How to watch The Open Championship 2026 for free: Livestream, tee times

The fourth and final major of the 2026 golf season is here.

The Open Championship, also known as the British Open, features much of the world’s top golf talent, including the No. 1, 2 and 3 golfers worldwide, Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy and Matt Fitzpatrick, respectively.

Scheffler is the defending champion, but the tournament changes clubs each year, and this year at the Royal Birkdale Golf Club, the course is a tough one. He is still, of course, a favorite, as is McIlroy.

Bryson DeChambeau, who finished tied for 10th at last years Open, enters today trying to avoid missing the cut for his fourth-straight tournament.

the open championship 2026: what to know

When: July 16-19
Where: Royal Birkdale Golf Club (Southport, Merseyside, England)
Channel: NBC, USA Network
Streaming: DIRECTV (try it free)

Due to the time difference, things get started pretty early if you’re in the United States, but the final groups tee off just before 11:30 a.m. ET, so there’s plenty of golf to be watched during the morning and afternoon.

Below, find everything you need to know about the 2026 Open Championship, from TV channels and streaming information to tee times.

When is The Open Championship?

The 2026 Open Championship begins on July 16 and ends on July 19. For a full TV schedule, see below.

The Open Championship 2026: How to watch for free

If you don’t have cable or an antenna, you’ll need a live TV streaming service to stream the World Cup for free.

DIRECTV is our favorite service for watching sports live for free. Right now, you can take advantage of a five-day free trial before saving $30 on your first month. We recommend the Choice plan, which includes NBC and USA Network as part of its 125+ channels.

In addition to the Peacock exclusive hours early in the tournament, you can catch every second of the British Open with Peacock. Peacock’s coverage includes NBC’s broadcasts, plus a stream exclusively for par-3 holes and an additional feed for featured groups.

The Open Championship 2026 TV coverage

All times below are listed in ET.

Thursday, July 16 (Round 1): 1:30-4 a.m. (Peacock); 4 a.m.-3:30 p.m. (USA)
Friday, July 17 (Round 2): 1:30-4 a.m. (Peacock); 4 a.m.-3:30 p.m. (USA)
Saturday, July 18 (Round 3): 5-7 a.m. (USA); 7 a.m.-3 p.m. (NBC)
Sunday, July 19 (Final Round): 4-7 a.m. (USA); 7 a.m.-2 p.m. (NBC)

2026 Open Championship tee times:

Round One – Thursday, July 17

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)

Round Two – Friday, July 18

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)

Where is the 2026 Open Championship being played?

This year’s Open Championship is being played at Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport, Merseyside, England for the 11th time.

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