The 154th British Open: How to watch the Open Championship golf tournament, Round 1 tee times, TV channel, streaming schedule, and more
The 154th Open Championship begins this Thursday, July 16, and runs through Sunday, July 19, 2026. The golf tournament takes place at Royal Birkdale in Southport, England. The Royal Birkdale is hosting the competition for the 11th time, but the course will feel new to competitors, with modifications made to every hole this year. 156 golfers, including defending champion Scottie Scheffler, will be competing; here's a ranking of all of them.
To watch all the action at this week's Open, you can catch daily live streaming coverage on Peacock. The Golf Channel will broadcast daily highlights, and coverage will also air on NBC, USA, and NBCSN. Here's what you need to know about the complete golf tournament schedule, streaming info, and Round 1 and 2 tee times.
How to watch the 154th Open:
Dates: July 16-19
TV channel: NBC, USA, Golf Channel
Streaming: Peacock, DirecTV, YouTube TV, and more
When is The Open?
The Open runs from July 16-19, 2026.
What channel is The Open on?
The 154th Open will be broadcast across NBCSN, USA, and NBC. Daily coverage will also be broadcast on the Golf Channel.
How to stream the 2026 Open without cable:
To watch the Golf Channel, USA, NBCSN, and NBC, subscribe to YouTube TV or DirecTV. Daily coverage will also stream on Peacock.
The 154th Open broadcast schedule:
All times Eastern
Thursday, July 16
1:30 a.m.: Round 1 (Peacock)
4 a.m.: Featured Group: Round 1 (USA Network, Golf Channel, Peacock)
8 a.m. All-Access: Round 1 (Peacock)
3:30 p.m. Live From The Open (Golf Channel)
Friday, July 17
1:30 a.m.: Round 2 (Peacock)
4 a.m.: Featured Group: Round 2 (USA Network, Golf Channel, Peacock)
8 a.m.: All-Access: Round 2 (Peacock)
1:30 p.m.: Round 2 (Peacock)
3:30 p.m. Live From The Open (Golf Channel)
Saturday, July 18
5 a.m.: Round 3 (USA Network, Golf Channel, Peacock)
7 a.m.: Round 3 (NBC, Peacock)
3 p.m.: Live From The Open (Golf Channel)
Sunday, July 19
4 a.m.: Final Round (USA Network, Golf Channel, Peacock)
7 a.m.: Final Round (NBC, Peacock)
2 p.m.: Live From The Open (Golf Channel)
The 154th British Open First Round tee times:
All times ET
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, Daniel 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, 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 Yonexawa, Caleb Surratt
6:04 a.m. -- M.J. 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, J.T. 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, Ludivg 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, Nico Echavarria
10:48 a.m. -- Peter Uihlein, Alistair Docherty, Francesco LaPorta
10:59 a.m. -- Cameron John, Austen Truslow, Sam Bairstow
11:10 a.m. -- Naoyuki Kataoka, Marcus Plunkett, Baard Skogen
11:21 a.m. -- Kazuki Higa, Jiho Yang, Nevill Ruiter (a)
