The 152nd Open Championship: How to watch, preview, tee times, more
How can fans tune into the Open Championship? Here is everything you need to know about the final major of the year.
The 152nd Open Championship at Royal Troon Golf Club has arrived as another week of ‘Breakfast Golf’ has descended upon American golf fans.
Players from both the PGA Tour and LIV Golf will tee it up this week, as this year’s Open features 158 players from around the world. Royal Troon will surely test them all as the unpredictable weather, wind, and possibly rain will create some issues for the field.
Troon’s famous bunkers will play a significant role, too, as they punish any shot that enters them—especially the Coffin Bunker on the short par-3 8th, the 123-yard hole known as ‘The Postage Stamp.’
Defending champion Brian Harman looks to become the first back-to-back winner since Padraig Harrington won in 2007 and 2008. But The Open is quite unpredictable, and the talent of this year’s field is deep.
Here is the one-stop shop for how to tune into all The Open Championship action.
The Open Championship Information:
Where: The Old Course at Royal Troon Golf Club (Par-71, 7,385 yards)
When: July 18-21st
Purse: $17,000,000 ($3,100,000 Winner)
FedEx Cup Points: 750
Defending Champion: Brian Harman
How to Watch the Open Championship
NBC Sports and USA Network will share television coverage. Check out the full schedule below. Remember, this event is five hours ahead of Eastern Standard Time in Scotland.
Thursday, July 18:
1:30 a.m.- 4 a.m. E.T. (Peacock);
4 a.m. -3 p.m. ET (USA Network)
3 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. E.T. (Peacock)
Friday, July 19:
1:30 a.m.- 4 a.m. ET(Peacock);
4 a.m. -3 p.m. ET (USA Network)
3 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. E.T. (Peacock)
Saturday, July 20:
5 a.m. - 7 a.m. ET(Peacock)
7 a.m. - 3 p.m. E.T. (NBC/Peacock)
Sunday, July 21:
4 a.m.- 7 a.m. E.T. (Peacock);
7 a.m.-2 p.m. E.T. (NBC/Peacock)
How to Stream The Open Championship
Peacock will stream the Open Championship throughout the week. There will be featured groups and live coverage throughout the entire round.
Coverage on Peacock can be streamed here.
The Open Championship Preview:
The last time Royal Troon hosted course this event, Henrik Stenson defeated Phil Mickelson in a duel for the ages to win the Claret Jug in 2016.
Defending champion Brian Harman will attempt to win his second major, which may be difficult as he is unfamiliar with Royal Troon.
There are 19 former champions in the field, including legends such as Ernie Els, Padraig Harrington, and Tiger Woods.
This year, 37 golfers will make their debut in this tournament.
One of those first-timers is Ludvig Åberg. The 24-year-old played well last week but struggled to close the deal on Sunday. Despite losing, the young Swedish phenom has a solid chance of winning his first major championship.
Rory McIlroy looks to end his major championship drought after a dramatic and heartbreaking finish at the U.S. Open. Last week at the Scottish Open, he played well enough to record a T-4, but McIlroy’s putter let him down.
There are also the LIV guys to watch out for, such as Bryson DeChambeau, Brooks Koepka, David Puig, Tyrrell Hatton, and many more.
DeChambeau could win two majors in one year if he can play like he did at Pinehurst. He has a lot of confidence in his game right now, and it will be hard to beat him.
After an extended break, Scottie Scheffler is back to try to win his second major of 2024. In his last start three weeks ago, he won the Travelers Championship to earn his sixth win of the season. But Scheffler arriving well-rested could spell trouble for the rest of the field.
Players such as Aaron Rai, Collin Morikawa, Robert MacIntyre, Tommy Fleetwood, Viktor Hovland, Koepka, Hatton, Shane Lowry, and Tony Finau could all do something special this week. These players come into this week with plenty of momentum, which could carry over to Troon.
Royal Troon will give golf fans the carnage they enjoy seeing at major championships, and the scoring could be very similar to that of the U.S. Open earlier this year.
With Scotland sitting that far north, the sun rises at 4:40 a.m. local time and does not set until around 10 p.m., which allows everyone to tee off the first hole.
The Open Championship Round 1 Tee Times (E.T.):
*All tee times are off the 1st hole
1:35 a.m. — Justin Leonard, Todd Hamilton, Jack McDonald
1:46 a.m. — Tom McKibbin, Alex Noren, Calum Scott (a)
1:57 a.m. — Jesper Svensson, Vincent Norrman, Michael Hendry
2:08 a.m. — Younghan Song, Daniel Hillier, Ryosuke Kinoshita
2:19 a.m. — Min Woo Lee, Ryo Hisatsune, Abraham Ancer
2:30 a.m. — Nicolai Hojgaard, Adam Scott, Keita Nakajima
2:41 a.m. — Francesco Molinari, Justin Rose, Jasper Stubbs (a)
2:52 a.m. — Justin Thomas, Sungjae Im, Matthew Southgate
3:03 a.m. — Nick Taylor, Matt Wallace, Laurie Canter
3:14 a.m. — Sebastian Soderberg, Matteo Manassero, Shubhankar Sharma
3:25 a.m. — Zach Johnson, Austin Eckroat, Thorbjorn Olesen
3:36 a.m. — John Daly, Santiago de la Fuente (a), Aaron Rai
3:47 a.m. — Stewart Cink, Chris Kirk, Dominic Clemons (a)
4:03 a.m. — Stephan Jaeger, Adam Schenk, Joaquin Niemann
4:14 a.m. — Adam Hadwin, Lucas Glover, Christiaan Bezuidenhout
4:25 a.m. — Tony Finau, Russell Henley, Matthieu Pavon
4:36 a.m. — Jon Rahm, Tommy Fleetwood, Robert MacIntyre
4:47 a.m. — Ludvig Åberg, Bryson DeChambeau, Tom Kim
4:58 a.m. — Brian Harman, Viktor Hovland, Sahith Theegala
5:09 a.m. — Rory McIlroy, Max Homa, Tyrrell Hatton
5:20 a.m. — Keegan Bradley, Will Zalatoris, Gordon Sargent (a)
5:31 a.m. — Harris English, Maverick McNealy, Alexander Bjork
5:42 a.m. — Guido Migliozzi, Sean Crocker, Tommy Morrison (a)
5:53 a.m. — David Puig, John Catlin, Guntaek Koh
6:04 a.m. — Thriston Lawrence, Daniel Bradbury, Elvis Smylie
6:15 a.m. — Nacho Elvira, Minkyu Kim, Darren Fichardt
6:26 a.m. – Mason Andersen, Masahiro Kawamura, Sam Hutsby
6:47 a.m. — Ewen Ferguson, Marcel Siem
6:58 a.m. — CT Pan, Romain Langasque, Yuto Katsuragawa
7:09 a.m. — Rikuya Hoshino, Angel Hidalgo, Richard Mansell
7:20 a.m. — Corey Conners, Ryan Fox, Jorge Campillo
7:31 a.m. — Ernie Els, Gary Woodland, Altin van der Merwe (a)
7:42 a.m. — Henrik Stenson, Rasmus Hojgaard, Jacob Skov Olesen (a)
7:53 a.m. — Louis Oosthuizen, Billy Horschel, Victor Perez
8:04 a.m. — Sepp Straka, Brendon Todd, Jordan Smith
8:15 a.m. — Denny McCarthy, Taylor Moore, Adrian Meronk
8:26 a.m. — Jason Day, Byeong Hun An, Rickie Fowler
8:37 a.m. — Alex Cejka, Eric Cole, Kurt Kitayama
8:48 a.m. — Darren Clarke, JT Poston, Dean Burmester
9:04 a.m. — Phil Mickelson, Joost Luiten, Dustin Johnson
9:15 a.m. — Padraig Harrington, Davis Thompson, Matthew Jordan
9:26 a.m. — Wyndham Clark, Hideki Matsuyama, Brooks Koepka
9:37 a.m. — Tiger Woods, Xander Schauffele, Patrick Cantlay
9:48 a.m. — Collin Morikawa, Sam Burns, Si Woo Kim
9:59 a.m. — Shane Lowry, Cameron Smith, Matt Fitzpatrick
10:10 a.m. — Jordan Spieth, Scottie Scheffler, Cameron Young
10:21 a.m. — Akshay Bhatia, Tom Hoge, Sami Valimaki
10:32 a.m. — Emiliano Grillo, Ben Griffin, Mackenzie Hughes
10:43 a.m. — Yannik Paul, Joe Dean, Andy Ogletree
10:54 a.m. — Ryan van Velzen, Charlie Lindh, Luis Masaveu (a)
11:05 a.m. — Kazuma Kobori, Jaime Montojo Fernandez (a), Liam Nolan (a)
11:16 a.m. — Daniel Brown, Denwit David Boriboonsub, Matthew Dodd-Berry (a)
11:27 a.m. — Jeunghun Wang, Aguri Iwasaki, Sam Horsfield
The Open Championship Round 2 Tee Times (E.T.):
*All tee times are off the 1st hole
1:35 a.m. — Ewen Ferguson, Marcel Siem
1:46 a.m. — CT Pan, Romain Langasque, Yuto Katsuragawa
1;57 a.m. — Rikuya Hoshino, Angel Hidalgo, Richard Mansell
2:08 a.m. — Corey Conners, Ryan Fox, Jorge Campillo
2:19 a.m. — Ernie Els, Gary Woodland, Altin van der Merwe (a)
2:30 a.m. — Henrik Stenson, Rasmus Hojgaard, Jacob Skov Olesen (a)
2:41 a.m. — Louis Oosthuizen, Billy Horschel, Victor Perez
2:52 a.m. — Sepp Straka, Brendon Todd, Jordan Smith
3:03 a.m. — Denny McCarthy, Taylor Moore, Adrian Meronk
3:14 a.m. — Jason Day, Byeong Hun An, Rickie Fowler
3:25 a.m. — Alex Cejka, Eric Cole, Kurt Kitayama
3:36 a.m. — Darren Clarke, JT Poston, Dean Burmester
3:47 a.m. — Phil Mickelson, Joost Luiten, Dustin Johnson
4:03 a.m. — Padraig Harrington, Davis Thompson, Matthew Jordan
4:14 a.m. — Wyndham Clark, Hideki Matsuyama, Brooks Koepka
4:25 a.m. — Tiger Woods, Xander Schauffele, Patrick Cantlay
4:36 a.m. — Collin Morikawa, Sam Burns, Si Woo Kim
4:47 a.m. — Shane Lowry, Cameron Smith, Matt Fitzpatrick
4:58 a.m. — Jordan Spieth, Scottie Scheffler, Cameron Young
5:09 a.m. — Akshay Bhatia, Tom Hoge, Sami Valimaki
5:20 a.m. — Emiliano Grillo, Ben Griffin, Mackenzie Hughes
5:31 a.m. — Yannik Paul, Joe Dean, Andy Ogletree
5:42 a.m. — Ryan van Velzen, Charlie Lindh, Luis Masaveu (a)
5:53 a.m. — Kazuma Kobori, Jaime Montojo Fernandez (a), Liam Nolan (a)
6:04 a.m. — Daniel Brown, Denwit David Boriboonsub, Matthew Dodd-Berry (a)
6:15 a.m. — Jeunghun Wang, Aguri Iwasaki, Sam Horsfield
6:26 a.m. — Justin Leonard, Todd Hamilton, Jack McDonald
6:47 a.m. — Tom McKibbin, Alex Noren, Calum Scott (a)
6:58 a.m. — Jesper Svensson, Vincent Norrman, Michael Hendry
7:09 a.m. — Younghan Song, Daniel Hillier, Ryosuke Kinoshita
7:20 a.m. — Min Woo Lee, Ryo Hisatsune, Abraham Ancer
7:31 a.m. — Nicolai Hojgaard, Adam Scott, Keita Nakajima
7:42 a.m. — Francesco Molinari, Justin Rose, Jasper Stubbs (a)
7:53 a.m. — Justin Thomas, Sungjae Im, Matthew Southgate
8:04 a.m. — Nick Taylor, Matt Wallace, Laurie Canter
8:15 a.m. — Sebastian Soderberg, Matteo Manassero, Shubhankar Sharma
8:26 a.m. — Zach Johnson, Austin Eckroat, Thorbjorn Olesen
8:37 a.m. — John Daly, Santiago de la Fuente (a), Aaron Rai
8:48 a.m. — Stewart Cink, Chris Kirk, Dominic Clemons (a)
9:04 a.m. — Stephan Jaeger, Adam Schenk, Joaquin Niemann
9:15 a.m. — Adam Hadwin, Lucas Glover, Christiaan Bezuidenhout
9:26 a.m. — Tony Finau, Russell Henley, Matthieu Pavon
9:37 a.m. — Jon Rahm, Tommy Fleetwood, Robert MacIntyre
9:48 a.m. — Ludvig Åberg, Bryson DeChambeau, Tom Kim
9:59 a.m. — Brian Harman, Viktor Hovland, Sahith Theegala
10:10 a.m. — Rory McIlroy, Max Homa, Tyrrell Hatton
10:21 a.m. — Keegan Bradley, Will Zalatoris, Gordon Sargent (a)
10:32 a.m. — Harris English, Maverick McNealy, Alexander Bjork
10:43 a.m. — Guido Migliozzi, Sean Crocker, Tommy Morrison (a)
10:54 a.m. — David Puig, John Catlin, Guntaek Koh
11:05 a.m. — Thriston Lawrence, Daniel Bradbury, Elvis Smylie
11:16 a.m. — Nacho Elvira, Minkyu Kim, Darren Fichardt
11:27 a.m. – Mason Andersen, Masahiro Kawamura, Sam Hutsby
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