Memorial Tournament 2018: Time, TV schedule for Tiger Woods and the field on Sunday

Tiger Woods is back in Sunday contention on the PGA Tour and based on where we were in recent years, that’s an improbable gift. It should be a boon to the Tour and its network partners, which always see a dramatic increase in ratings when Tiger is involved.

UPDATE: It’s now after 11 a.m. ET so the finish of the final round will only be live via streaming. You can watch here:

But this Sunday at Memorial also comes with the usual Memorial weather. The annual stop at Muirfield Village has been plagued by bad weather and the forecast was not pretty for the final round. So the PGA Tour made the move to bump up tee times some five hours and send the remaining field off split tees and in groups of three. This is a customary move. They do it all the time when the forecast looks like an on-time finish could be disrupted. It often works too, for scheduling purposes, and this Sunday’s tee sheet is condensed down to a 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. ET block.

But for coverage purposes it’s never a good option. Moving tee times up, especially on a Sunday, usually means a tape delayed finish on CBS. We’re going to get that again on this Sunday, but at least the network, along with Golf Channel, stepped up and have said they will be live streaming coverage from 8:30 a.m. onward. Woods is five shots off the lead but playing some incredible tee-to-green golf right now. If his putter whips into shape, he’ll be making a run at that lead held by Bryson DeChambeau.

Tiger winning again on the PGA Tour would be one of the best sports stories of all time. There needed to be livestream coverage, at the least. So we’ll get Tiger’s every shot online, we just won’t be able to watch the finish live on TV.

Golf Channel will put their coverage on TV, as well as the usual simulcast stream, from 8:30 a.m. until 10:45 a.m. That covers their allowed allotment of time for this Sunday, which would was supposed to run from 12:30 to 2:45 p.m. ET. CBS will then take over at 11 a.m. ET and stream a broadcast until the finish on their website, their app, and PGATourLive.com. Tiger tees off 9:10 a.m. ET so you should get his every shot from the first tee box if you’re up bright and early on Sunday morning. You just won’t be able to watch the finish on TV on CBS, which is running a bunch of paid programming in most markets. Let’s recap because this is all a mess and somewhat confusing:

We’ve got a great leaderboard, Tiger within shouting distance, and one of the Tour’s great events on one of its most recognizable venues. It’s a shame that the weather threw off the schedule but here’s hoping we get this all in on Sunday. Here’s your adjusted Sunday media schedule at the Memorial tournament:

8:30 to 10:45 a.m. ET — Golf Channel LIVE coverage

3 to 6 p.m. ET — CBS TAPE delayed coverage

8:30 to 10:45 a.m. ET — Golf Channel LiveExtra simulcast stream

11 a.m. to conclusion — PGATourLive.com/CBS simulcast stream on CBS Sports app, CBS Sports.com, and PGA Tour Live.com

7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. — PGA Tour Live coverage

Featured Groups (PGA Tour Live subscription required)

Noon to 3 p.m. — PGA Tour Live featured holes coverage -- Nos. 14 & 16 (No subscription required)

And here’s the tee sheet for Sunday at Muirfield Village, barring no early weather delays in Columbus area: