{"id":2500345,"date":"2026-07-13T16:27:06","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T16:27:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2500345"},"modified":"2026-07-13T16:27:06","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T16:27:06","slug":"2026-open-championship-all-of-the-news-and-analysis-from-royal-birkdale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/2026-open-championship-all-of-the-news-and-analysis-from-royal-birkdale\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 Open Championship: All of the news and analysis from Royal Birkdale"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The 154th Open Championship heads to Royal Birkdale. <a target=\"_blank\" data-player-guid=\"38cbeebe-aac8-fb36-dce0-cf45436086e4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/golf\/player\/_\/id\/9478\/scottie-scheffler\">Scottie Scheffler<\/a> won the 2025 Open Championship at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland, finishing four strokes ahead of <a target=\"_blank\" data-player-guid=\"91d6bef0-8a59-459a-04ed-11121ff3d5e7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/golf\/player\/_\/id\/5408\/harris-english\">Harris English<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Can <a target=\"_blank\" data-player-guid=\"65575c5e-0ef2-9f58-6495-42da8638a332\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/golf\/player\/_\/id\/3470\/rory-mcilroy\">Rory McIlroy<\/a> win his second major of the year? Will local favorite <a target=\"_blank\" data-player-guid=\"a92f7d7e-7082-1351-2e7b-80fe13591e53\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/golf\/player\/_\/id\/5539\/tommy-fleetwood\">Tommy Fleetwood<\/a> be the first English winner since 1992?<\/p>\n<p>From pre-tournament rankings to all of the news from the week, we have the 2026 Open Championship covered from start to finish.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h2>How to watch<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Thursday, July 16<\/strong><br \/>1:30 &#8211; 4 a.m. ET: First-round coverage (Peacock)<br \/>3 a.m. &#8211; 3 p.m. ET: Par-3 channel (Peacock)<br \/>4 a.m. &#8211; 3:30 p.m. ET: First-round coverage (NBC)<br \/>4:03 &#8211; 9:03 a.m. ET: Featured group (Peacock)<br \/>4:47 &#8211; 9:47 a.m. ET: Featured group (Peacock)<br \/>8 a.m. &#8211; 1 p.m. ET: &#8216;All Access&#8217; (Peacock)<br \/>9:48 a.m. &#8211; 2:48 p.m. ET: Featured group (Peacock)<br \/>9:59 a.m. &#8211; 2:59 p.m. ET: Featured group (Peacock)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Friday, July 17<\/strong><br \/>1:30 &#8211; 4 a.m. ET: First-round coverage (Peacock)<br \/>3 a.m. &#8211; 3 p.m. ET: Par-3 channel (Peacock)<br \/>4 a.m. &#8211; 3:30 p.m. ET: First-round coverage (NBC)<br \/>4:03 &#8211; 9:03 a.m. ET: Featured group (Peacock)<br \/>4:47 &#8211; 9:47 a.m. ET: Featured group (Peacock)<br \/>8 a.m. &#8211; 1 p.m. ET: &#8216;All Access&#8217; (Peacock)<br \/>9:48 a.m. &#8211; 2:48 p.m. ET: Featured group (Peacock)<br \/>9:59 a.m. &#8211; 2:59 p.m. ET: Featured group (Peacock)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Saturday, July 18<\/strong><br \/>5 a.m. &#8211; 3 p.m. ET: Round 3 (NBC)<br \/>5:09 &#8211; 10:09 a.m. ET: Featured group (Peacock)<br \/>6:25 &#8211; 11:25 a.m. ET: Featured group (Peacock)<br \/>6:30 a.m. &#8211; 2:30 p.m. ET: Par-3 channel (Peacock)<br \/>7:00 a.m. &#8211; 3 p.m. ET: Third round &#8211; Sky Show (Peacock)<br \/>8:25 a.m. &#8211; 1:25 p.m. ET: Featured group (Peacock)<br \/>8:45 a.m. &#8211; 1:45 p.m. ET: Featured group (Peacock)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sunday, July 19<\/strong><br \/>3:15 &#8211; 8:15: Featured Group 1 LIVE (Peacock)<br \/>4 a.m. &#8211; 2 p.m. ET: Final round (NBC)<br \/>5:30 &#8211; 10:30 a.m.: Featured Group 2 (Peacock)<br \/>6:30 a.m. &#8211; 2:30 p.m. ET: Par-3 channel (Peacock)<br \/>7 a.m. &#8211; 2 p.m. ET: Final round &#8211; Sky Show (Peacock)<br \/>7:35 a.m. &#8211; 12:35 p.m. ET: Featured group (Peacock)<br \/>7:45 a.m. &#8211; 12:45 p.m. ET: Featured group (Peacock)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a.espncdn.com\/i\/mlb\/infographics\/greyline.png\" width=\"100%\"\/><\/p>\n<h2>Open Championship news<\/h2>\n<p>UK&#8217;s Joe Dean wins last-chance qualifier, final spot in Open. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/preview.espn.com\/golf\/story\/_\/id\/49349976\/uk-joe-dean-wins-last-chance-qualifier-final-spot-open\">Read<\/a><br \/>Tom Kim cards 64, wins Scottish Open ahead of Open Championship. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/golf\/story\/_\/id\/49345329\/tom-kim-cards-64-wins-scottish-open-2-min-woo-lee\">Read<\/a><br \/>Scottie Scheffler misses cut at Scottish Open, ending streak. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/golf\/story?_slug_=scottie-scheffler-headed-first-missed-cut-nearly-4-years&amp;id=49324029\">Read<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a.espncdn.com\/i\/mlb\/infographics\/greyline.png\" width=\"100%\"\/><\/p>\n<h2>Open Championship top 25: Ranking the favorites at Royal Birkdale<\/h2>\n<aside class=\"inline inline-photo full\">\n<figure><picture><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/a3.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2026%2F0710%2Fgolf_open%2Dchampionship%2Dtiers_16x9.jpg&amp;w=570&amp;format=jpg, https:\/\/a3.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2026%2F0710%2Fgolf_open%2Dchampionship%2Dtiers_16x9.jpg&amp;w=1140&amp;cquality=40&amp;format=jpg 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 376px)\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/a3.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2026%2F0710%2Fgolf_open%2Dchampionship%2Dtiers_16x9.jpg&amp;w=375, https:\/\/a3.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2026%2F0710%2Fgolf_open%2Dchampionship%2Dtiers_16x9.jpg&amp;w=750&amp;cquality=40&amp;format=jpg 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 375px)\"><img class=\" lazyload lazyload\" data-image-container=\".inline-photo\" height=\"320\" width=\"570\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><figcaption class=\"photoCaption\"><cite>ESPN Illustration<\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Is Scottie Scheffler or Rory McIlroy No. 1? Where does hometown favorite Tommy Fleetwood rank? We break down the favorites in the Open Championship. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/golf\/story\/_\/page\/Britishopenrankings2026\/2026-open-championship-ranking-top-25-scottie-scheffler-rory-mcilroy\">Read<\/a><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2>2025 Open Championship: Scheffler&#8217;s dominance over golf continues<\/h2>\n<aside class=\"inline inline-photo full\">\n<figure><picture><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/a4.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2026%2F0702%2Fr1683345_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg&amp;w=570&amp;format=jpg, https:\/\/a4.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2026%2F0702%2Fr1683345_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg&amp;w=1140&amp;cquality=40&amp;format=jpg 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 376px)\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/a4.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2026%2F0702%2Fr1683345_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg&amp;w=375, https:\/\/a4.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2026%2F0702%2Fr1683345_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg&amp;w=750&amp;cquality=40&amp;format=jpg 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 375px)\"><img class=\" lazyload lazyload\" data-image-container=\".inline-photo\" height=\"320\" width=\"570\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><figcaption class=\"photoCaption\">Scottie Scheffler won his first Open Championship last year at Royal Portrush.\u00a0<cite>AP Photo\/Jon Super<\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<p>On Sunday, Scheffler&#8217;s final march on Royal Portrush was a masterclass, the latest display of his dominance on his way to a fourth major title. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/golf\/story\/_\/id\/45783062\/scottie-scheffler-dominance-open-championship-royal-portrush\">Read<\/a><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2>2025 Open Championship: Scottie Scheffler wins by four strokes<\/h2>\n<p>Scottie Scheffler won the 2025 Open Championship for the third leg of the career Grand Slam. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/golf\/story\/_\/id\/45782563\/scottie-scheffler-wins-open-championship-third-leg-career-grand-slam\">Read<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.espn.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 154th Open Championship heads to Royal Birkdale. Scottie Scheffler won the 2025 Open Championship at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland, finishing four strokes ahead of Harris English. Can Rory McIlroy win his second major of the year? Will local favorite Tommy Fleetwood be the first English winner since 1992? From pre-tournament rankings to all [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2500346,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2500345","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-royalty"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-Open-Championship-All-of-the-news-and-analysis-from.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2500345","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2500345"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2500345\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2500347,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2500345\/revisions\/2500347"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2500346"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2500345"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2500345"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2500345"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}