154th Open Championship tee times, Round 1 & 2 pairings

Timothy WolfrumWed, Jul 15, 2026·7 min read

Golf’s oldest major will close out the 2026 Grand Slam schedule this weekend as the world’s top players converge on Royal Birkdale.

The 154th Open Championship begins in the early-morning hours of Thursday, July 16, and rolls through Sunday, July 19. Royal Birkdale is hosting Europe’s crown jewel for the 11th time.

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World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler enters as the defending champion after winning by four strokes last year at Royal Portrush. American Jordan Spieth won the last time Royal Birkdale hosted in 2017. He hasn’t won a major since. The only two-time winner in the field is Padraig Harrington, whose last victory came in 2008 at Royal Birkdale.

Rounds 1 and 2 will begin at 1:35 a.m. ET on Thursday and Friday, respectively. Peacock opens streaming coverage at 1:30 a.m. ET Thursday and Friday and offers featured-group coverage throughout each day. First-round and second-round TV content is on the USA Network from 4 a.m.-3:30 p.m. ET each day.

154th Open Championship tee times and pairings

Round 1 tee times

All times Eastern Time

• 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)

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Round 2 tee times

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)