The Open Third Round Tee Times at Royal Birkdale

Friday’s Low‑Scoring Drama set the Stage

Contenders gathered at Royal Birkdale for a compelling third round of The Open, and Friday’s play delivered a surge of low scores paired with plenty of controversy. Australia’s Lucas Herbert and rising U.S. star Sam Burns both posted 62s, propelling them into the thick of the competition. The day also saw a two‑stroke penalty handed to Bryson DeChambeau after an incident on the fifth hole, a decision that left the two‑time major champion feeling “fired up.” Despite the penalty, DeChambeau confirmed he will tee up this weekend.

The penalty‑tossed DeChambeau will line up in the same group as Burns, the third‑from‑last pairing on Saturday. Rory McIlroy, Scottie Scheffler, Tommy Fleetwood and Jon Rahm are among the notables who remain in contention, though they’ll need solid rounds to close the gap.

Full Third Round Tee Times (Saturday 18 July BST)

• 09:10 Jack McDonald (Sco), Russell Henley (US)
• 09:20 Min Woo Lee (Aus), Ryo Hisatsune (Jpn)
• 09:30 Jose Luis Ballester (Spa), Kazuki Higa (Jpn)
• 09:40 Marcus Plunkett (US), Naoyuki Kataoka (Jpn)
• 09:50 Peter Uihlein (US), Brooks Koepka (US)
• 10:00 Aldrich Potgieter (SA), Keegan Bradley (US)
• 10:10 Alex Noren (Swe), Alex Smalley (US)
• 10:20 Rickie Fowler (US), Max Homa (US)
• 10:30 Ryan Fox (NZ), Xander Schauffele (US)
• 10:45 Kristoffer Reitan (Nor), Marco Penge (Eng)
• 10:55 Casey Jarvis (SA), Kurt Kitayama (US)
• 11:05 Laurie Canter (Eng), Sahith Theegala (US)
• 11:15 Michael Brennan (US), Eugenio Chacarra
• 11:25 Eric Cole (US), MJ Daffue (SA)
• 11:35 Kazuma Kobori (NZ), Nick Taylor (Can)
• 11:45 Justin Thomas (US), Hideki Matsuyama (Jpn)
• 11:55 Ben Griffin (US), Hennie du Plessis (SA)
• 12:10 Andy Sullivan (Eng), Patrick Cantlay (US)
• 12:20 Jacob Bridgeman (US), Rory McIlroy (NI)
• 12:30 Jesper Svensson (Swe), Shaun Norris (SA)
• 12:40 John Parry (Eng), Michael Thorbjornsen (US)
• 12:50 Jordan Smith (Eng), Im Sung Jae (Kor)
• 13:00 Matthew Southgate (Eng), Nico Echavarria (Col)
• 13:10 Rasmus Neergaard‑Petersen (Den), Collin Morikawa (Eng)
• 13:20 Adam Scott (Aus), Chris Gotterup (US)
• 13:35 Patrick Reed (US), Johnny Keefer (US)
• 13:45 Corey Conners (Can), Sepp Straka (Aut)
• 13:55 Tyrrell Hatton (Eng), Victor Perez (Fra)
• 14:05 Daniel Brown (Eng), Cameron John (Aus)
• 14:15 Ludvig Aberg (Swe), Shane Lowry (Ire)
• 14:25 JJ Spaun (US), Pierceson Coody (US)
• 14:35 Jon Rahm (Spa), Tommy Fleetwood (Eng)
• 14:45 Scottie Scheffler (US), Francesco Molinari (Ita)
• 15:00 Alex Fitzpatrick (Eng), Robert MacIntyre (Sco)
• 15:10 Thomas Detry (Bel), Bud Cauley (US)
• 15:20 Matt Wallace (Eng), Si Woo Kim (Kor)
• 15:30 Bryson DeChambeau (US), Sam Burns (US)
• 15:40 Ryan Gerard (US), Cameron Young (US)
• 15:50 Jackson Suber (US), Lucas Herbert (Aus)

Saturday’s tee sheet packs the field into tight groups, giving viewers a front‑row seat to the battle for low scores. With high‑profile names like McIlroy, Scheffler, Fleetwood and Rahm still in the mix, the next 18 holes will be crucial. DeChambeau’s decision to play on despite his penalty adds another layer of intrigue to the final day at Royal Birkdale.