The Desert Classic tees off today in La Quinta, California, where Jon Rahm is the defending champion. Rahm is already a winner this season, having taken the Hero World Challenge. The field includes 2017-18 FedExCup champion Justin Rose, who is making his first PGA TOUR start of 2019. Here’s everything you need to know for Round 1 of the Desert Classic. Round 1 tee times Round 1 leaderboard HOW TO WATCH/LISTEN (ALL TIMES ET) TELEVISION: Thursday-Sunday, 3-7 p.m. ET (Golf Channel) PGA TOUR LIVE: Live streaming of Featured Groups on Thursday and Friday (11 a.m. ET) PGA TOUR LIVE on Twitter: 11:30 a.m. ET to approximately 12:30 p.m. ET RADIO: Thursday-Saturday, 1-7 p.m.; Sunday, 2-7 p.m. (PGA TOUR Radio on SiriusXM and PGATOUR.COM) NOTABLE PAIRINGS (ALL TIMES ET) 11:40 a.m. ET : Russell Knox, Jhonattan Vegas (PGA WEST Stadium Course) 12:10 p.m. ET: Chesson Hadley, Bill Haas (PGA WEST Stadium Course) 11:40 a.m. ET: Justin Rose, Zach Johnson (La Quinta Country Club) 12:10 p.m. ET: Phil Mickelson, Aaron Wise (La Quinta Country Club) MUST-READS Remembering David Duval’s 59 at Desert Classic Power Rankings: Desert Classic Expert Picks: Desert Classic Horses for Courses: Desert Classic Justin Rose continues FedExCup defense José de Jesús RodrÃguez overcame hardship and tragedy
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