British Open schedule 2026: Day-by-day TV coverage to watch Open Championship golf on NBC and stream online

July 15, 2026 · Yahoo Sports

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The British Open is heading to Royal Birkdale in Southport, England, for the 11th time in the history of the tournament. The historic 7,223-yard par-70 has hosted the British Open more than any course other than St. Andrews.

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The 2026 field features a star-studded lineup of elite players, including returning tournament winners and the world's top-ranked golfers. Defending champion Scottie Scheffler will be in the spotlight as he attempts to repeat his incredible performance from last year, alongside a competitive field chasing the historic Claret Jug.

Other top competitors include Rory McIlroy, Jordan Spieth, Tommy Fleetwood and Jon Rahm.

Here's everything you need to know about watching the 2026 British Open, including the schedule, channels, live streams and more.

What channel is the British Open on today?

Dates: Thursday, July 16 - Sunday, July 19
TV channels: NBC | USA Network | NBCSN
Live streams: DIRECTV | Peacock | NBCSports.com

Coverage of the 2026 British Open will air live on NBC, USA Network, and NBCSN, featuring comprehensive commentary and coverage throughout the tournament rounds.

Mike Tirico hosts alongside play-by-play broadcasters Dan Hicks, Terry Gannon, and Steve Sands. Kevin Kisner, Brad Faxon, Paul McGinley, Curt Byrum serve as analysts, with Jim "Bones" Mackay, Smylie Kaufman and John Wood reporting from the course.

The USA Network and NBCSN will carry portions of the primary broadcast, while NBC will broadcast main network coverage during the weekend rounds.

The primary television broadcast sections will be available to stream live via DIRECTV, while certain early morning tournament slots for the opening rounds will also be available on Peacock. Fans can also stream digital coverage online at NBCSports.com and via the NBC Sports app.

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British Open TV schedule 2026

The 2026 British Open will be held at Royal Birkdale in Southport, England.

Play begins on Thursday, July 16, and the tournament concludes on Sunday, July 19.

DateTime (ET)TV channelLive streamThur., July 161:30-4 a.m.Peacock/NBCSNDIRECTV, Peacock4 a.m.-3:30 p.m.USA NetworkDIRECTV, PeacockFri., July 171:30-4 a.m.Peacock/NBCSNDIRECTV, Peacock4 a.m.-3:30 p.m.USA NetworkDIRECTV, PeacockSat., July 185 a.m.-7 a.m.USA NetworkDIRECTV, Peacock7 a.m.-3 p.m.NBCDIRECTV, PeacockSun., July 194 a.m.-7 a.m.USA NetworkDIRECTV, Peacock7 a.m.-2 p.mNBCDIRECTV, Peacock

British Open tee times 2026

Below are the first two rounds of tee times for the 2026 Open Championship at Royal Birkdale, listed in ET.

Round 1 — Thursday, July 16

Time (ET)Pairing1:35 a.m.Matthew Baldwin, Thomas Detry, James Nicholas1:46 a.m.Michael Kim, Daniel Hillier, Andy Sullivan1:57 a.m.Ryan Fox, Andrew Novak, Matthew Jordan2:08 a.m.Henrik Stenson, Max Homa, Joe Dean2:19 a.m.Robert MacIntyre, Rickie Fowler, Alex Fitzpatrick2:30 a.m.David Duval, Martin Couvra, Matthew Southgate2:41 a.m.Sungjae Im, Dan Brown, Fifa Laopakdee (a)2:52 a.m.Gary Woodland, Jake Knapp, Jordan Smith3:03 a.m.Francesco Molinari, Tom McKibbin, Lev Grinberg (a)3:14 a.m.Hennie du Plessis, Jose Luis Ballester Barrio, Dan Bradbury3:25 a.m.Angel Ayora, Victor Perez, Mateo Pulcini (a)3:36 a.m.Stewart Cink, Scott Vincent, Joakim Lagergren3:47 a.m.Michael Thorbjornsen, Kota Kaneko, Travis Smyth4:03 a.m.Alex Smalley, Sam Stevens, Ryo Hisatsune4:14 a.m.Akshay Bhatia, Harris English, Rasmus Højgaard4:25 a.m.Ben Griffin, Hideki Matsuyama, Min Woo Lee4:36 a.m.Russell Henley, Justin Rose, Viktor Hovland4:47 a.m.Justin Thomas, Alex Noren, Jason Day4:58 a.m.Scottie Scheffler, Tyrrell Hatton, Bryson DeChambeau5:09 a.m.Jordan Spieth, Tommy Fleetwood, Jon Rahm5:20 a.m.Brian Harman, Si Woo Kim, Nick Taylor5:31 a.m.Ryan Gerard, Maverick McNealy, David Puig5:42 a.m.Kazuma Kobori, Tom Sloman, David Howard (a)5:53 a.m.Antoine Rozner, Ren Yonezawa, Caleb Surratt6:04 a.m.MJ Daffue, Frederic Lacroix, Jack McDonald6:15 a.m.Jeongwoo Ham, Ryutaro Nagano, Alejandro de Castro Piera (a)6:41 a.m.John Parry, Eric Cole, Tiger Christensen6:52 a.m.Eugenio Chacarra, Matt Wallace, Max Greyserman7:03 a.m.Michael Brennan, Sahith Theegala, Laurie Canter7:14 a.m.Cameron Smith, Keith Mitchell, Stuart Grehan (a)7:25 a.m.Sepp Straka, Joaquin Niemann, Kurt Kitayama7:36 a.m.Sami Valimaki, Shaun Norris, Jackson Suber7:47 a.m.Darren Clarke, Adrien Saddier, Bernd Wiesberger7:58 a.m.Keegan Bradley, Corey Conners, Casey Jarvis8:09 a.m.Matt McCarty, Harry Hall, Haotong Li8:20 a.m.Padraig Harrington, Marco Penge, Michael Hollick8:31 a.m.Tom Kim, Billy Horschel, Mason Howell (a)8:42 a.m.Johnny Keefer, Pierceson Coody, Keita Nakajima8:53 a.m.Louis Oosthuizen, Jesper Svensson, Jack Buchanan (a)9:09 a.m.Bud Cauley, Jayden Schaper, Lucas Herbert9:20 a.m.Kristoffer Reitan, Patrick Reed, JT Poston9:31 a.m.Chris Gotterup, Sam Burns, Adam Scott9:42 a.m.Collin Morikawa, J.J. Spaun, Nicolai Højgaard9:53 a.m.Shane Lowry, Aaron Rai, Brooks Koepka10:04 a.m.Cameron Young, Wyndham Clark, Ludvig Åberg10:15 a.m.Rory McIlroy, Xander Schauffele, Matt Fitzpatrick10:26 a.m.Jacob Bridgeman, Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen, Tim Wiedemeyer (a)10:37 a.m.Patrick Cantlay, Daniel Berger, Nicolas Echavarria10:48 a.m.Peter Uihlein, Alistair Docherty, Francesco Laporta10:59 a.m.Cameron John, Austen Truslow, Samuel Bairstow11:10 a.m.Naoyuki Kataoka, Marcus Plunkett, Baard Bjoernevik Skogen11:21 a.m.Kazuki Higa, Jiho Yang, Nevill Ruiter (a)

Round 2 — Friday, July 17

Time (ET)Pairing1:35 a.m.John Parry, Eric Cole, Tiger Christensen1:46 a.m.Eugenio Chacarra, Matt Wallace, Max Greyserman1:57 a.m.Michael Brennan, Sahith Theegala, Laurie Canter2:08 a.m.Cameron Smith, Keith Mitchell, Stuart Grehan (a)2:19 a.m.Sepp Straka, Joaquin Niemann, Kurt Kitayama2:30 a.m.Sami Valimaki, Shaun Norris, Jackson Suber2:41 a.m.Darren Clarke, Adrien Saddier, Bernd Wiesberger2:52 a.m.Keegan Bradley, Corey Conners, Casey Jarvis3:03 a.m.Matt McCarty, Harry Hall, Haotong Li3:14 a.m.Padraig Harrington, Marco Penge, Michael Hollick3:25 a.m.Tom Kim, Billy Horschel, Mason Howell (a)3:36 a.m.Johnny Keefer, Pierceson Coody, Keita Nakajima3:47 a.m.Louis Oosthuizen, Jesper Svensson, Jack Buchanan (a)4:03 a.m.Bud Cauley, Jayden Schaper, Lucas Herbert4:14 a.m.Kristoffer Reitan, Patrick Reed, JT Poston4:25 a.m.Chris Gotterup, Sam Burns, Adam Scott4:36 a.m.Collin Morikawa, J.J. Spaun, Nicolai Højgaard4:47 a.m.Shane Lowry, Aaron Rai, Brooks Koepka4:58 a.m.Cameron Young, Wyndham Clark, Ludvig Åberg5:09 a.m.Rory McIlroy, Xander Schauffele, Matt Fitzpatrick5:20 a.m.Jacob Bridgeman, Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen, Tim Wiedemeyer (a)5:31 a.m.Patrick Cantlay, Daniel Berger, Nicolas Echavarria5:42 a.m.Peter Uihlein, Alistair Docherty, Francesco Laporta5:53 a.m.Cameron John, Austen Truslow, Samuel Bairstow6:04 a.m.Naoyuki Kataoka, Marcus Plunkett, Baard Bjoernevik Skogen6:15 a.m.Kazuki Higa, Jiho Yang, Nevill Ruiter (a)6:41 a.m.Matthew Baldwin, Thomas Detry, James Nicholas6:52 a.m.Michael Kim, Daniel Hillier, Andy Sullivan7:03 a.m.Ryan Fox, Andrew Novak, Matthew Jordan7:14 a.m.Henrik Stenson, Max Homa, Joe Dean7:25 a.m.Robert MacIntyre, Rickie Fowler, Alex Fitzpatrick7:36 a.m.David Duval, Martin Couvra, Matthew Southgate7:47 a.m.Sungjae Im, Dan Brown, Fifa Laopakdee (a)7:58 a.m.Gary Woodland, Jake Knapp, Jordan Smith8:09 a.m.Francesco Molinari, Tom McKibbin, Lev Grinberg (a)8:20 a.m.Hennie du Plessis, Jose Luis Ballester Barrio, Dan Bradbury8:31 a.m.Angel Ayora, Victor Perez, Mateo Pulcini (a)8:42 a.m.Stewart Cink, Scott Vincent, Joakim Lagergren8:53 a.m.Michael Thorbjornsen, Kota Kaneko, Travis Smyth9:09 a.m.Alex Smalley, Sam Stevens, Ryo Hisatsune9:20 a.m.Akshay Bhatia, Harris English, Rasmus Højgaard9:31 a.m.Ben Griffin, Hideki Matsuyama, Min Woo Lee9:42 a.m.Russell Henley, Justin Rose, Viktor Hovland9:53 a.m.Justin Thomas, Alex Noren, Jason Day10:04 a.m.Scottie Scheffler, Tyrrell Hatton, Bryson DeChambeau10:15 a.m.Jordan Spieth, Tommy Fleetwood, Jon Rahm10:26 a.m.Brian Harman, Si Woo Kim, Nick Taylor10:37 a.m.Ryan Gerard, Maverick McNealy, David Puig10:48 a.m.Kazuma Kobori, Tom Sloman, David Howard (a)10:59 a.m.Antoine Rozner, Ren Yonezawa, Caleb Surratt11:10 a.m.MJ Daffue, Frederic Lacroix, Jack McDonald11:21 a.m.Jeongwoo Ham, Ryutaro Nagano, Alejandro de Castro Piera (a)

List of British Open winners by year

Here's a look at the winners of the Open Championship in each of the previous ten tournaments.

YearWinnerScore2025Scottie Scheffler-172024Xander Schauffele-92023Brian Harman-132022Cameron Smith-202021Collin Morikawa-152019Shane Lowry-152018Francesco Molinari-82017Jordan Spieth-122016Henrik Stenson-202015Zach Johnson-15