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The 154th Open Championship returns to England, as Royal Birkdale hosts the best golfers in the world to decide the Champion Golfer of the Year.
Last year, Scottie Scheffler came out on top to secure his first British Open and fourth overall major, putting him a U.S. Open away from the career grand slam. This year, though, Scheffler hasn't won a major and is at risk of failing to win one of the four majors for the first time since 2023.
However, Scheffler isn't the only big name hunting for the Claret Jug. Rory McIlroy enters the tournament with six career majors and is aiming to win his first Open Championship since his lone victory in 2014 as he continues to rack up major wins.
Of all the participants in the Open Championship, Tommy Fleetwood will be the fan favorite as Royal Birkdale is located in Fleetwood's hometown. Fleetwood is arguably the best player to not have a major win, and his win likely represents the best feel-good story on the table.
The Open Championship will take place over the next four days as golfers aim to solve the links golf course in Southport.
The Sporting News is tracking live scoring updates and hole-by-hole highlights for round one of the 2026 British Open. Follow along for updates from Royal Birkdale.
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British Open leaderboard
British Open results, highlights from Thursday's Open Championship Round 1
All times Eastern
*This section will be updated*
How to watch British Open
- TV channel: USA Network
- TV broadcast times: 1:30 a.m.-4:00 a.m. ET (Peacock), 4:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m. (USA)
- Live streams: DirecTV, Peacock
Coverage of the Open Championship will be broadcast across NBC, USA Network and Peacock over the four rounds. USA Network will get the bulk of coverage for the first two rounds, while NBC will get most of the coverage for the final two rounds.
For those looking to stream the U.S. Open action, DIRECTV offers a free trial to new users. Streamers can also use Peacock.
| Date | Round | Time (ET) | TV Channel |
| July 16 | 1 | 1:30 a.m.-4:00 a.m. | Peacock |
| 1 | 4:00 a.m-3:30 p.m. | USA Network | |
| July 17 | 2 | 1:30 a.m.-4:00 a.m. | Peacock |
| 2 | 4:00 a.m-3:30 p.m. | USA Network | |
| July 18 | 3 | 5:00 a.m.-7:00 a.m. | USA Network |
| 3 | 7:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. | NBC | |
| July 19 | 4 | 4:00 a.m.-7:00 a.m. | USA Network |
| 4 | 7:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. | NBC |
British Open tee times
Thursday, July 16
| Time (ET) | Group |
| 1:35 a.m. | Matthew Baldwin, Thomas Detry, James Nicholas |
| 1:46 a.m. | Michael Kim, Daniel Hiller, 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, Daniel Brown, Fifa Laopakdee |
| 2:52 a.m. | Gary Woodland, Jake Knapp, Jordan Smith |
| 3:03 a.m. | Francesco Molinari, Tom McKibbin, Lev Grinberg |
| 3:14 a.m. | Hennie Du Plessis, Jose Luis Ballester Barrio, Dan Bradbury |
| 3:25 a.m. | Angel Ayora, Victor Perez, Mateo Pulcini |
| 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 Hojgaard |
| 4:25 a.m. | Ben Griffin, Hideki Matsuyama, Min Woo Lee |
| 4:36 a.m. | Russell Henley, Justin Rose, Victor 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 8:42 a.m. | Johnny Keefer, Pierceson Coody, Keita Nakajima |
| 8:53 a.m. | Aldrich Potgieter, Jesper Svensson, Jack Buchanan |
| 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 Hojgaard |
| 9:53 a.m. | Shane Lowry, Aaron Rai, Brooks Koepka |
| 10:04 a.m. | Cameron Young, Wyndham Clark, Ludvig Aberg |
| 10:15 a.m. | Rory McIlroy, Xander Schauffele, Matt Fitzpatrick |
| 10:26 a.m. | Jacob Bridgeman, Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen, Tim Wiedemeyer |
| 10:37 a.m. | Patrick Cantlay, Daniel Berger, Nico Echavarria |
| 10:48 p.m. | Peter Uihlein, Allstair Docherty, Francesco LaPorta |
| 10:59 a.m. | Cameron John, Austen Truslow, Sam Bairstow |
| 11:10 a.m. | Naoyuki Kataoka, Marcus Plunkett, Baard Bjoernevik Skogen |
| 11:21 a.m. | Kazuki Higa, Jiho Yang, Nevill Ruiter |
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