah listed these match-start windows in Central Daylight Time (CDT, UTC−5). Each range runs from the first scheduled match start to the last, rather than showing the duration of play:

• Thursday, September 24: Round 1: five four-ball matches, with starts from 11:35 a.m. to 12:47 p.m.
• Friday, September 25: Round 2 matches from 1:05 p.m. to 2:01 p.m.
• Saturday, September 26: Round 3 matches from 7:02 a.m. to 7:56 a.m., followed by Round 4 matches from 1:15 p.m. to 1:57 p.m.
• Sunday, September 27: Round 5 matches from 11:02 a.m. to 1:19 p.m.

Practice days were scheduled for Tuesday, September 22 and Wednesday, September 23. The event schedule also included gate-opening times. The September 1 captain’s-picks announcement confirmed five four-ball matches for Round 1, separating the opening competition format from the earlier practice-day programme.

What Tee Times Mean In The Presidents Cup

Tee times are the scheduled start times for each match. Because the Presidents Cup uses match play rather than a full-field stroke-play draw, tee times are tied to pairings and session format. A Thursday or Friday session has five matches. Saturday has two sessions of four matches each. Sunday singles has 12 matches.

The order matters. Early matches can set the emotional tone of a session, while later matches may carry more scoreboard information. At Medinah, the sequence of starts also shaped spectators' arrival plans, walking routes, and opportunities to follow a particular pairing.

Pairings and Session Windows Are Different

The general event schedule set out the session windows, while official Presidents Cup and PGA TOUR match sheets supplied each session's selected players and match order. A roster listed all twelve available players; only eight played in each four-match Saturday team session. For a player who sat out a session, the team's overall start window did not represent an individual tee time.

Weekend U.S. Television Coverage

The published weekend U.S. television windows were stated in Eastern Daylight Time (EDT, UTC−4):

• Saturday, September 26: Golf Channel from 8–9 a.m.; NBC from 9 a.m.–7 p.m.
• Sunday, September 27: NBC from noon–6 p.m. Golf Monthly also lists Peacock for the NBC coverage windows.

Eastern Time was one hour ahead of Medinah's Central Time. Sunday's first scheduled start of 11:02 a.m. CDT corresponded to 12:02 p.m. EDT and 12:02 a.m. on Monday, September 28 in Beijing (UTC+8). NBC's noon coverage window began before that first match. Broadcast start times and tee times serve different purposes, and streaming access depended on the viewer's country and provider.

Reading The Match Records

PresidentsCup.com and the PGA TOUR event page carried pairings, scores, and tournament announcements. A session recap connects those match details with the overall team score, while the published schedule establishes when that session was planned to begin.

NBC Sports, Golf Channel, Peacock, and international broadcast partners provided viewing information for their respective markets. Those listings covered television and streaming availability. The tournament match sheet identified who was playing and when each match was scheduled to start.

How The Weekend Schedule Shaped Attendance

Saturday's two-session programme and Sunday's extended singles start window created different patterns for spectators:

• Saturday's morning matches began at 7:02 a.m. CDT, making parking, security, and walking time part of an early arrival.
• The afternoon session began at 1:15 p.m. CDT, leaving an interval between the two sets of matches.
• Sunday's twelve singles matches started over more than two hours, from 11:02 a.m. to 1:19 p.m. CDT.
• Matches could finish before the 18th hole, so a start time did not determine when a particular player would complete the round.
• Gate-opening times and match starts described separate stages of a spectator's day.

The final singles session therefore unfolded gradually. Early matches could be well advanced while the last pairings were still preparing to tee off, allowing the scoreboard to change throughout the afternoon.

Medinah-Specific Considerations

Medinah's No. 3 Course has hosted major championships and the 2012 Ryder Cup. Its layout makes walking routes and viewing corridors part of following team golf. Closing holes attract attention when matches remain close, while early holes offer opportunities to follow a pairing from its opening shots.

Weather is another variable in outdoor golf. Wind, rain, and cool mornings can affect both spectator comfort and pace of play. The published start window establishes the schedule, while tournament announcements record any adjustments made during a session.

The Schedule In Context

The weekend comprised two Saturday team sessions and Sunday singles. Venue starts were listed in Central Time, and U.S. television coverage in Eastern Time. The session windows show the day's structure; the pairings and results show how the competition developed within it.

For names and selection routes, our confirmed teams guide keeps the two twelve-player rosters together. For scoring rules, the Presidents Cup format guide explains four-ball, alternate shot and singles.