Tiger Woods live stream 2017: How to watch Round 2 at Hero World Challenge

You know how much of the country doesn’t work the Friday after Thanksgiving? That should happen this week too. Your boss should cut you free Friday afternoon so we can all forget about work and watch Tiger Woods’ second round at the Hero World Challenge.

Sure, this is not some major championship with high stakes, but it’s still Tiger’s first start in more than 300 days, the second longest layoff of his career. It’s also not a national holiday. But it’s a Friday afternoon and it’s Tiger. Indulge the mania.

Woods is in the middle of the pack at his 18-man event in the Bahamas. He posted a 3-under 69 on Thursday afternoon, a round that should be of little relevance but will likely be one of the most-watched broadcasts of the season. It was a stroll that featured a fast, aggressive swing, a few clutch putts, and some ugly moments, including a horribly stubbed chip that created a little anxiety for the rest of the round (and probably the entire weekend). But he got through it just fine — there were no major explosions on the scorecard or embarrassments and that’s the most basic goal in these comebacks.

Tiger will be back on Friday with a new playing partner, exchanging Player of the Year Justin Thomas for Henrik Stenson. They re-pair the field according to score right after the first round at the Hero World Challenge, where a small field of only 18 players go off generally in the same block each day.

Golf Channel will have the coverage for the second round, following the format from Thursday. Woods goes off No. 1 at 11:43 a.m. ET, about 20 minutes earlier than his opening round time. Golf Channel will be live with their pregame show at 11:30, and while it’s technically not the official broadcast, they still do “live look-ins” and show every single shot from those early holes. The official broadcast goes live at 12:30 p.m. ET and the duo of Steve Sands and Curt Byrum in the tower will take us home from there.

So don’t fret. You’ll still see Tiger’s full round from the opening tee shot. And if you want to ignore your work and steal time at your desk, Golf Channel simulcast streams all their programming via their LiveExtra service. Here are your media options for the second round in the Bahamas:

11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. — Golf Channel pregame show with coverage of Tiger’s start

12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. — Golf Channel

Replayed from 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. ET.

11:30 to 4:30 p.m. — Golf Channel simulcast stream, fuboTV

12:30 to 4:30 p.m. — PGA Tour Radio on Sirius-XM (Ch. 92/208 and streamed here)