The 2026 Open Championship kicks off this week at historic Royal Birkdale on the coast of England. Here’s everything you need to know to watch the Open Championship all week long.
Open preview: What and how to watch
We’ve finally reached the final major of the year, the 154th Open at Royal Birkdale. A hard and fiery course awaits the game’s best players in their last attempt at major glory this season.
The game’s two leading stars — defending champion Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy — are hoping to add to their major legacies this week. Past Open heroes like Jordan Spieth are planning major comebacks, while Bryson DeChambeau is trying to avoid missing the cut in his fourth-straight major.
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NBC and USA will provide TV coverage for this week’s Open Championship. If you prefer to stream the action online, Peacock has you covered with extensive options, including exclusive early coverage, featured group coverage and more.
You can find out detailed information on how to watch the 2026 Open Championship below.
Open basics
What: 2026 Open Championship
Where: Royal Birkdale, Southport, England
When: Thursday-Sunday, July 16-19
Purse: $17.75 million; $3.2 million winner’s share
How to watch the Open on TV
You can watch the 2026 Open Championship on TV via NBC and USA, with Peacock offering exclusive early coverage on Thursday and Friday.
Here’s the full Open Championship TV schedule (all times ET):
Thursday, July 16: 1:30-4 a.m. (Peacock); 4 a.m.-3:30 p.m. (USA)
Friday, July 17: 1:30-4 a.m. (Peacock); 4 a.m.-3:30 p.m. (USA)
Saturday, July 18: 5-7 a.m. (USA); 7 a.m.-3 p.m. (NBC)
Sunday, July 19: 4-7 a.m. (USA); 7 a.m.-2 p.m. (NBC)
How to stream the Open online
You can stream the 2026 Open Championship online with Peacock, including exclusive early coverage, featured group coverage and simulcasts of NBC’s TV coverage.
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Here’s the complete Open Championship streaming schedule (all times ET):
THURSDAY, JULY 16
Open Round 1 Coverage: 1:30 a.m.-4 a.m. (Peacock)
Featured Groups: All Day (Peacock)
Open Round 1 USA Coverage: 4 a.m.-3:30 p.m. (Golf Channel Mobile)
FRIDAY, JULY 17
Open Round 2 Coverage: 1:30 a.m.-4 a.m. (Peacock)
Featured Groups: All day (Peacock)
Open Round 2 USA Coverage: 4 a.m.-3:30 p.m. (Golf Channel Mobile)
SATURDAY, JULY 18
Featured Groups: All day (Peacock)
Open Round 3 USA Coverage: 5-7 a.m. (Golf Channel Mobile)
Open Round 3 NBC Coverage: 7 a.m.-3 p.m. (Peacock)
SUNDAY, JULY 19
Featured Groups: All day (Peacock)
Open Round 4 USA Coverage: 4-7 a.m. (Golf Channel Mobile)
Open Round 4 NBC Coverage: 7 a.m.-2 p.m. (Peacock)
2026 Open Championship tee times: Round 1 (ET)
Tee No. 1
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 Yonezawa, 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. – Aldrich Potgieter, 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, Ludvig 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)
2026 Open Championship tee times: Round 2 (ET)
Tee No. 1
1:35 a.m. – John Parry, Eric Cole, Tiger Christensen
1:46 a.m. – Eugenio Chacarra, Matt Wallace, Max Greyserman
1:57 a.m. – Michael Brennan, Sahith Theegala, Laurie Canter
2:08 a.m. – Cameron Smith, Keith Mitchell, Stuart Grehan (a)
2:19 a.m. – Sepp Straka, Joaquin Niemann, Kurt Kitayama
2:30 a.m. – Sami Valimaki, Shaun Norris, Jackson Suber
2:41 a.m. – Darren Clarke, Adrien Saddier, Bernd Wiesberger
2:52 a.m. – Keegan Bradley, Corey Conners, Casey Jarvis
3:03 a.m. – Matt McCarty, Harry Hall, Haotong Li
3:14 a.m. – Padraig Harrington, Marco Penge, Michael Hollick
3:25 a.m. – Tom Kim, Billy Horschel, Mason Howell (a)
3:36 a.m. – Johnny Keefer, Pierceson Coody, Keita Nakajima
3:47 a.m. – Aldrich Potgieter, Jesper Svensson, Jack Buchanan (a)
4:03 a.m. – Bud Cauley, Jayden Schaper, Lucas Herbert
4:14 a.m. – Kristoffer Reitan, Patrick Reed, J.T. Poston
4:25 a.m. – Chris Gotterup, Sam Burns, Adam Scott
4:36 a.m. – Collin Morikawa, J.J. Spaun, Nicolai Højgaard
4:47 a.m. – Shane Lowry, Aaron Rai, Brooks Koepka
4:58 a.m. – Cameron Young, Wyndham Clark, Ludvig Åberg
5:09 a.m. – Rory McIlroy, Xander Schauffele, Matt Fitzpatrick
5:20 a.m. – Jacob Bridgeman, Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen, Tim Wiedemeyer (a)
5:31 a.m. – Patrick Cantlay, Daniel Berger, Nico Echavarria
5:42 a.m. – Peter Uihlein, Alistair Docherty, Francesco Laporta
5:53 a.m. – Cameron John, Austen Truslow, Sam Bairstow
6:04 a.m. – Naoyuki Kataoka, Marcus Plunkett, Baard Skogen
6:15 a.m. – Kazuki Higa, Jiho Yang, Nevill Ruiter (a)
6:41 a.m. – Matthew Baldwin, Thomas Detry, James Nicholas
6:52 a.m. – Michael Kim, Daniel Hillier, Andy Sullivan
7:03 a.m. – Ryan Fox, Andrew Novak, Matthew Jordan
7:14 a.m. – Henrik Stenson, Max Homa, Joe Dean
7:25 a.m. – Robert MacIntyre, Rickie Fowler, Alex Fitzpatrick
7:36 a.m. – David Duval, Martin Couvra, Matthew Southgate
7:47 a.m. – Sungjae Im, Daniel Brown, Fifa Laopakdee (a)
7:58 a.m. – Gary Woodland, Jake Knapp, Jordan Smith
8:09 a.m. – Francesco Molinari, Tom McKibbin, Lev Grinberg (a)
8:20 a.m. – Hennie Du Plessis, Jose Luis Ballester, Dan Bradbury
8:31 a.m. – Angel Ayora, Victor Perez, Mateo Pulcini (a)
8:42 a.m. – Stewart Cink, Scott Vincent, Joakim Lagergren
8:53 a.m. – Michael Thorbjornsen, Kota Kaneko, Travis Smyth
9:09 a.m. – Alex Smalley, Sam Stevens, Ryo Hisatsune
9:20 a.m. – Akshay Bhatia, Harris English, Rasmus Højgaard
9:31 a.m. – Ben Griffin, Hideki Matsuyama, Min Woo Lee
9:42 a.m. – Russell Henley, Justin Rose, Viktor Hovland
9:53 a.m. – Justin Thomas, Alex Noren, Jason Day
10:04 a.m. – Scottie Scheffler, Tyrrell Hatton, Bryson DeChambeau
10:15 a.m. – Jordan Spieth, Tommy Fleetwood, Jon Rahm
10:26 a.m. – Brian Harman, Si Woo Kim, Nick Taylor
10:37 a.m. – Ryan Gerard, Maverick McNealy, David Puig
10:48 a.m. – Kazuma Kobori, Tom Sloman, David Howard (a)
10:59 a.m. – Antoine Rozner, Ren Yonezawa, Caleb Surratt
11:10 a.m. – M.J. Daffue, Frederic Lacroix, Jack McDonald
11:21 a.m. – Jeongwoo Ham, Ryutaro Nagano, Alejandro De Castro Piera (a)
