Golf’s oldest major returns to Royal Portrush this week with the world’s best players gathered in Northern Ireland for the 153rd Open Championship.
The Open returned to Portrush in 2019 after a 68-year absence, with Irishman Shane Lowry finishing four shots clear of Tommy Fleetwood to lift the Claret Jug.
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Lowry will be well-fancied again this week but, as ever, Rory McIlroy is the star attraction. The Masters champion shot a course-record 61 at Royal Portrush as a 16-year-old but missed the cut in 2019, admitting that the weight of expectations proved too great.
American Xander Schauffele is the defending champion, while World No 1 Scottie Scheffler is looking to improve on a solid if unspectacular Open record in which he has failed to crack the top five in four attempts.
You can click the following links to find out when your favourite players are starting their rounds on Thursday and Friday. The draw is always important with variable seaside weather in the equation.
When is the Open?
The tournament begins on Thursday, July 17 with the final round on Sunday, July 20.
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How do I watch the Open?
Sky Sports have exclusive rights to live television coverage in the UK. On Thursday and Friday, coverage will begin at 6.30am with at least 15 hours of live coverage each day. There will be later start times of 11am for live coverage on Saturday and 10am on Sunday.
What is the prize money?
The winner at Royal Portrush will receive £2.3 million from a total prize pot of £12.7 million.
The runner-up will get £1.3 million and third place £840,000.
Round one tee times
All times British Summer Time
6:35 am Padraig Harrington, Nicolai Hojgaard, Tom McKibbin
6:46 am Louis Oosthuizen, Guido Migliozzi, K J Choi
6:57 am Cameron Smith, Marco Penge, Justin Hastings (a)
7:08 am Jason Day, Taylor Pendrith, Jacob Skov Olesen
7:19 am Phil Mickelson, Daniel Van Tonder, Ryan Peake
7:30 am Max Greyserman, Byeong Hun An, Niklas Norgaard
7:41 am Jordan Smith, Haotong Li, Dustin Johnson
7:52 am Darren Clarke, Davis Riley, Lucas Herbert
8:03 am Kevin Yu, Julien Guerrier, Mikiya Akutsu
8:14 am Thomas Detry, Chris Gotterup, Lee Westwood
8:25 am Patrick Cantlay, Cameron Young, Mackenzie Hughes
8:36 am Thorbjorn Olesen, Matthew Jordan, Filip Jakubcik (a)
8:47 am Henrik Stenson, Stephan Jaeger, Sebastian Soderberg
9:03 am Kristoffer Reitan, Martin Couvra, Adrien Saddier
9:14 am Takumi Kanaya, Justin Walters, Bryan Newman (a)
9:25 am Hideki Matsuyama, Ryan Fox, Matt Fitzpatrick
9:36 am Sepp Straka, Ben Griffin, Akshay Bhatia
9:47 am Sam Burns, Aldrich Potgieter, Brooks Koepka
9:58 am Xander Schauffele, JJ Spaun, Jon Rahm
10:09 am Shane Lowry, Collin Morikawa, Scottie Scheffler
10:20 am Corey Conners, Wyndham Clark, Tom Hoge
10:31 am Denny McCarthy, Nico Echavarria, Patrick Reed
10:42 am Matti Schmid, Ryggs Johnston, Richard Teder (a)
10:53 am Dylan Naidoo, Darren Fichardt, John Axelsen
11:04 am Justin Suh, Oliver Lindell, Jesper Sandborg
11:15 am Sadom Kaewkanjana, Riki Kawamoto, Sampson Zheng
11:26 am Stewart Cink, Matteo Manassero, Marc Leishman
11:47 am Francesco Molinari, Jesper Svensson, Connor Graham (a)
11:58 am Zach Johnson, Daniel Hillier, Daniel Brown
12:09 pm Adam Scott, Rickie Fowler, Ethan Fang (a)
12:20 pm Laurie Canter, Elvis Smylie, Sergio Garcia
12:31 pm Andrew Novak, Matthieu Pavon, Matt Wallace
12:42 pm Davis Thompson, Dean Burmester, Rikuya Hoshino
12:53 pm Si Woo Kim, Shugo Imahira, Sebastian Cave (a)
1:04 pm Michael Kim, Bud Cauley, John Parry
1:15 pm Matt McCarty, Shaun Norris, Angel Hidalgo
1:26 pm Keegan Bradley, Sungjae Im, Daniel Berger
1:37 pm Rasmus Hojgaard, Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Romain Langasque
1:48 pm Aaron Rai, Sahith Theegala, Harry Hall
2:04 pm Justin Leonard, Thriston Lawrence, Antoine Rozner
2:15 pm JT Poston, Chris Kirk, Carlos Ortiz
2:26 pm Brian Harman, Maverick McNealy, Joaquin Niemann
2:37 pm Russell Henley, Tyrrell Hatton, Min Woo Lee
2:48 pm Robert MacIntyre, Bryson DeChambeau, Justin Rose
2:59 pm Jordan Spieth, Ludvig Aberg, Viktor Hovland
3:10 pm Rory McIlroy, Justin Thomas, Tommy Fleetwood
3:21 pm Harris English, Nick Taylor, Tony Finau
3:32 pm Lucas Glover, Jhonattan Vegas, Tom Kim
3:43 pm Brian Campbell, John Catlin, Frazer Jones (a)
3:54 pm Nathan Kimsey, Jason Kokrak, Cameron Adam (a)
4:05 pm Daniel Young, Curtis Luck, Curtis Knipes
4:16 pm Younghan Song, George Bloor, OJ Farrell
Round two tee times
All times British Summer Time
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6:35 am Stewart Cink, Matteo Manassero, Marc Leishman
6:46 am Francesco Molinari, Jesper Svensson, Connor Graham (a)
6:57 am Zach Johnson, Daniel Hillier, Daniel Brown
7:08 am Adam Scott, Rickie Fowler, Ethan Fang (a)
7:19 am Laurie Canter, Elvis Smylie, Sergio Garcia
7:30 am Andrew Novak, Matthieu Pavon, Matt Wallace
7:41 am Davis Thompson, Dean Burmester, Rikuya Hoshino
7:52 am Si Woo Kim, Shugo Imahira, Sebastian Cave (a)
8:03 am Michael Kim, Bud Cauley, John Parry
8:14 am Matt McCarty, Shaun Norris, Angel Hidalgo
8:25 am Keegan Bradley, Sungjae Im, Daniel Berger
8:36 am Rasmus Hojgaard, Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Romain Langasque
8:47 am Aaron Rai, Sahith Theegala, Harry Hall
9:03 am Justin Leonard, Thriston Lawrence, Antoine Rozner
9:14 am JT Poston, Chris Kirk, Carlos Ortiz
9:25 am Brian Harman, Maverick McNealy, Joaquin Niemann
9:36 am Russell Henley, Tyrrell Hatton, Min Woo Lee
9:47 am Robert MacIntyre, Bryson DeChambeau, Justin Rose
9:58 am Jordan Spieth, Ludvig Aberg, Viktor Hovland
10:09 am Rory McIlroy, Justin Thomas, Tommy Fleetwood
10:20 am Harris English, Nick Taylor, Tony Finau
10:31 am Lucas Glover, Jhonattan Vegas, Tom Kim
10:42 am Brian Campbell, John Catlin, Frazer Jones (a)
10:53 am Nathan Kimsey, Jason Kokrak, Cameron Adam (a)
11:04 am Daniel Young, Curtis Luck, Curtis Knipes
11:15 am Younghan Song, George Bloor, OJ Farrell
11:26 am Padraig Harrington, Nicolai Hojgaard, Tom McKibbin
11:47 am Louis Oosthuizen, Guido Migliozzi, K J Choi
11:58 am Cameron Smith, Marco Penge, Justin Hastings (a)
12:09 pm Jason Day, Taylor Pendrith, Jacob Skov Olesen
12:20 pm Phil Mickelson, Daniel Van Tonder, Ryan Peake
12:31 pm Max Greyserman, Byeong Hun An, Niklas Norgaard
12:42 pm Jordan Smith, Haotong Li, Dustin Johnson
12:53 pm Darren Clarke, Davis Riley, Lucas Herbert
1:04 pm Kevin Yu, Julien Guerrier, Mikiya Akutsu
1:15 pm Thomas Detry, Chris Gotterup, Lee Westwood
1:26 pm Patrick Cantlay, Cameron Young, Mackenzie Hughes
1:37 pm Thorbjorn Olesen, Matthew Jordan, Filip Jakubcik (a)
1:48 pm Henrik Stenson, Stephan Jaeger, Sebastian Soderberg
2:04 pm Kristoffer Reitan, Martin Couvra, Adrien Saddier
2:15 pm Takumi Kanaya, Justin Walters, Bryan Newman (a)
2:26 pm Hideki Matsuyama, Ryan Fox, Matt Fitzpatrick
2:37 pm Sepp Straka, Ben Griffin, Akshay Bhatia
2:48 pm Sam Burns, Aldrich Potgieter, Brooks Koepka
2:59 pm Xander Schauffele, JJ Spaun, Jon Rahm
3:10 pm Shane Lowry, Collin Morikawa, Scottie Scheffler
3:21 pm Corey Conners, Wyndham Clark, Tom Hoge
3:32 pm Denny McCarthy, Nico Echavarria, Patrick Reed
3:43 pm Matti Schmid, Ryggs Johnston, Richard Teder (a)
3:54 pm Dylan Naidoo, Darren Fichardt, John Axelsen
4:05 pm Justin Suh, Oliver Lindell, Jesper Sandborg
4:16 pm Sadom Kaewkanjana, Riki Kawamoto, Sampson Zheng