The Open 2026 · Royal Birkdale
The Open 2026 Final Round: Tee Times & TV
Sunday 19 July · Royal Birkdale, Southport
How to watch Final Round
- Date
- Sunday 19 July
- First tee
- 07:40
- UK live (Sky)
- Sky Sports Golf from 08:00, Sky Sports Main Event from 10:00
- UK free (BBC)
- BBC Two highlights (evening) + BBC Radio 5 Live
- US TV
- USA Network 04:00–07:00, then NBC/Peacock 07:00–14:00 (ET)
The Champion Golfer of the Year is crowned and lifts the Claret Jug.
Tee times
The final-round field of 78 — the top 70 and ties who made the cut — plays in pairs from 07:40 (UK), leaders out last. Sam Burns takes a two-shot lead into the final pairing at 14:20 alongside Ryan Fox. Every pairing and tee time is below (all times UK/BST) — marquee groups are highlighted. The official draw also lives at theopen.com.
| Tee (BST) | Pairing |
|---|---|
| 07:40 | Keegan Bradley, Jesper Svensson |
| 07:50 | Laurie Canter, Matthew Southgate |
| 08:00 | Ben Griffin, Jack McDonald |
| 08:10 | Kazuki Higa, Peter Uihlein |
| 08:20 | John Parry, Sepp Straka |
| 08:30 | Aldrich Potgieter, Andy Sullivan |
| 08:40 | Ryo Hisatsune, Marcus Plunkett |
| 08:50 | Tyrrell Hatton, Min Woo Lee |
| 09:00 | MJ Daffue, Nick Taylor |
| 09:15 | Rickie Fowler, Eugenio Chacarra |
| 09:25 | Thomas Detry, Naoyuki Kataoka |
| 09:35 | Victor Perez, JJ Spaun |
| 09:45 | Patrick Cantlay, Chris Gotterup |
| 09:55 | Kurt Kitayama, Michael Brennan |
| 10:05 | Bud Cauley, Brooks Koepka |
| 10:15 | Pierceson Coody, Alex Fitzpatrick |
| 10:25 | Johnny Keefer, Corey Conners |
| 10:40 | Adam Scott, Patrick Reed |
| 10:50 | Shaun Norris, Michael Thorbjornsen |
| 11:00 | Alex Noren, Marco Penge |
| 11:10 | Matt Wallace, Russell Henley |
| 11:20 | Collin Morikawa, Francesco Molinari |
| 11:30 | ★ Rory McIlroy, Jordan SmithRory McIlroy |
| 11:40 | Sahith Theegala, Hennie du Plessis |
| 11:50 | Kristoffer Reitan, Casey Jarvis |
| 12:05 | Robert MacIntyre, Cameron Young |
| 12:15 | Sungjae Im, Nico Echavarria |
| 12:25 | Justin Thomas, Jacob Bridgeman |
| 12:35 | Alex Smalley, Max Homa |
| 12:45 | ★ Scottie Scheffler, Jose Luis BallesterScheffler — defending champion |
| 12:55 | ★ Shane Lowry, Jon RahmLowry, the 2019 Champion Golfer, out with Rahm |
| 13:05 | Daniel Brown, Cameron John |
| 13:15 | Kazuma Kobori, Hideki Matsuyama |
| 13:30 | Xander Schauffele, Eric Cole |
| 13:40 | ★ Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen, Tommy FleetwoodSouthport-born Fleetwood, the local favourite |
| 13:50 | Bryson DeChambeau, Jackson Suber |
| 14:00 | Lucas Herbert, Ludvig Åberg |
| 14:10 | Si Woo Kim, Ryan Gerard |
| 14:20 | ★ Sam Burns, Ryan FoxFinal pairing — Burns leads by two at 10-under; Fox matched the major-record 62 on Saturday |
Full field, all 39 pairings. Times can shift slightly if the R&A revises the draw.
Final Round — common questions
- What time does Final Round of The Open 2026 start?
- Final Round at Royal Birkdale gets under way at about 07:40 UK time on Sunday 19 July.
- What channel is Final Round of The Open on in the UK?
- Sky Sports Golf from 08:00, Sky Sports Main Event from 10:00. There is no live TV coverage on the BBC — the BBC carries free highlights on BBC Two and iPlayer plus live radio on 5 Live.
- Can I watch Final Round of The Open for free?
- You can follow it free on BBC Radio 5 Live and watch free highlights on BBC Two and iPlayer. Live TV in the UK is exclusive to Sky Sports.