When to watch The Open 2026
- The tournament runs from Thursday, July 16, to Sunday, July 19.
Where to watch
- The Open Championship 2026 will stream in the US on Peacock.
The battle to claim the iconic Claret Jug gets underway this weekend as the men's major season reaches its climax with The Open at Royal Birkdale in Merseyside, England.
Scottie Scheffler returns to defend the crown he took last year at Royal Portrush and become the first back-to-back winner of The Open since Padraig Harrington in 2008. The American star will need to make a big improvement on last weekend's showing, with the world No.1 surprisingly missing the cut at the Scottish Open.
Meanwhile, Masters champ Rory McIlroy and British star Tommy Fleetwood are heavily backed by the bookies to break the USA's grip on this tournament, with four of the last five winners having come from America.
Scottie Scheffler took the iconic Claret Jug trophy at last year's Open, finishing four shots ahead of fellow American Harris English.
Ben Jared/PGA Tour via Getty ImagesWhat is the US TV schedule for the 2026 Open Championship?
NBC holds the US broadcast rights for this year's Open, with coverage split between USA Network, NBC and streaming service Peacock. Featured group coverage is exclusive to Peacock, in addition to several hours of exclusive streaming coverage to start each day of play.
Here's the full TV schedule (all times ET):
Thursday
- Peacock: 1:30 a.m. - 4 a.m.
- USA Network: 4 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Friday
- Peacock: 1:30 a.m. - 4 a.m.
- USA Network: 4 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Saturday
- USA: 5 a.m. - 7 a.m.
- NBC/Peacock: 7 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Sunday
- USA: 4 a.m. - 7 a.m.
- NBC/Peacock: 7 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Livestream The Open 2026 in the US
Linear TV coverage in the US is on USA Network and NBC, with the latter showing the tournament's final stages. Full live coverage will also be available to watch via streaming service Peacock.
Peacock currently costs $11 per month for the ad-supported Peacock Premium plan and $17 per month for the ad-free Peacock Premium Plus plan.
Livestream The Open 2026 in the UK
Golf fans in the UK can watch the tournament live on Sky Sports. It will be broadcast across its Sky Sports Golf and Main Events channels, with further coverage on its Red Button service.
Viewers in the UK can watch The Open 2026 on Sky Sports Golf, with extensive coverage of each day's play. Subscribers can also stream the action via the Sky Go app. Sky subsidiary Now (formerly Now TV) offers streaming access to Sky Sports channels with a Now Sports membership. You can get a day of access for £15 (perhaps just for the final round), or sign up for a monthly plan from £35 a month to watch all four days of the tournament.
Livestream The Open 2026 in Australia
The Open 2026 can be watched Down Under on Fox Sports via Foxtel. If you're not a Fox subscriber, your best option is to sign up for the streaming service Kayo Sports.
A Kayo Sports subscription starts at AU$30 a month and lets you stream on one screen, while its Premium tier costs AU$46 a month for simultaneous viewing on up to three devices.
The service gives you access to a wide range of sports, including F1, NRL, NFL, NHL and MLB, and there are no lock-in contracts.
Better still, if you're a new customer, you can take advantage of a one-week Kayo Sports free trial.
Stream The Open 2026 in Canada
Live coverage of the weekend's action from Royal Birkdale will be available on TSN in Canada. Cord-cutters can also watch TSN's coverage via the network's streaming service TSN Plus.
TSN Plus full streaming package boasts exclusive coverage of NFL games, F1, Nascar and Grand Slam tennis tournaments. Ideal for cord-cutters, the service is priced at CA$25 a month.
