The Open Championship returns to Royal Birkdale for the 10th time this week, the first since Padraig Harrington's remarkable second straight victory in 2008. Conditions played a key factor nine years ago, and most certainly will again at the 146th playing of the Open Championship. Over 150 players look to raise the Claret Jug on Sunday, sixteen of them past champions, including Phil Mickelson, making his return to a major championship after withdrawing from the U.S. Open. Defending Champion Golfer of the Year Henrik Stenson is also in the field.
TV Coverage
The Golf Channel will carry live coverage Thursday and Friday from 1:30 AM to 4:00 PM, and on Saturday and Sunday from 4:30 AM to 7:00 AM. NBC will provide coverage on Saturday and Sunday starting at 7:00 AM.
Leader board
Follow all the action from Southport, England on the Golf Digest British Open leader board.
Fantasy
Need help filling out your fantasy lineup for the 2017 Open Championship? The Golf Digest Fantasy Fix podcast covers the players you need to employ this week at Royal Birkdale.
Thursday Tee times (all times Eastern)
1:35 AM — Mark O'Meara, Chris Wood, Ryan Moore
1:46 AM — Phachara Khongwatmai, Maverick McNealy (a), Stuart Manley
1:57 AM — Stewart Cink, Sandy Lyle, Jeunghun Wang
2:08 AM — Paul Broadhurst, Thongchai Jaidee, Roberto Castro
2:19 AM — Tom Lehman, Byeong Hun An, Darren Fichardt
2:30 AM — Soren Kjeldsen, Billy Horschel, Danny Willett
2:41 AM — Matthew Fitzpatrick, Steve Stricker, Emiliano Grillo
2:52 AM — Jason Dufner, Branden Grace, Bryson DeChambeau
3:03 AM — Alex Noren, Russell Knox, Ian Poulter
3:14 AM — David Duval, Prayad Marksaeng, KT Kim
3:25 AM — Younghan Song, David Horsey, Dylan Frittelli
3:36 AM — Mike Lorenzo-Vera, Charles Howell III, Shiv Kapur
3:47 AM — Russell Henley, Fabrizio Zanotti, Peter Uihlein
4:03 AM — Alexander Levy, Brendan Steele, Webb Simpson
4:14 AM — Wesley Bryan, Anirban Lahiri, Alfie Plant (a)
4:25 AM — Darren Clarke, Gary Woodland, Harry Ellis (a)
4:36 AM — Padraig Harrington, Pat Perez, Thomas Pieters
4:47 AM — Henrik Stenson, Si-Woo Kim, Jordan Spieth
4:58 AM — Louis Oosthuizen, Justin Rose, Justin Thomas
5:09 AM — Brooks Koepka, Hideki Matsuyama, Tommy Fleetwood
5:20 AM — J.B. Holmes, Brandt Snedeker, Shane Lowry
5:31 AM — Richard Bland, Shaun Norris, Luca Cianchetti
5:42 AM — Yikeun Chang, Chan Kim, Mark Foster
5:53 AM — Sung-Hoon Kang, Tony Finau, Matthieu Pavon
6:04 AM — Alexander Bjork, Joe Dean, Robert Streb
6:15 AM — Robert Dinwiddie, Julian Suri, Adam Hodkinson
6:36 AM — Andrew Johnston, Adam Hadwin, Todd Hamilton
6:47 AM — John Daly, Adam Bland, Connor Syme (a)
6:58 AM — William McGirt, Toby Tree, Jamie Lovemark
7:09 AM — Matthew Griffin, Austin Connelly, Matthew Southgate
7:20 AM — Cameron Smith, Bill Haas, Callum Shinkwin
7:31 AM — Michael Hendry, Brian Harman, Martin Laird
7:42 AM — Ernie Els, Ross Fisher, Bernd Wiesberger
7:53 AM — Tyrrell Hatton, Martin Kaymer, Aaron Baddeley
8:04 AM — Zach Johnson, Jason Day, Sergio Garcia
8:15 AM — Andy Sullivan, Joost Luiten, David Lipsky
8:26 AM — Rickie Fowler, Adam Scott, Paul Casey
8:37 AM — Matt Kuchar, Richie Ramsay, Ryan Fox
8:48 AM — Kevin Kisner, Charley Hoffman, David Drysdale
9:04 AM — Jimmy Walker, Hideto Tanihara, Thorbjorn Olesen
9:15 AM — Jhonattan Vegas, Brandon Stone, Sean O'Hair
9:26 AM — Daniel Berger, Pablo Larrazabal, Yuta Ikeda
9:37 AM — Paul Lawrie, Kevin Chappell, Yusaku Miyazato
9:48 AM — Rory McIlroy, Dustin Johnson, Charl Scwartzel
9:59 AM — Jon Rahm, Patrick Reed, Lee Westwood
10:10 AM — Phil Mickelson, Francesco Molinari, Marc Leishman
10:21 AM — Scott Hend, Rafael Cabrera-Bello, Bubba Watson
10:32 AM — Paul Waring, Kyle Stanley, Kevin Na
10:43 AM — Giwhan Kim, Xander Schauffele, Andrew Dodt
10:54 AM — Haotong Li, Kent Bulle, Haydn McCullen
11:05 AM — Jbe Kruger, Nick McCarthy, Ashley Hall
11:16 AM — Ryan McCarthy, Laurie Canter, Sebastian Munoz