New & Notable for 2026<\/p>\n
Return<\/p>\n
Birkdale’s 11th Open<\/p>\n
Royal Birkdale hosts The Open for the 11th time since 1954\u2014a total exceeded only by St. Andrews in that time. The Southport links last staged the championship in 2017, when Jordan Spieth raised the claret jug.<\/p>\n
Defending Champion<\/p>\n
Scheffler Chases Back-to-Back Jugs<\/p>\n
Scottie Scheffler returns as Champion Golfer of the Year after his win at Royal Portrush. A 156-player field of exempt players, Open Qualifying Series winners and the Last-Chance Qualifier survivors how to claim the label in 2026..<\/p>\n
Complete TV & Streaming Schedule<\/p>\n
\n All Week
\n Practice round coverage, Last-Chance Qualifier (July 13) & Open Preview Show
\n Peacock
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\n Daily
\n Live scoring, news & player updates
\n theopen.com
\n <\/p>\n
\n 1:30 AM \u2013 4 AM ET
\n Early morning coverage as the first groups tee off in Southport
\n Peacock
\n <\/p>\n
\n 4 AM \u2013 3 PM ET
\n Round 1 main coverage (simulcast on Peacock)
\n USA Net.
\n <\/p>\n
\n All Day
\n Featured Groups \u2014 dedicated feeds following marquee pairings
\n Peacock \/ App
\n <\/p>\n
\n 1:30 AM \u2013 4 AM ET
\n Early morning coverage \u2014 second wave tee times
\n Peacock
\n <\/p>\n
\n 4 AM \u2013 3 PM ET
\n Round 2 main coverage \u2014 cut line drama (simulcast on Peacock)
\n USA Net.
\n <\/p>\n
\n All Day
\n Featured Groups across every hole
\n Peacock \/ App
\n <\/p>\n
\n 5 AM – 7 AM ET
\n Early third-round coverage
\n USA Net.
\n <\/p>\n
\n 7 AM \u2013 3 PM ET
\n Round 3 main broadcast (simulcast on Peacock)
\n NBC
\n <\/p>\n
\n All Day
\n Featured Groups & Multiview
\n Peacock \/ App
\n <\/p>\n
\n 4 – 7 AM ET
\n Early final-round coverage of the day’s opening groups
\n USA Net.
\n <\/p>\n
\n 7 AM \u2013 2 PM
\n Final-round main broadcast \u2014 claret jug prersentation (simulcast on Peacock)
\n NBC
\n <\/p>\n
\n All Day
\n Featured Groups & Multiview through the final putt
\n Peacock \/ App
\n <\/p>\n
All ET times reflect the network windows NBC Sports has used for recent Opens played in the UK. Exact tee times \u2014 and precise broadcast start\/end times \u2014 are confirmed by NBC Sports and the R&A closer to Championship week.<\/p>\n
The Streaming Ecosystem<\/p>\n
Weekend main broadcast home, picking up Saturday and Sunday coverage each morning through the claret jug presentation.<\/p>\n
USA<\/p>\n
USA Network<\/p>\n
Cable Network<\/p>\n
Carries the early-morning windows all four days, including the entirety of Thursday and Friday main coverage.<\/p>\n
PCK<\/p>\n
Peacock<\/p>\n
Streaming \u2014 NBC<\/p>\n
Simulcasts every NBC and USA Network window and adds exclusive Featured Groups and Multiview streams from the first tee shot.<\/p>\n
Full week of coverage on Sky Sports Golf and Sky Sports Main Event, with dedicated build-up programming.<\/p>\n
Canadian broadcast partner carrying live coverage across the championship.<\/p>\n
APP<\/p>\n
TheOpen.com & R&A App<\/p>\n
Official Digital<\/p>\n
Live scoring, tee times, hole-by-hole course guides and on-demand highlights\u2014free anywhere in the world.<\/p>\n
Specialty Feeds & Viewing Tips<\/p>\n
Multi-Camera<\/p>\n
Featured Groups<\/p>\n
Follow marquee pairings in dedicated feeds on Peacock, theopen.com and the R&A app throughout every round.<\/p>\n
Time Zone Tip<\/p>\n
Watching From the US<\/p>\n
Southport sits five hours ahead of the East Coast. Thursday and Friday earliest tee times (around 6:30 AM local) land near 1:30 AM ET.<\/p>\n
UK Viewing (BST)<\/p>\n
Sky Sports Windows<\/p>\n
Thu & Fri: Sky Sports Golf and Main Event from 6:30 AM. Sat: Golf from 9 AM, Main Event from 11 AM. Sun: Golf from 8 AM, Main Event from 10 AM.<\/p>\n
Radio<\/p>\n
The Open Radio<\/p>\n
Live audio coverage streams free from theopen.com, beginning with the Preview Show on Tuesday, 14 July and running through Sunday’s finish.<\/p>\n
Royal Birkdale Fast Facts<\/p>\n
\n 11th
\n Open Hosted
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\n 1889
\n Club Founded
\n <\/p>\n
\n 156
\n Player Field
\n <\/p>\n
\n 1954
\n First Open Here
\n <\/p>\n
\n 2017
\n Spieth’s Win
\n <\/p>\n
\n \u221217
\n Scheffler ’25 Score
\n <\/p>\n
Royal Birkdale previously hosted The Open in 1954, 1961, 1965, 1971, 1976, 1983, 1991, 1998, 2008 and 2017. Prize fund and final field details will be confirmed by the R&A closer to Championship week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"New & Notable for 2026 Return Birkdale’s 11th Open Royal Birkdale hosts The Open for the 11th time…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":34837,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[1657,2608,528,14368,14369,2274,399,519,208,82,1295,8492],"class_list":["post-34836","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-the-open-championship","tag-augusta-national","tag-golf-history","tag-jon-rahm","tag-major-winners","tag-open-championship-2026-viewers-guide-how-to-watch-tv-times-streaming-options-featured-coverage-from-royal-birkdale","tag-openchampionship2026","tag-rory-mcilroy","tag-royal-birkdale","tag-scottie-scheffler","tag-story","tag-the-open-championship","tag-viewers-guide"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34836","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34836"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34836\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34837"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34836"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34836"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34836"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}