The Open Championship tee's off on Thursday, July 16, for the first round at Royal Birkdale on the Northwest coast of England.
The tee times for the first two rounds have been announced, as Royal Birkdale is set to host the championship for the 11th time.
With the tournament taking place overseas, the opening rounds are early-morning starts for fans watching from the United States.
The Open Championship features a full 156-player field, the featured groups are headlined by rising stars, past major champions, and top ranked OWGR players.
Scottie Scheffler returns to defend his title as four days of action at golf's final major championship of the season is almost here.
Below are the featured groups and tee times for the first and second round of the 2026 Open Championship.
Featured Groups
(Thursday/Friday ET tee times)
4:58/10:04 AM: Scottie Scheffler, Bryson DeChambeau, Tyrrell Hatton
10:15/5:09 AM: Rory McIlroy, Xander Schauffele, Matt Fitzpatrick
5:09/10:15 AM: Tommy Fleetwood, Jon Rahm, Jordan Spieth
9:53/4:47 AM: Shane Lowry, Aaron Rai, Brooks Koepka
10:04/ 4:58 AM: Cameron Young, Wyndham Clark, Ludvig Aberg
Round One / Thursday
First Tee (all times are in ET).
Tee Time | Groupings | ||
1:35 AM | Matthew Baldwin | Thomas Detry | James Nicholas |
1:46 AM | Michael Kim | Daniel Hillier | Andy Sullivan |
1:57 AM | Ryan Fox | Andrew Novak | Matthew Jordan |
2:08 AM | Henrik Stenson | Max Homa | Joe Dean |
2:19 AM | Robert MacIntyre | Rickie Fowler | Alex Fitzpatrick |
2:30 AM | David Duval | Martin Couvra | Matthew Southgate |
2:41 AM | Sungjae Im | Daniel Brown | Fifa Laopakdee (a) |
2:52 AM | Gary Woodland | Jake Knapp | Jordan Smith |
3:03 AM | Francesco Molinari | Tom McKibbin | Lev Grinberg (a) |
3:14 AM | Hennie Du Plessis | Jose Luis Ballester | Dan Bradbury |
3:25 AM | Angel Ayora | Victor Perez | Mateo Pulcini (a) |
3:36 AM | Stewart Cink | Scott Vincent | Joakim Lagergren |
3:47 AM | Michael Thorbjornsen | Kota Kaneko | Travis Smyth |
4:03 AM | Alex Smalley | Sam Stevens | Ryo Hisatsune |
4:14 AM | Akshay Bhatia | Harris English | Rasmus Hojgaard |
4:25 AM | Ben Griffin | Hideki Matsuyama | Min Woo Lee |
4:36 AM | Russell Henley | Justin Rose | Viktor Hovland |
4:47 AM | Justin Thomas | Alex Noren | Jason Day |
4:58 AM | Scottie Scheffler | Tyrrell Hatton | Bryson DeChambeau |
5:09 AM | Jordan Spieth | Tommy Fleetwood | Jon Rahm |
5:20 AM | Brian Harman | Si Woo Kim | Nick Taylor |
5:31 AM | Ryan Gerard | Maverick McNealy | David Puig |
5:42 AM | Kazuma Kobori | Tom Sloman | David Howard (a) |
5:33 AM | Antoine Rozner | Ren Yonezawa | Caleb Surratt |
6:04 AM | MJ Daffue | Frederic Lacroix | Jack McDonald |
6:15 AM | Jeongwoo Ham | Ryutaro Nagano | Alejandro De Castro Piera (a) |
6:41 AM | John Parry | Eric Cole | Tiger Christensen |
6:52 AM | Eugenio Chacarra | Matt Wallace | Max Greyserman |
7:03 AM | Michael Brennan | Sahith Theegala | Laurie Canter |
7:14 AM | Cameron Smith | Keith Mitchell | Stuart Grehan (a) |
7:25 AM | Sepp Straka | Joaquin Niemann | Kurt Kitayama |
7:36 AM | Sami Valimaki | Shaun Norris | Jackson Suber |
7:47 AM | Darren Clarke | Adrien Saddier | Bernd Wiesberger |
7:58 AM | Keegan Bradley | Corey Conners | Casey Jarvis |
8:09 AM | Matt McCarty | Harry Hall | Haotong Li |
8:20 AM | Padraig Harrington | Marco Penge | Michael Hollick |
8:31 AM | Tom Kim | Billy Horschel | Mason Howell (a) |
8:42 AM | Johnny Kiefer | Pierceson Coody | Keita Nakajima |
8:53 AM | Louis Oosthuizen | Jesper Svansson | Jack Buchanan (a) |
9:09 AM | Bud Cauley | Jayden Schaper | Lucas Herbert |
9:20 AM | Kristoffer Reitan | Patrick Reed | J.T. Poston |
9:31 AM | Chris Gotterup | Sam Burns | Adam Scott |
9:42 AM | Collin Morikawa | J.J. Spaun | Nicolai Hojgaard |
9:53 AM | Shane Lowry | Aaron Rai | Brooks Koepka |
10:04 AM | Cameron Young | Wyndham Clark | Ludvig Aberg |
10:15 AM | Rory McIlroy | Xander Schauffele | Matt Fitzpatrick |
10:26 AM | Jacob Bridgeman | Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen | Tim Wiedemeyer (a) |
10:37 AM | Patrick Cantlay | Daniel Berger | Nico Echavarria |
10:48 AM | Peter Uihlin | Alistair Docherty | Francesco Laporta |
10:59 AM | Cameron John | Austen Truslow | Sam Bairstow |
11:10 AM | Naoyuki Kataoka | Marcus Plunkett | Baard Bjoernevik Skogen |
11:21 AM | Kazuki Higa | Jiho Yang | Nevill Ruiter (a) |
Second Round / Friday
First Tee (all times are in ET).
Tee Time | Groupings | ||
1:35 AM | John Parry | Eric Cole | Tiger Christensen |
1:46 AM | Eugenio Chacarra | Matt Wallace | Max Greyserman |
1:57 AM | Michael Brennan | Sahith Theegala | Laurie Canter |
2:08 AM | Cameron Smith | Keith Mitchell | Stuart Grehan (a) |
2:19 AM | Sepp Straka | Joaquin Niemann | Kurt Kitayama |
2:30 AM | Sami Valimaki | Shaun Norris | Jackson Suber |
2:41 AM | Darren Clarke | Adrien Saddier | Bernd Wiesberger |
2:52 AM | Keegan Bradley | Corey Conners | Casey Jarvis |
3:03 AM | Matt McCarty | Harry Hall | Haotong Li |
3:14 AM | Padraig Harrington | Marco Penge | Michael Hollick |
3:25 AM | Tom Kim | Billy Horschel | Mason Howell (a) |
3:36 AM | Johnny Kiefer | Pierceson Coody | Keita Nakajima |
3:47 AM | Louis Oosthuizen | Jesper Svansson | Jack Buchanan (a) |
4:03 AM | Bud Cauley | Jayden Schaper | Lucas Herbert |
4:14 AM | Kristoffer Reitan | Patrick Reed | J.T. Poston |
4:25 AM | Chris Gotterup | Sam Burns | Adam Scott |
4:36 AM | Collin Morikawa | J.J. Spaun | Nicolai Hojgaard |
4:47 AM | Shane Lowry | Aaron Rai | Brooks Koepka |
4:58 AM | Cameron Young | Wyndham Clark | Ludvig Aberg |
5:09 AM | Rory McIlroy | Xander Schauffele | Matt Fitzpatrick |
5:20 AM | Jacob Bridgeman | Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen | Tim Wiedemeyer (a) |
5:31 AM | Patrick Cantlay | Daniel Berger | Nico Echavarria |
5:42 AM | Peter Uihlin | Alistair Docherty | Francesco Laporta |
5:33 AM | Cameron John | Austen Truslow | Sam Bairstow |
6:04 AM | Naoyuki Kataoka | Marcus Plunkett | Baard Bjoernevik Skogen |
6:15 AM | Kazuki Higa | Jiho Yang | Nevill Ruiter (a) |
6:41 AM | Matthew Baldwin | Thomas Detry | James Nicholas |
6:52 AM | Michael Kim | Daniel Hillier | Andy Sullivan |
7:03 AM | Ryan Fox | Andrew Novak | Matthew Jordan |
7:14 AM | Henrik Stenson | Max Homa | Joe Dean |
7:25 AM | Robert MacIntyre | Rickie Fowler | Alex Fitzpatrick |
7:36 AM | David Duval | Martin Couvra | Matthew Southgate |
7:47 AM | Sungjae Im | Daniel Brown | Fifa Laopakdee (a) |
7:58 AM | Gary Woodland | Jake Knapp | Jordan Smith |
8:09 AM | Francesco Molinari | Tom McKibbin | Lev Grinberg (a) |
8:20 AM | Hennie Du Plessis | Jose Luis Ballester | Dan Bradbury |
8:31 AM | Angel Ayora | Victor Perez | Mateo Pulcini (a) |
8:42 AM | Stewart Cink | Scott Vincent | Joakim Lagergren |
8:53 AM | Michael Thorbjornsen | Kota Kaneko | Travis Smyth |
9:09 AM | Alex Smalley | Sam Stevens | Ryo Hisatsune |
9:20 AM | Akshay Bhatia | Harris English | Rasmus Hojgaard |
9:31 AM | Ben Griffin | Hideki Matsuyama | Min Woo Lee |
9:42 AM | Russell Henley | Justin Rose | Viktor Hovland |
9:53 AM | Justin Thomas | Alex Noren | Jason Day |
10:04 AM | Scottie Scheffler | Tyreell Hatton | Bryson DeChambeau |
10:15 AM | Jordan Spieth | Tommy Fleetwood | Jon Rahm |
10:26 AM | Brian Harman | Si Woo Kim | Nick Taylor |
10:37 AM | Ryan Gerard | Maverick McNealy | David Puig |
10:48 AM | Kazuma Kobori | Tom Sloman | David Howard (a) |
10:59 AM | Antoine Rozner | Ren Yonezawa | Caleb Surratt |
11:10 AM | MJ Daffue | Frederic Lacroix | Jack McDonald |
11:21 AM | Jeongwoo Ham | Ryutaro Nagano | Alejandro De Castro Piera (a) |
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