- Coverage starts tomorrow at 10 a.m. ET from TPC Summerlin in Las Vegas
- Thompson to tee off at 4:19 p.m. ET
- Featured Groups include defending champion Kim, last week’s Sanderson Farms Championship winner List
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Exclusively on PGA TOUR LIVE on ESPN+, 11-time LPGA Tour winner Lexi Thompson will make her PGA TOUR debut tomorrow, October 12, at the Shriners Children’s Open at TPC Summerlin in Las Vegas.
- Live coverage of the Shriners Children’s Open begins at 10 a.m. ET, and Thompson’s Featured Group, including Kevin Roy and Trevor Werbylo, is scheduled to tee off during the Afternoon Wave at 4:19 p.m. ET.
- Thompson will be only the seventh woman to play in a PGA TOUR event, following LPGA Hall-of-Famers Annika Sorenstam, Shirley Spork and Babe Didrikson Zaharias (seven appearances), as well as Suzy Whaley, Brittany Lincicome and Michelle Wie West, who made eight starts on the PGA TOUR.
- Featured Groups this week also include defending Shriners Children’s Open winner Tom Kim and Luke List, who won last week’s Sanderson Farms Championship in a five-way playoff.
The Shriners Children’s Open is the third of four PGA TOUR events this fall streaming on ESPN+, available only for ESPN+ subscribers.
- Coverage of the TOUR’s fall events on PGA TOUR LIVE on ESPN+ include one feed showcasing complete rounds of two Featured Groups in both the morning and afternoon waves on Thursday and Friday.
- This week’s tournament field includes 64 TOUR winners, four major champions and five previous winners of the Shriners Children’s Open.
Featured Groups | Thursday, October 12
Coverage begins at 10 a.m. ET
Morning Wave
10:23 a.m. ET | 10th Tee
- Akshay Batia – TOUR winner (2023 Barracuda Championship)
- J.T. Poston – Two-time TOUR winner
- Eric Cole – Lost in playoff to Chris Kirk at 2023 The Honda Classic
10:34 a.m. ET | 10th Tee
- Si Woo Kim – Four-time TOUR winner
- Cam Davis – TOUR winner (2021 Rocket Mortgage Classic)
- Scott Stallings – Three-time TOUR winner
Afternoon Wave (when morning groups finish)
3:13 p.m. ET | 1st tee
- Luke List – Won last week’s Sanderson Farms Championship in five-way playoff, two-time TOUR winner
- Nick Taylor – Three-time TOUR winner
- Tom Kim – Shriners Children’s Open defending champion, two-time TOUR winner
4:19 p.m. ET | 1st tee
- Lexi Thompson – 11-time LPGA Tour winner, 2017 LPGA Vare Trophy, 2017 Race to the CME Globe, 2014 Chevron Championship winner, youngest ever to qualify for a Women’s U.S. Open at 12 years old (2007), second youngest to win an LPGA Tour event at 16 years old (2011 Yokohama Tire LPGA Classic)
- Kevin Roy – Two top 25 finishes this season
- Trevor Werbylo – TOUR rookie
PGA TOUR LIVE on ESPN+ will follow a similar schedule Friday, determined after groups and tee times are announced following Thursday’s First Round.
Remaining Fall Schedule of Exclusive Coverage | PGA TOUR LIVE on ESPN+
| Dates | Event | Venue | Coverage Start Time (ET) |
| October 12-13 | Shriners Children’s Open | TPC Summerlin
Las Vegas |
10 a.m. |
| November 16-17 | The RSM Classic | Sea Island Golf Club (Seaside Course)
St. Simons Island, Ga. |
9:30 a.m. |
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