Previewing Texas Open Round 1 You may be impatiently waiting for the start of the Masters, but you don’t have to wait a week to see a bevy of Tour stars compete for glory. Five-time major champion Phil Mickelson is in the field, looking for a final tune-up before trying for his fourth green jacket. Mickelson is playing well lately, having made the cut in his last two PGA Tour events, including a T25 at the Honda Classic. greg norman stares jupiter island The win that wasn’t: 25 years later, Greg Norman finds grace in his Masters nightmare BY: GREG NORMAN Mickelson will be joined by two fan favorites trying to turn their games around: Rickie Fowler and Jordan Spieth. Fowler needs a win this week to earn a spot at Augusta, or else he’ll miss his first Masters in 10 years. The picture is slightly different for Spieth, who has shown signs of a major comeback for months now. He may already have a place in the field at Augusta, but a win this week would mean just as much to him as it would to Rickie. Below you will find everything you need to watch the first round on Thursday. How to watch Texas Open Round 1 on TV Golf Channel will air the action for the first round of the 2021 Valero Texas Open with four hours of coverage from 2-6 p.m. ET on Thursday. How to stream Texas Open Round 1 online You can stream the first round of Golf Channel TV coverage of the Valero Texas Open on golfchannel.com. Fans can also view Featured Group coverage of the opening round all day Thursday via PGA Tour Live with a subscription. How to bet on the Texas Open — risk-free! Chirp is a new golf-gaming platform that allows users to place live bets using fake money to win amazing, real-life prizes. The app, which is owned by GOLF.com’s parent company, 8AM Golf, is designed to inject the adrenaline of live gambling into a fun, risk-free contest. Previewing Texas Open Round 1 You may be impatiently waiting for the start of the Masters, but you don’t have to wait a week to see a bevy of Tour stars compete for glory. Five-time major champion Phil Mickelson is in the field, looking for a final tune-up before trying for his fourth green jacket. Mickelson is playing well lately, having made the cut in his last two PGA Tour events, including a T25 at the Honda Classic. greg norman stares jupiter island The win that wasn’t: 25 years later, Greg Norman finds grace in his Masters nightmare BY: GREG NORMAN Mickelson will be joined by two fan favorites trying to turn their games around: Rickie Fowler and Jordan Spieth. Fowler needs a win this week to earn a spot at Augusta, or else he’ll miss his first Masters in 10 years. The picture is slightly different for Spieth, who has shown signs of a major comeback for months now. He may already have a place in the field at Augusta, but a win this week would mean just as much to him as it would to Rickie. Below you will find everything you need to watch the first round on Thursday. How to watch Texas Open Round 1 on TV Golf Channel will air the action for the first round of the 2021 Valero Texas Open with four hours of coverage from 2-6 p.m. ET on Thursday. How to stream Texas Open Round 1 online You can stream the first round of Golf Channel TV coverage of the Valero Texas Open on golfchannel.com. Fans can also view Featured Group coverage of the opening round all day Thursday via PGA Tour Live with a subscription. How to bet on the Texas Open — risk-free! Chirp is a new golf-gaming platform that allows users to place live bets using fake money to win amazing, real-life prizes. The app, which is owned by GOLF.com’s parent company, 8AM Golf, is designed to inject the adrenaline of live gambling into a fun, risk-free contest.