After three fascinating majors stateside, it is time for the UK to take centre stage, with the fourth and final golf major of 2026 -- the Open.
After Rory McIlroy's triumph at Augusta, Aaron Rai's in the PGA Championship and Wyndham Clark for the U.S. Open, all eyes cast to who can master conditions at Royal Birkdale.
Following on from Scottie Scheffler's triumph at Royal Portrush a year ago, the world No.1 will hope to defend his crown, while Harris English, who finished second is looking to go one better as he searches for his first major triumph.
Royal Birkdale last hosted the Open in 2017, and it was Jordan Spieth who won the Claret Jug then, beating Matt Kuchar by three strokes.
British fans will be cheering on their stars, most notably, Tommy Fleetwood, who was born just minutes away in nearby Southport, but also the likes of Robert MacIntyre and Justin Rose, as well, of course, as McIlroy, who remains the last Brit to win the Open back in 2014.
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When and where is the Open
The final major of the year gets underway on Thursday, July 16 and goes through until Sunday, July 19.
This year, it will take place at Royal Birkdale, which hosts its 11th edition of the Open.
Located just north of Liverpool, Royal Birkdale is one of the top links courses in the world in terms of both its scenery and how the course plays itself.
No venue, other than St. Andrews of course, has hosted the Open more times than Royal Birkdale and once more we will see someone take home the Claret Jug at the end of the 508-yard par 4 18th.
How to watch in UK
Subscribers in the UK can catch every shot on Sky Sports Golf, who will be live from 6.30 a.m. on Thursday and Friday.
There will also be a daily highlights show on BBC Two.
At the weekend, live coverage will begin at 9 a.m. on Saturday, while on Sunday it gets under way at 8 a.m. and it will continue until long after the Claret Jug is presented to the winner.
Much of the action will also be simulcast live on Sky Sports Main Event.
All times in BST
Thursday, July 16
Round 1: 6.30 a.m. - Sky Sports Golf
Friday, July 17
Round 2: 6.30 a.m. - Sky Sports Golf
Saturday, July 18
Round 3: 9 a.m. - Sky Sports Golf
Sunday, July 19
Round 4: 8 a.m. - Sky Sports Golf
Prize money
Winner - $3,200,000
Runner-up - $1,842,000
Third place - $1,181,000
Fourth - $917,000
Fifth - $738,000
Sixth - $639,700
Seventh - $549,700
Eighth - $463,250
Ninth - $406,200
Tenth - $367,000
11th - $334,200
12th - $296,000
13th - $278,500
14th - $260,700
15th - $241,900
16th - $222,700
17th - $212,000
18th - $202,000
19th - $193,600
20th - $184,500
21th - $175,900
22th - $167,100
23th - $158,100
24th - $149,300
25th - $144,250
26th - $138,000
27th - $133,000
28th - $128,400
29th - $122,800
30th - $116,500
31th - $112,700
32th - $106,900
33th - $103,100
34th - $100,200
35th - $96,700
36th - $92,900
37th - $88,500
38th - $84,100
39th - $81,000
40th - $78,400
41th - $75,200
42th - $71,500
43th - $68,300
44th - $64,400
45th - $60,700
46th - $57,600
47th - $55,300
48th - $53,100
49th - $50,700
50th - $49,400
51th - $48,350
52th - $47,500
53th - $46,800
54th - $46,100
55th - $45,300
56th - $44,700
57th - $44,700
58th - $43,950
59th - $43,625
60th - $43,325
61th - $43,100
62th - $42,900
63th - $42,700
64th - $42,500
65th - $42,150
66th - $41,825
67th - $41,500
68th - $41,200
69th - $40,900
70th - $40,700
Tee times
Round 1:
6:35 a.m. Matthew Baldwin, Thomas Detry, James Nicholas
6:46 a.m. Michael Kim, David Hillier, Andy Sullivan
6:57 a.m. Ryan Fox, Andrew Novak, Matthew Jordan
7:08 a.m. Henrik Stenson, Max Homa, Joe Dean
7:19 a.m. Robert MacIntyre, Rickie Fowler, Alex Fitzpatrick
7:30 a.m. David Duval, Martin Couvra, Matthew Southgate
7:41 a.m. Sungjae Im, Daniel Brown, Fifa Laopakdee*
7:52 a.m. Gary Woodland, Jake Knapp, Jordan Smith
8:03 a.m. Francesco Molinari, Tom McKibbin, Lev Grinberg*
8:14 a.m. Hennie du Plessis, Jose Luis Ballester, Dan Bradbury
8:25 a.m. Angel Ayora, Victor Perez, Mateo Pulcini*
8:36 a.m. Stewart Cink, Scott Vincent, Joakim Lagergren
8:47 a.m. Michael Thorbjornsen, Kota Kaneko, Travis Smyth
9:03 a.m. Alex Smalley, Sam Stevens, Ryo Hisatsune
9:14 a.m. Akshay Bhatia, Harris English, Rasmus Hojgaard
9:25 a.m. Ben Griffin, Hideki Matsuyama, Min Woo Lee
9:36 a.m. Russell Henley, Justin Rose, Viktor Hovland
9:47 a.m. Justin Thomas, Alex Noren, Jason Day
9:58 a.m. Scottie Scheffler, Tyrrell Hatton, Bryson DeChambeau
10:09 a.m. Jordan Spieth, Tommy Fleetwood, Jon Rahm
10:20 a.m. Brian Harman, Si Woo Kim, Nick Taylor
10:31 a.m. Ryan Gerard, Maverick McNealy, David Puig
10:42 a.m. Kazuma Kobori, Tom Sloman, David Howard*
10:53 a.m. Antoine Rozner, Ren Yonezawa, Caleb Surratt
11:04 a.m. MJ Daffue, Frederic Lacroix, Jack McDonald
11:15 a.m. Jeongwoo Ham, Ryutaro Nagamo, Alejandro De Castro Piera*
11:41 a.m. John Parry, Eric Cole, Tiger Christensen
11:52 a.m. Eugenio Chacarra, Matt Wallace, Max Greyserman
12:03 p.m. Michael Brennan, Sahith Theegala, Laurie Canter
12:14 p.m. Cameron Smith, Keith Mitchell, Stuart Grehan*
12:25 p.m. Sepp Straka, Joaquin Niemann, Kurt Kitayama
12:36 p.m. Sami Valimaki, Shaun Norris, Jackson Suber
12:47 p.m. Darren Clarke, Adrien Saddier, Bernd Wiesberger
12:58 p.m. Keegan Bradley, Corey Conners, Casey Jarvis
1:09 p.m. Matt McCarty, Harry Hall, Haotong Li
1:20 p.m. Padraig Harrington, Marco Penge, Michael Hollick
1:31 p.m. Tom Kim, Billy Horschel, Mason Howell*
1:42 p.m. Johnny Keefer, Pierceson Coody, Keita Nakajima
1:53 p.m. Louis Oosthuizen, Jesper Svensson, Jack Buchanan
2:09 p.m. Bud Cauley, Jayden Schaper, Lucas Herbert
2:20 p.m. Kristoffer Reitan, Patrick Reed, JT Poston
2:31 p.m. Chris Gotterup, Sam Burns, Adam Scott
2:42 p.m. Collin Morikawa, JJ Spaun, Nicolai Hojgaard
2:53 p.m. Shane Lowry, Aaron Rai, Brooks Koepka
3:04 p.m. Cameron Young, Wyndham Clark, Ludvig Aberg
3:15 p.m. Rory McIlroy, Xander Schauffele, Matt Fitzpatrick
3:26 p.m. Jacob Bridgeman, Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen, Tim Wiedmeyer*
3:37 p.m. Patrick Cantlay, Daniel Berger, Nico Echevarria
3:48 p.m. Peter Uihlein, Alistair Docherty, Francesco Laporta
3:59 p.m. Cameron John, Austen Truslow, Sam Bairstow
4:10 p.m. Naoyuki Kataoka, Marcus Plunkett, Baard Bjoernevik
4:21 p.m. Kazuki Higa, Jiho Yang, Nevill Ruiter*
Round 2:
6:35 a.m. John Parry, Eric Cole, Tiger Christensen
6:46 a.m. Eugenio Chacarra, Matt Wallace, Max Greyserman
6:57 a.m. Michael Brennan, Sahith Theegala, Laurie Canter
7:08 a.m. Cameron Smith, Keith Mitchell, Stuart Grehan
7:19 a.m. Sepp Straka, Joaquin Niemann, Kurt Kitayama
7:30 a.m. Sami Valimaki, Shaun Norris, Jackson Suber
7:41 a.m. Darren Clarke, Adrien Saddier, Bernd Wiesberger
7:52 a.m. Keegan Bradley, Corey Conners, Casey Jarvis
8:03 a.m. Matt McCarty, Harry Hall, Haotong Li
8:14 a.m. Padraig Harrington, Marco Penge, Michael Hollick
8:25 a.m. Tom Kim, Billy Horschel, Mason Howell
8:36 a.m. Johnny Keefer, Pierceson Coody, Keita Nakajima
8:47 a.m. Louis Oosthuizen, Jesper Svensson, Jack Buchanan
9:03 a.m. Bud Cauley, Jayden Schaper, Lucas Herbert
9:14 a.m. Kristoffer Reitan, Patrick Reed, JT Poston
9:25 a.m. Chris Gotterup, Sam Burns, Adam Scott
9:36 a.m. Collin Morikawa, JJ Spaun, Nicolai Hojgaard
9:47 a.m. Shane Lowry, Aaron Rai, Brooks Koepka
9:58 a.m. Cameron Young, Wyndham Clark, Ludvig Aberg
10:09 a.m. Rory McIlroy, Xander Schauffele, Matt Fitzpatrick
10:20 a.m. Jacob Bridgeman, Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen, Tim Wiedemeyer,
10:31 a.m. Patrick Cantlay, Daniel Berger, Nico Echavarria
10:42 a.m. Peter Uihlein, Alistair Docherty, Francesco Laporta
10:53 a.m. Cameron John, Austen Truslow, Sam Bairstow
11:04 a.m. Naoyuki Kataoka, Marcus Plunkett, Baard Bjoernevik Skogen
11:15 a.m. Kazuki Higa, Jiho Yang, Nevill Ruiter
11:41 a.m. Matthew Baldwin, Thomas Detry James Nicholas
11:52 a.m. Michael Kim, Daniel Hillier, Andy Sullivan
12:03 p.m. Ryan Fox, Andrew Novak, Matthew Jordan
12:14 p.m. Henrik Stenson, Max Homa, Joe Dean
12:25 p.m. Robert MacIntyre, Rickie Fowler, Alex Fitzpatrick
12:36 p.m. David Duval, Martin Couvra, Matthew Southgate
12:47 p.m. Sungjae Im, Daniel Brown, Fifa Laopakdee
12:58 p.m. Gary Woodland, Jake Knapp, Jordan Smith
1:09 p.m. Francesco Molinari, Tom McKibbin, Lev Grinberg
1:20 p.m. Hennie du Plessis, Jose Luis Ballester Barrio, Dan Bradbury
1:31 p.m. Angel Ayora, Victor Perez, Mateo Pulcini
1:42 p.m. Stewart Cink, Scott Vincent, Joakim Lagergren
1:53 p.m. Michael Thorbjornsen, Kota Kaneko, Travis Smyth
2:09 p.m. Alex Smalley, Sam Stevens, Ryo Hisatsune
2:20 p.m. Akshay Bhatia, Harris English, Rasmus Hojgaard
2:31 p.m. Ben Griffin, Hideki Matsuyama, Min Woo Lee
2:42 p.m. Russell Henley, Justin Rose, Viktor Hovland
2:53 p.m. Justin Thomas, Alex Noren, Jason Day
3:04 p.m. Scottie Scheffler, Tyrrell Hatton, Bryson DeChambeau
3:15 p.m. Jordan Spieth, Tommy Fleetwood, Jon Rahm
3:26 p.m. Brian Harman, Si Woo Kim, Nick Taylor
3:37 p.m. Ryan Gerard, Maverick McNealy, David Puig
3:48 p.m. Kazuma Kobori, Tom Sloman, David Howard
3:59 p.m. Antoine Rozner. Ren Yonezawa, Caleb Surratt
4:10 p.m. MJ Daffue, Frederic Lacroix, Jack McDonald
4:21 p.m. Jeongwoo Ham, Ryutaro Nagano, Alejandro De Castro Piera
