The 2026 Open Championship will begin on Thursday morning with the first round at Royal Birkdale in England. Here's everything you need to know to watch the tournament on Thursday, including full Open Championship TV coverage, broadcast information and complete round 1 match times.
How to watch the Open on Thursday
It's been a while since Rory McIlroy lifted the Claret Jug as Open champion back in 2014. But in recent years, McIlroy has broken his major drought with back-to-back wins at the Masters.
This week, McIlroy begins a different campaign: by winning his second open title and seventh major tournament. He's come close in recent years, finishing T7 last season behind winner Scottie Scheffler, T6 in 2023 and a solo third in 2022 at St. Louis. Andrews.
But Scheffler and a host of other challengers, not to mention Royal Birkdale's fairways, should give Rory a run for his money this week. And all the action starts on Thursday.
If you're a golf fan watching in the US, you'll want to get up early to catch the Open on Thursday.
You can watch the first round of the Open Championship on TV via USA, which will open the TV coverage at 4 am ET on Thursday morning. Before that, Peacock will begin broadcasting at 1:30 am ET. Peacock will also offer featured team coverage throughout the day on Thursday.
Below you will find everything you need to know to watch the first round of the 2026 Open Championship.
How to watch on TV on Thursday
USA will provide televised coverage of the first round of the 2026 Open Championship on Thursday from 4 am-3:30 pm ET.
How to stream online on Thursday
You can stream the first round of the 2026 Open Championship with peacock, which will provide early coverage and coverage of the featured group. The USA telecast can be streamed via Golf Channel Mobile.
Here is the complete broadcast schedule for Thursday's Open Championship:
Open round 1: 1:30 am-4 am (Peacock)
Featured Groups: All Day (Peacock)
USA Open Round 1: 4 am-3:30 pm (Golf Channel Mobile)
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2026 Open Championship Round 1 tee times (ET)
It is No. 1
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 Højgaard
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)
5:53 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 Keefer, Pierceson Coody, Keita Nakajima
8:53 am – Aldrich Potgieter, Jesper Svensson, Jack Buchanan (a)
9:09 am – Bud Cauley, Jayden Schaper, Lucas Herbert
9:20 am – Kristoffer Reitan, Patrick Reed, JT Poston
9:31 am – Chris Gotterup, Sam Burns, Adam Scott
9:42 am – Collin Morikawa, JJ Spaun, Nicolai Højgaard
9:53 am – Shane Lowry, Aaron Rai, Brooks Koepka
10:04 am – Cameron Young, Wyndham Clark, Ludvig Åberg
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 Uihlein, Alistair Docherty, Francesco Laporta
10:59 am – Cameron John, Austen Truslow, Sam Bairstow
11:10 am – Naoyuki Kataoka, Marcus Plunkett, Baard Skogen
11:21 am – Kazuki Higa, Jiho Yang, Nevill Ruiter (a)
