{"id":6122,"date":"2025-07-19T14:53:08","date_gmt":"2025-07-19T14:53:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/6122\/"},"modified":"2025-07-19T14:53:08","modified_gmt":"2025-07-19T14:53:08","slug":"how-to-watch-the-open-championship-for-free-round-3-live-stream-channel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/6122\/","title":{"rendered":"How to watch The Open Championship for free: Round 3 live stream, channel"},"content":{"rendered":"

World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler took control of the Open Championship Friday, shooting 7-under to get to 10-under for the tournament. He\u2019ll continue his chase for his second major of the season when he tees off at 10:35 a.m. ET. Scheffler is in the final pairing though, Round 3 of the Open Championship<\/a> will begin airing at 5 a.m. ET and go all the way to 3 p.m. ET. <\/p>\n

2025 Open Championship 2nd Round Schedule<\/p>\n

5 – 7 a.m. ET | USA Network<\/a><\/p>\n

7 a.m. – 3 p.m. ET | NBC<\/a><\/p>\n

5 a.m. – 3 p.m. ET | Peacock<\/a><\/p>\n

The third round of the Open Championship will air on USA Network, and streams live on DirecTV (free trial)<\/a>.<\/p>\n

What: Open Championship, Third Round<\/p>\n

When: Saturday, July 19, 2025<\/p>\n

Where: Royal Portrush Golf Club, Portrush, Northern Ireland<\/p>\n

Time: 5 a.m. ET <\/p>\n

TV: USA Network, NBC<\/p>\n

Live stream: DirecTV (free trial)<\/a>, fuboTV (free trial)<\/a>, Hulu + Live TV<\/a>, Sling<\/a>, Peacock<\/a><\/p>\n

Streaming serviceFree trial?PromoPricefuboTV<\/a>Yes$20 off first month$84.99DirecTV<\/a>Yes$30 off first month$84.99Hulu + Live TV<\/a>YesNo$82.99Sling<\/a>NoNo$45.99Peacock<\/a>NoNo$7.99<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a recent Open Championship story via the Associated Press:<\/p>\n

PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland (AP) \u2014 Scottie Scheffler had no idea what was coming his way Friday in the British Open. He warmed up in a short-sleeved shirt. The umbrella was out when he walked off the first green.<\/p>\n

For the thousands at Royal Portrush watching him, they knew exactly what to expect from the world\u2019s No. 1 player, and Scheffler delivered another relentless performance. Three straight birdies to close the gap. Two more at the end to take the lead.<\/p>\n

Scheffler had a 15-foot putt that was one turn away from dropping for a final birdie. He happily settled for a 7-under 64, his lowest round in a major, to take a one-shot lead over former U.S. Open champion Matt Fitzpatrick of England.<\/p>\n

It was his lowest round in a major, yes, but there was a normalcy about it, too. Scheffler has been doing this for three years now and there is little left to say. Even when Sky Sports showed a list of his key statistics \u2014 driving accuracy down, greens in regulation great \u2014 that elicited little more than a shrug.<\/p>\n

The statistics led to a shrug.<\/p>\n

\u201cOverall, I\u2019m hitting the ball solid,\u201d Scheffler said. \u201cThe tournament is only halfway done. I got off to a good start.\u201d<\/p>\n

Scheffler made eight birdies on another wild afternoon of weather, putting him at 10-under 132 as he chases the third leg of the career Grand Slam.<\/p>\n

Fitzpatrick was equally dynamic when he began the back nine with four straight birdies, only to miss a 5-foot par putt on the 14th to slow his momentum, and a 3-foot birdie putt on the 17th hole that was mildly irritating. He shot 66.<\/p>\n

\u201cI felt like every facet of my game was on today and I felt like I really played solid,\u201d Fitzpatrick said. \u201cTo take advantage of the opportunities I had out there was obviously really positive.\u201d<\/p>\n

Brian Harman got the best of the weather \u2014 surprising sunshine \u2014 and took dead aim in his hunt for another claret jug. Harman played bogey-free for a 65 that left him only two shots behind, along with Li Haotong of China, who had a 67.<\/p>\n

Everyone else was five shots behind or more.<\/p>\n

That includes Rory McIlroy, who went around Royal Portrush in his native Northern Ireland with plenty of cheers but only a few roars. McIlroy had a 69 but lost a lot of ground because of Scheffler, Fitzpatrick and Harman.<\/p>\n

McIlroy started the second round just three shots behind. He goes into the weekend seven shots behind the top-ranked player in the world.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve been somewhat close to my best over the first two days in little bits here and there,\u201d McIlroy said. \u201cI\u2019m going to need to have it all under control and have it sort of all firing over the weekend to make a run.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fitzpatrick was at his lowest point just four months ago when he changed his caddie and coach and began pulling himself up. And now he takes that into the weekend against Scheffler.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s going to have the expectation to go out and dominate. He\u2019s an exceptional player. He\u2019s world No. 1, and we\u2019re seeing Tiger-like stuff,\u201d Fitzpatrick said. \u201cI think the pressure is for him to win the golf tournament. For me, obviously, I hope I\u2019m going to have some more home support than him, but it\u2019s an exciting position for me to be in given where I was earlier this year.\u201d<\/p>\n

Scheffler spent 20 minutes after his round going over video with Shane Lowry over Lowry\u2019s ball moving a fraction in the rough on No. 12, which led to a two-shot penalty. Lowry wasn\u2019t sure he caused his ball to move, but he said he would rather take the penalty to avoid even the slightest suspicion.<\/p>\n

His attention turned to Scheffler when someone suggested he had been on the fringes of contention before the penalty.<\/p>\n

\u201cEight shots behind Scottie Scheffler isn\u2019t in the fringes of contention the way he\u2019s playing,\u201d Lowry said.<\/p>\n

Scheffler was sharp from the start. He hit eight of the 14 fairways \u2014 compared with three in the opening round \u2014 though his misses never left him too badly out of position. But he is seeing the breaks on smoother Portrush greens, and he looks confident as ever.<\/p>\n

None of his eight birdies were closer than 7 feet. Five of them were in the 10-foot range and then he threw in a 35-foot birdie on the sixth. His lone bogey came on a drive into deep grass on the 11th that kept him from reaching the green.<\/p>\n

Harman was called the \u201cButcher of Hoylake\u201d when he won the claret jug at Royal Liverpool two years ago because the British press was fascinated by the Georgia native\u2019s love for hunting. Now it\u2019s about his golf, and it was superb.<\/p>\n

Harman played bogey-free, only once having to stress for par as Royal Portrush allowed for some good scoring in surprisingly good weather in the morning.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey\u2019re very different golf courses, but the golf is similar,\u201d Harman said. \u201cYou\u2019ve got to be able to flight your golf ball. You\u2019ve got to know how far everything\u2019s going. Then you can\u2019t get frustrated. You\u2019re going to end up in funny spots where it doesn\u2019t seem fair, and you just have to kind of outlast that stuff.\u201d<\/p>\n

The group at 5-under 137 included Harris English (70), Harman\u2019s former teammate at Georgia; Tyrrell Hatton of England (69) and Chris Gotterup (65), who wasn\u2019t even planning to be at Royal Portrush until winning the Scottish Open last week.<\/p>\n

Also still around is Bryson DeChambeau, who made a 13-shot improvement from the first round with a 65. Still, he was 11 shots behind.<\/p>\n

McIlroy wasn\u2019t at his best in the opening round and was pleased to be only three behind. Now he has a real mountain to climb. But at least he\u2019s still playing, unlike in 2019 at Royal Portrush when he shot 79 and then had a terrific rally only to miss the cut by one shot.<\/p>\n

\u201cI didn\u2019t have this opportunity six years ago, so to play an extra two days in this atmosphere in front of these crowds, I\u2019m very excited for that,\u201d McIlroy said. \u201cI feel like my game\u2019s definitely good enough to make a run.\u201d<\/p>\n

That was before Scheffler began to run away from so many except a small collection of challengers. But this is links golf. And this is the Emerald Isle, where the weather seems to have a mind of its own.<\/p>\n

Still, Scheffler has gone 10 tournaments without finishing out of the top 10 and would appear to present a challenge every bit as daunting as Royal Portrush.<\/p>\n

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