Presidents Cup 2015 live stream: How to watch Thursday’s matches online

The Presidents Cup, to be blunt, is sputtering. International captain Nick Price says this year’s edition is critical and that his team has to be competitive or else the entire event may be doomed. There were reports that some around the International side are muttering about skipping this event in the future if they get trounced yet again.

The lack of competitiveness is a major reason why this event has failed to take root in the same way the Ryder Cup whips up fans on both sides of the Atlantic these days. The Internationals have won one of the prior 10 Cups, and are often blown out early when they lose them. It does not have nearly the appeal and mainstream popularity of the Ryder Cup, which may be the most exciting event in the entire game.

So the Presidents Cup is already at a disadvantage. When the Internationals host at a venue halfway around the world, it loses even more traction with the American audience (which, to be fair, does not have to be the priority of this PGA Tour created event). This is the first ever Cup in Asia and the Korean location means late night and middle of the night golf back in the eastern United States.

The time difference, combined with the fact that the event is less appealing, means there have not been a ton of resources dedicated to covering it. Golf Channel, which holds the rights and would normally view this as one of their bigger events of the year, did not even send its pregame show stars over to Incheon. Instead, Brandel Chamblee, David Duval, and all their top analysts are working from the studio back in Orlando and not the typical on-site set.

The broadcast and streaming options are also pretty basic. While the Ryder Cup last year commanded concurrent broadcasts on multiple channels, multiple live streams, mobile apps, and radio streaming, the Presidents Cup this year has just your regular TV broadcast and the usual simulcast stream of that via Golf Channel’s LiveExtra service. Those options exist at every single PGA Tour event, even the most lower-tier and least patronized stops. There is no PGA Tour Live stream set up. That’s the Tour’s new subscription streaming service that covered every event since its launch in late July through the end of the FedExCup two weeks ago. But the Tour did not send them overseas and given the schedule and limited players to cover, it makes sense.

So your options are limited for Wednesday night’s first session, which will send the first match off at 10:05 p.m. ET. There’s just the simple simulcast stream if you’re unable to watch on TV or want to sneak it in on your phone as you crash back in the States.

10 p.m. Wednesday to 3 a.m. ET Thursday -- Golf Channel

2 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday -- Replay on Golf Channel