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The Open Championship is here as the best golfers in the world battle for the title of Champion Golfer of the Year.
The season's fourth major returns to England for the first time since 2023, as Royal Birkdale hosts the tournament for the 11th time. Last time this course was the host was in 2017, when Jordan Speith won his first Open Championship and third major overall.
This year's tournament has many storylines, like whether Scottie Scheffler can defend his British Open title or if Rory McIlroy can win the Claret Jug for the second time. Additionally, as Tommy Fleetwood is looking for his first major, he's doing so in his own backyard and will surely have fan support.
So far this year, McIlroy, Aaron Rai, and Wyndham Clark represent the first three major winners, and all three are in the field this week. While each of them goes for a second major in the season, others are hoping to join them to round out the major season.
Here's a look at the leaderboard for the 2026 Open Championship from Royal Birkdale.
British Open leaderboard 2026
How to watch British Open
Peacock will be live streaming the first portion of the British Open's first round on Thursday from 1:30 a.m. to 4 a.m. ET. After that window, USA Network will pick up the coverage for the rest of the day until 3:30 p.m.
For those looking to stream the U.S. Open action, DIRECTV offers a free trial to new users. Streamers can also use Peacock.
British Open tee times today
Here's a look at the tee times for the first round of the Open Championship.
| 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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