Crowne Plaza Invitational 2014: Tee times, TV schedule, streaming for Thursday’s round at Colonial

Adam Scott has been playing on the PGA Tour for 15 seasons, but when he steps to the 10th tee on Thursday, he’ll do something he never has before. Scott’s opening tee shot at the Crowne Plaza Invitational will be the first competitive shot he ever hits as the No. 1 player in the world. Scott overtook Tiger Woods as the No.1 player in the World Golf Rankings this week and will highlight the field at Colonial.

Scott, 33, took over the top spot in the world rankings despite being off last week. He wasn’t originally scheduled to play in the Crowne Plaza Invitational, but decided to add it to his schedule last week, giving the tournament a boost with the new No. 1 player in the world in the field. His stay at the top, however, could be a brief one unless he plays well this week at Colonial. Henrik Stenson, the current No. 3 player in the world, could overtake Scott for the No. 1 spot if he finishes higher in the BMW PGA Championship than Scott finishes at in the Crowne Plaza.

Regardless of what happens in the rankings next week, Scott will be No. 1 when he walks onto the No. 10 tee at 8:44 a.m. ET on Thursday. He’ll play in one of the most-notable pairings, too, joined by Zach Johnson and Jimmy Walker.

The trio of Scott, Walker and Johnson will go off the course one group after another notable trio. Matt Kuchar, the current No. 4 in the world, will tee off at 8:33 a.m., joined by Rickie Fowler and Jim Furyk. While the BMW Championship attracted a number of top European players, the Crowne Plaza field isn’t without its own star power. Jason Dufner, Jordan Spieth and Hunter Mahan will form one of the notable groups on Thursday afternoon while Boo Weekley, Harris English and Dustin Johnson are also likely to be featured during the afternoon television coverage.

Golf Channel will provide first-round television coverage with the broadcast scheduled to run from 3 to 6 p.m. Scott and some of the other notable players teeing off in the morning will likely be done with their rounds by the time coverage begins. Dufner, Spieth and Mahan are scheduled to tee off at 1:33 p.m. while English, Johnson and Weekley will go off one group later at 1:44 p.m. Both groups should be approaching the turn when television coverage begins.

The Golf Channel first-round coverage will also be available online with a live simulcast stream from Golf LiveExtra. In order to access the stream, viewers will need to login through their cable provider. PGA Tour Network on Sirius-XM will once again provide radio coverage, with the broadcast set to run from noon to 6 p.m.

First round coverage:

TV: Golf Channel - 3 to 6 p.m.

Online: Golf Live Extra - 3 to 6 p.m.

Radio: PGA Tour Network (Sirius-XM channel 208/93) - Noon to 6 p.m.

Morning wave off No. 1

Morning wave off No. 10

Afternoon wave off No. 1

Afternoon wave off No. 10