2026 Optum Golf Channel Games: How to watch, teams, competition lineup

The Optum Golf Channel Games return December 16 to Trump National Golf Club Jupiter for the second-straight year.Captains Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler will lead their teams in head-to-head competition featuring a variety of speed, skill and precision challenges under the lights in primetime on Golf Channel and USA Network. The full competition lineup will be revealed closer to the Games.Matt Fitzpatrick, Si Woo Kim and Haotong Li will play alongside Rory as part of Team McIlroy, while Chris Gotterup, Michael Brennan and Jackson Koivun will team up with Scottie on Team Scheffler.Here's the schedule for the Optum Golf Channel Games and information on how to watch across Golf Channel, USA Network and Golf Channel mobile (all times listed are EST.):Wednesday, Dec. 167-7:30PM: Optum Golf Channel Games pregame7:30-10:30PM: Optum Golf Channel Games competition10:30-11PM: Optum Golf Channel Games postgame*Links to livestream will be added closer to the event.Rory McIlroy’s, Scottie Scheffler’s teams announced for second Optum Golf Channel GamesMcIlroy and Scheffler will have mostly new lineups when they battle in the second edition of the competition on December 16. Golf Channel Staff, Golf Channel Staff,