The final major of this thrilling 2023 golf season has arrived with The Open Championship done celebrating its sesquicentennial and moving on to the 151st playing of the R&A’s famed tournament. Royal Liverpool hosts for the first time in nine years as the Claret Jug returns to Hoylake, England, for the 13th time overall with a loaded field ready to scrap for the chance to hoist it Sunday.
Cameron Smith enters as the reigning champion, but all eyes will be on Rory McIlroy for the second straight year. The Northern Irishman has been playing some of the best golf of his career lately, and he’s coming off a win at the Scottish Open last week that could serve as a prelude to him capturing his first major championship in nine years. McIlroy ended atop the leaderboard the last time Royal Liverpool hosted the Open in 2014; his last major (PGA Championship) also came that year, which was also the last time Rory won back-to-back tournaments in as many weeks.
The competition will be stiff for McIlroy, though. Scottie Scheffler seeks to put a capper on an extraordinary statistical season, Brooks Koepka and Jon Rahm are each aiming to win their second respective majors of the year, and Rickie Fowler hopes to put forth an effort similar to the one he did last time at Royal Liverpool when he finished second to Rory.
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Be sure to stick with CBS Sports for live coverage throughout the final major of 2023. Don’t miss the Round 1 tee times at The Open ahead of Thursday’s action, and be sure to check out a full slate of Open expert picks and predictions from our CBS Sports golf team as well as a look at the nine golfers most likely to win at Royal Liverpool.
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2023 Open Championship TV schedule
Round 1 — Thursday, July 20
Round 1 start time: 1:30 a.m. [Tee times]
Open live stream: 1:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Peacock
- Early coverage — 1:30-4 a.m.
- Featured Groups — 3 a.m. to 3 p.m.
- Featured Holes — 5:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
- Late coverage — 3-4 p.m.
TV coverage: 4 a.m. to 3 p.m. on USA Network, fuboTV (Try for free)
Round 2 — Friday, July 21
Round 2 start time: 1:30 a.m.
Open live stream: 1:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Peacock
- Early coverage — 1:30-4 a.m.
- Featured Groups — 3 a.m. to 3 p.m.
- Featured Holes — 5:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
- Late coverage — 3-4 p.m.
TV coverage: 4 a.m. to 3 p.m. on USA Network, fuboTV (Try for free)
Round 3 — Saturday, July 22
Round 3 start time: TBA
Open live stream: 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Peacock
- Featured Groups — 6 a.m. to 2 p.m.
- Featured Holes — 7 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Early TV coverage: 5-7 a.m. on USA Network, fuboTV (Try for free)
TV coverage: 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. on NBC, fuboTV (Try for free)
Round 4 — Sunday, July 23
Round 4 start time: TBA
Open live stream: 5 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Peacock
- Featured Groups — 5 a.m. to 1 p.m.
- Featured Holes — 6 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Early TV coverage: 4-7 a.m. on USA Network, fuboTV (Try for free)
TV coverage: 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. on NBC, fuboTV (Try for free)