The 154th British Open: How to watch the Open Championship golf tournament, Round 2 tee times, TV channel, streaming schedule, and more - Yahoo Sports

If you buy something through a link in this article, we may earn commission. The 154th Open Championship began on Thursday, July 16, and runs through Sunday, July 19, 2026. The golf tournament takes place at Royal Birkdale in Southport, England.

The Royal Birkdale is hosting the competition for the 11th time, but the course will feel new to competitors, with modifications made to every hole this year. 156 golfers, including defending champion Scottie Scheffler, will be competing; here's a ranking of all of them .

To watch all the action at this week's Open, you can catch daily live streaming coverage on Peacock. The Golf Channel will broadcast daily highlights, and coverage will also air on NBC, USA, and NBCSN. Here's what you need to know about the complete golf tournament schedule, streaming info, and tee times.

Streaming: Peacock, DirecTV , YouTube TV, and more The Open runs from July 16-19, 2026. The 154th Open will be broadcast across NBC, USA, and NBC. Daily coverage will also be broadcast on the Golf Channel. To watch the Golf Channel, USA, NBCSN, and NBC, to YouTube TV or DirecTV.

Daily coverage will also stream on Peacock. For $11/month, an ad-supported Peacock Premium subscription lets you stream live sports and events airing on NBC, including the 154th Open.

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For $17/month, you can upgrade to an ad-free Premium Plus subscription, which includes live access to your local NBC affiliate (not just during designated sports and events) and the ability to download select titles to watch offline.

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One thing to note: YouTube TV livestreams tend to run a slight delay, which isn't ideal if you're trying to keep up with the live game down to the exact second. DirecTV's Choice tier (currently $30 off your first month, $64.

99) gets you access to every channel you need to watch the 2026 Open including NBC, NBCSN, USA and Golf Channel. DirecTV Choice (and most other DirecTV plans) also come with free ESPN Unlimited, which gets you access to every ESPN channel, an amazing value and a must for watching tons of sports all year round.

DirecTV offers a free trial on any tier, so you can try it all out at low risk. If you're interested in trying a live TV streaming service but aren't ready to commit, we recommend starting with DirecTV. 4 a. m. : Featured Group: Round 1 (USA Network, Golf Channel, Peacock) 8 a. m. All-Access: Round 1 (Peacock) 3:30 p.

m. Live From The Open (Golf Channel) 4 a. m. : Featured Group: Round 2 (USA Network, Golf Channel, Peacock) 8 a. m. : All-Access: Round 2 (Peacock) 5 a. m. : Round 3 (USA Network, Golf Channel, Peacock) 3 p. m. : Live From The Open (Golf Channel) 4 a. m. : Final Round (USA Network, Golf Channel, Peacock) 2 p. m.

: Live From The Open (Golf Channel) 9:00 a. m. : Dylan Wu, Jacob Bridgeman 9:11 a. m. : Chris Gotterup, Eric Lee 9:22 a. m. : Peter Uihlein, Caleb Surratt 9:33 a. m. : Marek Fleming, Robert MacIntyre 9:44 a. m. : Nico Echavarria, Hideki Matsuyama 9:55 a. m. : Bud Cauley, Neal Shipley 10:06 a. m.

: Laurie Canter, Michael Kim 10:17 a. m. : Jackson Koivun, Miles Russell 10:33 a. m. : Patrick Rodgers, Emiliano Grillo 10:44 a. m. : James Nicholas, Angel Hidalgo 10:55 a. m. : Jordan Spieth, Joaquin Niemann 11:06 a. m. : Russell Henley, Dustin Johnson 11:17 a. m. : Ryan Fox, Michael Brennan 11:28 a. m.

: Pierceson Coody, Max Greyserman 11:39 a. m. : Kurt Kitayama, Tyrrell Hatton 11:50 a. m. : Cameron Young, Sungjae Im 12:06 p. m. : Adrien Dumont de Chassart, Spencer Tibbitts 12:17 p. m. : J. T. Poston, Ben Griffin 12:28 p. m. : Andrew Putnam, John Parry 12:39 p. m. : Jackson Van Paris, Ben James 12:50 p. m.

: Tommy Fleetwood, Ludvig Åberg 1:01 p. m. : Keegan Bradley, Johnny Keefer 1:28 p. m. : Corey Conners, Aaron Rai 1:50 p. m. : Niklas Nørgaard, Alex Fitzpatrick 2:01 p. m. : Scottie Scheffler, Brian Harman 2:12 p. m. : Maverick McNealy, Rory McIlroy 2:23 p. m. : Keith Mitchell, Akshay Bhatia 2:34 p. m.

: Gary Woodland, Ryo Hisatsune 2:50 p. m. : Ryder Cowan, William Mouw 3:01 p. m. : Sahith Theegala, Sam Burns 3:12 p. m. : Harry Higgs, Justin Thomas 3:23 p. m. : Collin Morikawa, Tom Kim 3:34 p. m. : Sam Stevens, Xander Schauffele 3:45 p. m. : Matt Fitzpatrick, Wyndham Clark