American golf fans are in for another week of “Breakfast Golf” as the 152nd British Open Championship gets underway at Royal Troon Golf Club.
This week players from both the PGA Tour and LIV Golf will be teeing up. This year’s Open will see 158 players from around the world take part, and Royal Troon will undoubtedly be a test for them all, with unpredictable weather, wind and possibly rain creating problems for the competition.
Troon’s famous bunkers also play an important role, as any shot that goes into them is punished, particularly the coffin bunker on the short, par-3 eighth hole, a 123-yard hole known as “The Postage Stamp.”
Defending champion Brian Harman is looking to become the first player to win back-to-back titles since Padraig Harrington, who won in 2007 and 2008. But the British Open is an unpredictable tournament and this year’s field is highly skilled.
Here’s how you can watch every British Open match.
British Open Info:
where: Old Course Royal Troon Golf Club (par 71, 7,385 yards)
when: July 18-21
wallet: $17,000,000 (Winner: $3,100,000)
FedEx Cup Points: 750
Defending champions: Brian Harman
Photo: Gregory Shamus/Getty Images
How to watch the British Open
It will be televised by NBC Sports and USA Network. Check out the full schedule below. Please note that the event is five hours ahead of Scottish Eastern Standard Time.
Thursday, July 18:
1:30AM-4AM ET (Peacock)
4am-3pm ET (US Network)
3:00 PM – 4:15 PM ET (Peacock)
Friday, July 19:
1:30AM-4AM ET (Peacock)
4am-3pm ET (US Network)
3:00 PM – 4:15 PM ET (Peacock)
Saturday, July 20:
5AM – 7AM ET (Peacock)
7am-3pm ET (NBC/Peacock)
Sunday, July 21:
4AM-7AM ET (Peacock)
7am-2pm ET (NBC/Peacock)
How to Stream the British Open
Peacock will be streaming the British Open all week, with featured groups and live coverage throughout every round.
The broadcast will be streamed on Peacock here.
British Open Preview:
The last time Royal Troon hosted the tournament, Henrik Stenson won the Claret Jug in 2016 after an iconic showdown with Phil Mickelson.
Defending champion Brian Harman is bidding for a second major victory but his unfamiliarity with Royal Troon could make it difficult.
The field features 19 former champions, including legends such as Ernie Els, Padraig Harrington and Tiger Woods.
This year, 37 golfers will be making their debut in the tournament.
One of the debutants will be Ludvig Åberg. The 24-year-old had a strong start last week but struggled to come away with a win on Sunday. Despite the loss, the young Swedish phenom still has a good chance of winning his first major championship.
Rory McIlroy is looking to end his major championship winless streak after a dramatic and heartbreaking ending to the U.S. Open. He performed well enough to tie for fourth at the Scottish Open last week, but McIlroy’s putter let him down.
There are also plenty of notable LIV players, including Bryson DeChambeau, Brooks Koepka, David Puig and Tyrrell Hatton.
If DeChambeau plays like he did at Pinehurst, he could win two majors in one year. He’s very confident in his game right now and will be tough to beat.
After a lengthy break, Scottie Scheffler is back in the running for his second major championship in 2024. In his last start three weeks ago, he won the Travelers Championship, marking his sixth win of the season. But a well-rested Scheffler could pose a problem for the other competitors.
Players like Aaron Lai, Collin Morikawa, Robert MacIntyre, Tommy Fleetwood, Viktor Hovland, Koepka, Hatton, Shane Lowry and Tony Finau could do something special this week. These players are on a roll this week and that momentum could carry over to Troon.
Royal Troon will feature the kind of mayhem golf fans want to see at a major championship, with the scores likely to be very similar to those at the U.S. Open earlier this year.
Because Scotland is so far north, the sun rises at 4:40am local time and doesn’t set until around 10pm, allowing everyone to tee off on the first hole.
British Open first round tee times (ET):
*All tee times start from hole 1
1:35am — Justin Leonard, Todd Hamilton, Jack McDonald
1:46am — Tom McKibbin, Alex Noren, Callum Scott (A)
1:57am — Jesper Svensson, Vincent Normand, Michael Hendry
2:08am — Younghan Song, Daniel Hillier, Ryosuke Kinoshita
2:19am — Ming Woo Lee, Hisataka Yoshihide, Abraham Ansah
2:30 AM — Nikolaj Hoygaard, Adam Scott, Keita Nakajima
2:41am — Francesco Molinari, Justin Rose, Jasper Stubbs (a)
2:52 AM — Justin Thomas, Sungjae Lim, Matthew Southgate
3:03am — Nick Taylor, Matt Wallace, Laurie Canter
3:14 AM — Sebastian Soderbergh, Matteo Manassero, Shubhankar Sharma
3:25 AM — Zach Johnson, Austin Eckroth, Thorbjorn Olsen
3:36 AM — John Daly, Santiago de la Fuente (a), Aaron Lai
3:47am — Stewart Cink, Chris Kirk, Dominique Clemons (a)
4:03 AM — Stefan Yeager, Adam Schenk, Joaquin Niemann
4:14 AM — Adam Hadwin, Lucas Glover, Christiaan Bezuidenhout
4:25am — Tony Finau, Russell Henley, Mathieu Pavon
4:36 a.m. — Jon Rahm, Tommy Fleetwood, Robert McIntyre
4:47 AM — Ludvig Auberg, Bryson DeChambeau, Tom Kim
4:58 AM — Brian Harman, Viktor Hovland, Sahith Teegala
5:09 a.m. — Rory McIlroy, Max Homa, Tyrrell Hatton
5:20am — Keegan Bradley, Will Zalatoris, Gordon Sargent (A)
5:31am — Harris English, Maverick McNeely, Alexander Bjork
5:42am — Guido Miliozzi, Sean Crocker, Tommy Morrison (A)
5:53 AM — David Puig, John Catlin, Guntek Ko
6:04 AM — Thriston Lawrence, Daniel Bradbury, Elvis Smiley
6:15 a.m. — Nacho Elvira, Minkyu Kim, Darren Fichardt
6:26am – Mason Andersen, Masahiro Kawamura, Sam Hutsby
6:47am — Ewen Ferguson, Marcel Siem
6:58 AM — CT Pan, Romain Langasque, Yuto Katsuragawa
7:09am — Rikuya Hoshino, Angel Hidalgo, Richard Mansell
7:20 a.m. — Corey Connors, Ryan Fox, Jorge Campillo
7:31am — Ernie Els, Gary Woodland, Artin van der Merwe (A)
7:42am — Henrik Stenson, Rasmus Højgaard, Jakob Skov-Olsen (a)
7:53 a.m. — Louis Oosthuizen, Billy Horschel, Victor Perez
8:04 AM — Sepp Straka, Brendon Todd, Jordan Smith
8:15 a.m. — Denny McCarthy, Taylor Moore, Adrian Melonk
8:26 a.m. — Jason Day, Byung-hun Ahn, Rickie Fowler
8:37 AM — Alex Cejka, Eric Cole, Kurt Kitayama
8:48 a.m. — Darren Clarke, JT Poston, Dean Burmester
9:04 a.m. — Phil Mickelson, Joost Luyten, Dustin Johnson
9.15am — 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
9:48am — Collin Morikawa, Sam Burns, Si Woo Kim
9:59am — Shane Lowry, Cameron Smith, Matt Fitzpatrick
10:10 a.m. — Jordan Spieth, Scottie Scheffler, Cameron Young
10:21 AM — Akshay Bhatia, Tom Hoge, Sami Valimaki
10:32 a.m. — Emiliano Grillo, Ben Griffin, Mackenzie Hughes
10:43 a.m. — Yannick Paul, Joe Dean, Andy Ogletree
10:54 a.m. — Ryan Van Velzen, Charlie Lind, Luis Massabeu (a)
11:05am — Kazuma Kobori, Jaime Montojo Fernandez (a), Liam Nolan (a)
11:16 a.m. — Daniel Brown, Denwitt David Boliboon sub, Matthew Dodd Berry (a)
11:27am — Wang Jeong-hoon, Aguri Iwasaki, Sam Horsfield
British Open second round tee times (ET):
*All tee times start from hole 1
1:35am — Ewen Ferguson, Marcel Siem
1:46am — CT Pan, Romain Langasque, Yuto Katsuragawa
1:57am — Rikuya Hoshino, Angel Hidalgo, Richard Mansell
2:08am — Corey Connors, Ryan Fox, Jorge Campillo
2:19am — Ernie Els, Gary Woodland, Artin van der Merwe (A)
2:30am — Henrik Stenson, Rasmus Hojgaard, Jakob Skov-Olsen (A)
2:41am — Louis Oosthuizen, Billy Horschel, Victor Perez
2:52am — Sepp Straka, Brendon Todd, Jordan Smith
3:03am — Denny McCarthy, Taylor Moore, Adrian Melonk
3:14am — Jason Day, Byung-hun Ahn, Rickie Fowler
3:25am — Alex Cejka, Eric Cole, Kurt Kitayama
3:36am — Darren Clarke, JT Poston, Dean Burmester
3:47 a.m. — Phil Mickelson, Joost Luyten, Dustin Johnson
4:03am — Padraig Harrington, Davis Thompson, Matthew Jordan
4:14am — Wyndham Clark, Hideki Matsuyama, Brooks Koepka
4:25 a.m. — Tiger Woods, Xander Schauffele, Patrick Cantlay
4:36am — Collin Morikawa, Sam Burns, Si Woo Kim
4:47 AM — Shane Lowry, Cameron Smith, Matt Fitzpatrick
4:58 a.m. — Jordan Spieth, Scottie Scheffler, Cameron Young
5:09 AM — Akshay Bhatia, Tom Hoge, Sami Valimaki
5:20am — Emiliano Grillo, Ben Griffin, Mackenzie Hughes
5:31am — Yannick Paul, Joe Dean, Andy Ogletree
5:42am — Ryan Van Velzen, Charlie Lind, Luis Massabeu (a)
5:53am — Kazuma Kobori, Jaime Montojo Fernandez (a), Liam Nolan (a)
6:04am — Daniel Brown, Denwitt David Boliboonsub, Matthew Dodd Berry (a)
6:15am — Wang Jeong-hoon, Aguri Iwasaki, Sam Horsfield
6:26 a.m. — Justin Leonard, Todd Hamilton, Jack McDonald
6:47am — Tom McKibbin, Alex Noren, Callum Scott (away)
6:58 a.m. — Jesper Svensson, Vincent Norman, Michael Hendry
7:09am — Younghan Song, Daniel Hillier, Ryosuke Kinoshita
7:20am — Ming Woo Lee, Hisataka Yoshihide, Abraham Ansah
7:31am — Nikolaj Hoygard, Adam Scott, Keita Nakajima
7:42 a.m. — Francesco Molinari, Justin Rose, Jasper Stubbs (a)
7:53 a.m. — Justin Thomas, Sungjae Lim, Matthew Southgate
8:04 a.m. — Nick Taylor, Matt Wallace, Laurie Canter
8:15am — Sebastian Soderbergh, Matteo Manassero, Shubhankar Sharma
8:26 a.m. — Zach Johnson, Austin Eckroth, Thorbjorn Olsen
8:37 a.m. — John Daly, Santiago de la Fuente (a), Aaron Lai
8:48 a.m. — Stewart Cink, Chris Kirk, Dominic Clemons (a)
9:04 a.m. — Stefan Yeager, Adam Schenk, Joaquin Niemann
9:15am — Adam Hadwin, Lucas Glover, Christiaan Bezuidenhout
9:26 a.m. — Tony Finau, Russell Henley, Mathieu Pavon
9:37 a.m. — Jon Rahm, Tommy Fleetwood, Robert McIntyre
9:48 a.m. — Ludvig Oberg, Bryson DeChambeau, Tom Kim
9:59 AM — Brian Harman, Viktor Hovland, Sahith Teegala
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 McNeely, Alexander Bjork
10:43 a.m. — Guido Miliozzi, Sean Crocker, Tommy Morrison (A)
10:54 AM — David Puig, John Catlin, Guntek Ko
11:05am — Thriston Lawrence, Daniel Bradbury, Elvis Smiley
11:16 a.m. — Nacho Elvira, Minkyu Kim, Darren Fichardt
11:27am – Mason Andersen, Masahiro Kawamura, Sam Hutsby
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