2026 British Open TV Guide: Channels, Times & Tee Times

The 154th Open Championship returns to Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport, England, marking the historic venue’s 11th hosting of golf’s oldest major. Defending champion Scottie Scheffler leads a 156‑player field on a challenging 7,223‑yard, par‑70 links course, fresh off his victory last year at Royal Portrush. Two‑time major winner Rory McIlroy is among the top contenders, and the early tee‑times feature several star groupings.

Where to Watch

Early coverage kicks off at 1:30 a.m. ET on Thursday and Friday on USA Network and NBCSN, while NBC takes over for the weekend rounds. All three networks—NBC, USA Network, and NBCSN—will air live rounds, and fans can stream the action via DIRECTV (including a risk‑free 5‑day free trial), Peacock, NBCSports.com, and the NBC Sports app.

• Channels: NBC, USA Network, NBCSN
• Live streams: DIRECTV, Peacock, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app

The broadcast team will be fronted by Mike Tirico, who will host the coverage alongside play‑by‑play voices Dan Hicks, Terry Gannon, and Steve Sands. Analysts Kevin Kisner, Brad Faxon, Paul McGinley, and Curt Byrum will provide commentary, while reporters Jim “Bones” Mackay, Smylie Kaufman, and John Wood will deliver on‑course updates.

Key Groupings and Early Matchups

Early groupings include Scottie Scheffler paired with Bryson DeChambeau and Tyrrell Hatton, while 2017 Birkdale champion Jordan Spieth teams up with local favorite Tommy Fleetwood and Jon Rahm. Rory McIlroy, a two‑time major winner, plays with defending PGA champion Xander Schauffele and Matt Fitzpatrick.

Complete Round 1 Tee Times (Thursday, July 16)

All tee times are listed in Eastern Time and include the full player pairings for the first round. The list below follows the exact order posted by the PGA Tour.

• 1:35 a.m. – Matthew Baldwin, Thomas Detry, James Nicholas
• 1:46 a.m. – Michael Kim, Daniel Hillier, Andy Sullivan
• 1:57 a.m. – Ryan Fox, Andrew Novak, Matthew Jordan
• 2:08 a.m. – Henrik Stenson, Max Homa, Joe Dean
• 2:19 a.m. – Robert MacIntyre, Rickie Fowler, Alex Fitzpatrick
• 2:30 a.m. – David Duval, Martin Couvra, Matthew Southgate
• 2:41 a.m. – Sungjae Im, Dan Brown, Fifa Laopakdee (a)
• 2:52 a.m. – Gary Woodland, Jake Knapp, Jordan Smith
• 3:03 a.m. – Francesco Molinari, Tom McKibbin, Lev Grinberg (a)
• 3:14 a.m. – Hennie du Plessis, Jose Luis Ballester Barrio, Dan Bradbury
• 3:25 a.m. – Angel Ayora, Victor Perez, Mateo Pulcini (a)
• 3:36 a.m. – Stewart Cink, Scott Vincent, Joakim Lagergren
• 3:47 a.m. – Michael Thorbjornsen, Kota Kaneko, Travis Smyth
• 4:03 a.m. – Alex Smalley, Sam Stevens, Ryo Hisatsune
• 4:14 a.m. – Akshay Bhatia, Harris English, Rasmus Højgaard
• 4:25 a.m. – Ben Griffin, Hideki Matsuyama, Min Woo Lee
• 4:36 a.m. – Russell Henley, Justin Rose, Viktor Hovland
• 4:47 a.m. – Justin Thomas, Alex Noren, Jason Day
• 4:58 a.m. – Scottie Scheffler, Tyrrell Hatton, Bryson DeChambeau
• 5:09 a.m. – Jordan Spieth, Tommy Fleetwood, Jon Rahm
• 5:20 a.m. – Brian Harman, Si Woo Kim, Nick Taylor
• 5:31 a.m. – Ryan Gerard, Maverick McNealy, David Puig
• 5:42 a.m. – Kazuma Kobori, Tom Sloman, David Howard (a)
• 5:53 a.m. – Antoine Rozner, Ren Yonezawa, Caleb Surratt
• 6:04 a.m. – MJ Daffue, Frederic Lacroix, Jack McDonald
• 6:15 a.m. – Jeongwoo Ham, Ryutaro Nagano, Alejandro de Castro Piera (a)
• 6:41 a.m. – John Parry, Eric Cole, Tiger Christensen
• 6:52 a.m. – Eugenio Chacarra, Matt Wallace, Max Greyserman
• 7:03 a.m. – Michael Brennan, Sahith Theegala, Laurie Canter
• 7:14 a.m. – Cameron Smith, Keith Mitchell, Stuart Grehan (a)
• 7:25 a.m. – Sepp Straka, Joaquin Niemann, Kurt Kitayama
• 7:36 a.m. – Sami Valimaki, Shaun Norris, Jackson Suber
• 7:47 a.m. – Darren Clarke, Adrien Saddier, Bernd Wiesberger
• 7:58 a.m. – Keegan Bradley, Corey Conners, Casey Jarvis
• 8:09 a.m. – Matt McCarty, Harry Hall, Haotong Li
• 8:20 a.m. – Padraig Harrington, Marco Penge, Michael Hollick
• 8:31 a.m. – Tom Kim, Billy Horschel, Mason Howell (a)
• 8:42 a.m. – Johnny Keefer, Pierceson Coody, Keita Nakajima
• 8:53 a.m. – Louis Oosthuizen, Jesper Svensson, Jack Buchanan (a)
• 9:09 a.m. – Bud Cauley, Jayden Schaper, Lucas Herbert
• 9:20 a.m. – Kristoffer Reitan, Patrick Reed, JT Poston
• 9:31 a.m. – Chris Gotterup, Sam Burns, Adam Scott
• 9:42 a.m. – Collin Morikawa, J.J. Spaun, Nicolai Højgaard
• 9:53 a.m. – Shane Lowry, Aaron Rai, Brooks Koepka
• 10:04 a.m. – Cameron Young, Wyndham Clark, Ludvig Åberg
• 10:15 a.m. – Rory McIlroy, Xander Schauffele, Matt Fitzpatrick
• 10:26 a.m. – Jacob Bridgeman, Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen, Tim Wiedemeyer (a)
• 10:37 a.m. – Patrick Cantlay, Daniel Berger, Nicolas Echavarria
• 10:48 a.m. – Peter Uihlein, Alistair Docherty, Francesco Laporta
• 10:59 a.m. – Cameron John, Austen Truslow, Samuel Bairstow
• 11:10 a.m. – Naoyuki Kataoka, Marcus Plunkett, Baard Bjoernevik Skogen
• 11:21 a.m. – Kazuki Higa, Jiho Yang, Nevill Ruiter (a)

Complete Round 2 Tee Times (Friday, July 17)

Friday’s first‑round pairings follow the same format, with a refreshed order that shuffles the players after the opening round. Below are the exact tee times and groupings announced for the 2026 Open.

• 1:35 a.m. – John Parry, Eric Cole, Tiger Christensen
• 1:46 a.m. – Eugenio Chacarra, Matt Wallace, Max Greyserman
• 1:57 a.m. – Michael Brennan, Sahith Theegala, Laurie Canter
• 2:08 a.m. – Cameron Smith, Keith Mitchell, Stuart Grehan (a)
• 2:19 a.m. – Sepp Straka, Joaquin Niemann, Kurt Kitayama
• 2:30 a.m. – Sami Valimaki, Shaun Norris, Jackson Suber
• 2:41 a.m. – Darren Clarke, Adrien Saddier, Bernd Wiesberger
• 2:52 a.m. – Keegan Bradley, Corey Conners, Casey Jarvis
• 3:03 a.m. – Matt McCarty, Harry Hall, Haotong Li
• 3:14 a.m. – Padraig Harrington, Marco Penge, Michael Hollick
• 3:25 a.m. – Tom Kim, Billy Horschel, Mason Howell (a)
• 3:36 a.m. – Johnny Keefer, Pierceson Coody, Keita Nakajima
• 3:47 a.m. – Louis Oosthuizen, Jesper Svensson, Jack Buchanan (a)
• 4:03 a.m. – Bud Cauley, Jayden Schaper, Lucas Herbert
• 4:14 a.m. – Kristoffer Reitan, Patrick Reed, JT Poston
• 4:25 a.m. – Chris Gotterup, Sam Burns, Adam Scott
• 4:36 a.m. – Collin Morikawa, J.J. Spaun, Nicolai Højgaard
• 4:47 a.m. – Shane Lowry, Aaron Rai, Brooks Koepka
• 4:58 a.m. – Cameron Young, Wyndham Clark, Ludvig Åberg
• 5:09 a.m. – Rory McIlroy, Xander Schauffele, Matt Fitzpatrick
• 5:20 a.m. – Jacob Bridgeman, Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen, Tim Wiedemeyer (a)
• 5:31 a.m. – Patrick Cantlay, Daniel Berger, Nicolas Echavarria
• 5:42 a.m. – Peter Uihlein, Alistair Docherty, Francesco Laporta
• 5:53 a.m. – Cameron John, Austen Truslow, Samuel Bairstow
• 6:04 a.m. – Naoyuki Kataoka, Marcus Plunkett, Baard Bjoernevik Skogen
• 6:15 a.m. – Kazuki Higa, Jiho Yang, Nevill Ruiter (a)
• 6:41 a.m. – Matthew Baldwin, Thomas Detry, James Nicholas
• 6:52 a.m. – Michael Kim, Daniel Hillier, Andy Sullivan
• 7:03 a.m. – Ryan Fox, Andrew Novak, Matthew Jordan
• 7:14 a.m. – Henrik Stenson, Max Homa, Joe Dean
• 7:25 a.m. – Robert MacIntyre, Rickie Fowler, Alex Fitzpatrick
• 7:36 a.m. – David Duval, Martin Couvra, Matthew Southgate
• 7:47 a.m. – Sungjae Im, Dan Brown, Fifa Laopakdee (a)
• 7:58 a.m. – Gary Woodland, Jake Knapp, Jordan Smith
• 8:09 a.m. – Francesco Molinari, Tom McKibbin, Lev Grinberg (a)
• 8:20 a.m. – Hennie du Plessis, Jose Luis Ballester Barrio, Dan Bradbury
• 8:31 a.m. – Angel Ayora, Victor Perez, Mateo Pulcini (a)
• 8:42 a.m. – Stewart Cink, Scott Vincent, Joakim Lagergren
• 8:53 a.m. – Michael Thorbjornsen, Kota Kaneko, Travis Smyth
• 9:09 a.m. – Alex Smalley, Sam Stevens, Ryo Hisatsune
• 9:20 a.m. – Akshay Bhatia, Harris English, Rasmus Højgaard
• 9:31 a.m. – Ben Griffin, Hideki Matsuyama, Min Woo Lee
• 9:42 a.m. – Russell Henley, Justin Rose, Viktor Hovland
• 9:53 a.m. – Justin Thomas, Alex Noren, Jason Day
• 10:04 a.m. – Scottie Scheffler, Tyrrell Hatton, Bryson DeChambeau
• 10:15 a.m. – Jordan Spieth, Tommy Fleetwood, Jon Rahm
• 10:26 a.m. – Brian Harman, Si Woo Kim, Nick Taylor
• 10:37 a.m. – Ryan Gerard, Maverick McNealy, David Puig
• 10:48 a.m. – Kazuma Kobori, Tom Sloman, David Howard (a)
• 10:59 a.m. – Antoine Rozner, Ren Yonezawa, Caleb Surratt
• 11:10 a.m. – MJ Daffue, Frederic Lacroix, Jack McDonald
• 11:21 a.m. – Jeongwoo Ham, Ryutaro Nagano, Alejandro de Castro Piera (a)

Recent British Open Champions

A quick look at the past decade’s winners shows the depth of talent that descends on the links each year. Below is a concise list of champions from 2025 back to 2015, including their winning scores.

• 2025 – Scottie Scheffler (-17)
• 2024 – Xander Schauffele (-9)
• 2023 – Brian Harman (-13)
• 2022 – Cameron Smith (-20)
• 2021 – Collin Morikawa (-15)
• 2019 – Shane Lowry (-15)
• 2018 – Francesco Molinari (-8)
• 2017 – Jordan Spieth (-12)
• 2016 – Henrik Stenson (-20)
• 2015 – Zach Johnson (-15)

This historical snapshot underscores the competitive nature of the event and the high expectations placed on this year’s field.