Your Guide to Streaming The Masters This Week

All of us here at TechGraphs are baseball nerds at heart, but at least one humble editor is also a bit of a links-head. Is that a real term? Certainly not. But while Opening Week captures the hearts and minds of most, let us not forget about the tradition of the Masters. I’m going to go out on a limb and say it’s a tradition unlike any other. The first golf major of the year begins this week, and while I certainly am not qualified to give you a preview in the terms of actual competition, I can at least tell you how you can watch the dang thing. I will do so below.

Though streaming sports on the web can be a bit of a pain, it’s actually pretty straight forward with the Masters. You basically have three options:

TV

If you’re not planning to leave the couch, you can catch competition on ESPN Thursday and Friday, and CBS on Saturday and Sunday. The Par 3 Contest can also be caught on ESPN on Wednesday.

Your Computer

Starting Thursday, you can follow along online at Masters.com. You will have access to multiple feeds from the driving range, to featured groups, to Amen Corner. It does not appear that the straight-up ESPN broadcast will be available through Masters.com nor WatchESPN, but the other feeds should tide you over while you’re at work. The weekend CBS feed will be mirrored online if you’re big into Jim Nantz whispers.

Note: It does now appear that you can watch the ESPN feed through WatchESPN.

Your Phone/Tablet

The Masters has an app for both iOS and Android. The apps mirror much of the same functionality as the standard site plus a few bells and whistles like shot tracking, course overviews, and an audio-only feed. You can apparently stream the ESPN feed on Thursday and Friday, but only on the iPad, which seems strange. The CBS feeds can be accessed on either platform, and the alternate feeds should be available for the whole event.

I won’t bore you with all the broadcast times, but you can find them here should you desire. Now you can watch a little golf while sitting in the bleachers of a baseball game. Spring is here, everyone. Enjoy.

 

(Header image via Dan Perry)