2024-07-18 15:55:01
The 2024 British Open tees off Thursday from Royal Troon Golf Club as golf’s final major of the 2024 season.
The winners of the previous three majors – Masters winner Scottie Scheffler, PGA Championship winner Xander Schauffele and U.S. Open winner Bryson DeChambeau – are in this year’s field.
This marks the 10th time Royal Troon will play host to The Open, the most recent time coming in 2016 when Sweden’s Henrik Stenson beat Phil Mickelson by three strokes to win his first and only major title.
Follow along for live updates and highlights from the first round at the British Open.
Justin Thomas on top of the early leaderboard
Justin Thomas got to the top of the leaderboard early Thursday with three birdies on holes 7, 8 and 10, including this beauty on the “Postage Stamp.” He was 4-under through 10. Here’s an early look at the leaderboard.
Matt Wallace birdies the ‘Postage Stamp’
Wallace got to 4-under after his birdie on the eighth, dubbed the “Postage Stamp” because of the small putting surface. According to the Royal Troon web site: “The tee is on high ground and a dropping shot is played over a gully to a long but extremely narrow green set into the side of a large sandhill. Two bunkers protect the left side of the green while a large crater bunker shields the approach.”
Younghan Song tied for (very early) lead
Younghan Song made the turn at 3-under for a share of the early lead. Song made a spectacular birdie on the No. 8 “Postage Stamp” to get to 4-under. He then three-putted the ninth for bogey and was tied for the lead with Matt Wallace.
Matt Wallace eagles No. 4
Matt Wallace holed out from 85 yards on the par-5 No. 4 for eagle. He landed it just short of the pin and it spun back into the hole. The beauty gave him an early share of the lead at 3-under. Wallace, 34, has one PGA Tour win (2023 Corales Puntacana Championship) and seeks his first major championship.
How to watch 2024 British Open on TV
The Open will be broadcast live on NBC and on USA Network, with coverage also on NBC’s Peacock streaming service. The broadcast schedule is as follows (all times Eastern):
Round 1: Thursday, July 18
- 1:30 a.m.- 4 a.m.: Peacock
- 4 a.m.-3 p.m.: USA Network
- 3 p.m.-4 p.m.: Peacock
How to stream 2024 British Open
Live coverage and featured groups can be followed on the live stream on Peacock, as well as Fubo.
2024 British Open leaderboard
Follow along for live scoring updates from Royal Troon.
British Open first round tee times
All times Eastern
1:35 a.m. — Justin Leonard, Todd Hamilton, Jack McDonald
1:46 a.m. — Tom McKibbin, Alex Noren, Calum Scott
1:57 a.m. — Jesper Svensson, Vincent Norrman, Michael Hendry
2:08 a.m. — Younghan Song, Daniel Hillier, Ryosuke Kinoshita
2:19 a.m. — Min Woo Lee, Ryo Hisatsune, Abraham Ancer
2:30 a.m. — Nicolai Hojgaard, Adam Scott, Keita Nakajima
2:41 a.m. — Francesco Molinari, Justin Rose, Jasper Stubbs
2:52 a.m. — Justin Thomas, Sungjae Im, Matthew Southgate
3:03 a.m. — Nick Taylor, Matt Wallace, Laurie Canter
3:14 a.m. — Sebastian Soderberg, Matteo Manassero, Shubhankar Sharma
3:25 a.m. — Zach Johnson, Austin Eckroat, Thorbjorn Olesen
3:36 a.m. — John Daly, Santiago de la Fuente, Aaron Rai
3:47 a.m. — Stewart Cink, Chris Kirk, Dominic Clemons
4:03 a.m. — Stephan Jaeger, Adam Schenk, Joaquin Niemann
4:14 a.m. — Adam Hadwin, Lucas Glover, Christiaan Bezuidenhout
4:25 a.m. — Tony Finau, Russell Henley, Matthieu Pavon
4:36 a.m. — Jon Rahm, Tommy Fleetwood, Robert MacIntyre
4:47 a.m. — Ludvig Åberg, Bryson DeChambeau, Tom Kim
4:58 a.m. — Brian Harman, Viktor Hovland, Sahith Theegala
5:09 a.m. — Rory McIlroy, Max Homa, Tyrrell Hatton
5:20 a.m. — Keegan Bradley, Will Zalatoris, Gordon Sargent
5:31 a.m. — Harris English, Maverick McNealy, Alexander Bjork
5:42 a.m. — Guido Migliozzi, Sean Crocker, Tommy Morrison
5:53 a.m. — David Puig, John Catlin, Guntaek Koh
6:04 a.m. — Thriston Lawrence, Daniel Bradbury, Elvis Smylie
6:15 a.m. — Nacho Elvira, Minkyu Kim, Darren Fichardt
6:26 a.m. – Mason Andersen, Masahiro Kawamura, Sam Hutsby
6:47 a.m. — Ewen Ferguson, Marcel Siem
6:58 a.m. — CT Pan, Romain Langasque, Yuto Katsuragawa
7:09 a.m. — Rikuya Hoshino, Angel Hidalgo, Richard Mansell
7:20 a.m. — Corey Conners, Ryan Fox, Jorge Campillo
7:31 a.m. — Ernie Els, Gary Woodland, Altin van der Merwe (a)
7:42 a.m. — Henrik Stenson, Rasmus Hojgaard, Jacob Skov Olesen (a)
7:53 a.m. — Louis Oosthuizen, Billy Horschel, Victor Perez
8:04 a.m. — Sepp Straka, Brendon Todd, Jordan Smith
8:15 a.m. — Denny McCarthy, Taylor Moore, Adrian Meronk
8:26 a.m. — Jason Day, Byeong Hun An, Rickie Fowler
8:37 a.m. — Alex Cejka, Eric Cole, Kurt Kitayama
8:48 a.m. — Darren Clarke, JT Poston, Dean Burmester
9:04 a.m. — Phil Mickelson, Joost Luiten, Dustin Johnson
9:15 a.m. — Padraig Harrington, Davis Thompson, Matthew Jordan
9:26 a.m. — Wyndham Clark, Hideki Matsuyama, Brooks Koepka
9:37 a.m. — Tiger Woods, Xander Schauffele, Patrick Cantlay
9:48 a.m. — Collin Morikawa, Sam Burns, Si Woo Kim
9:59 a.m. — Shane Lowry, Cameron Smith, Matt Fitzpatrick
10:10 a.m. — Jordan Spieth, Scottie Scheffler, Cameron Young
10:21 a.m. — Akshay Bhatia, Tom Hoge, Sami Valimaki
10:32 a.m. — Emiliano Grillo, Ben Griffin, Mackenzie Hughes
10:43 a.m. — Yannik Paul, Joe Dean, Andy Ogletree
10:54 a.m. — Ryan van Velzen, Charlie Lindh, Luis Masaveu (a)
11:05 a.m. — Kazuma Kobori, Jaime Montojo Fernandez (a), Liam Nolan (a)
11:16 a.m. — Daniel Brown, Denwit David Boriboonsub, Matthew Dodd-Berry (a)
11:27 a.m. — Jeunghun Wang (Kor), Aguri Iwasaki (Jpn), Sam Horsfield
(a) – amateur
2024 British Open odds
- Scottie Scheffler (+500)
- Rory McIlroy (+750)
- Ludvig Aberg (+1200)
- Bryson DeChambeau (+1400)
- Xander Schauffele (+1400)
- Collin Morikawa (+1800)
- Tommy Fleetwood (+2200)
- Jon Rahm (+2500)
- Tyrell Hatton (+2500)
- Viktor Hovland (+2500)
