THE 148TH OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP tees off on Thursday at Royal Portrush Golf Club in Northern Ireland. The only other time the Open was played at Royal Portrush was 68 years ago when Englishman Max Faulkner prevailed. A field of 156 professionals and amateurs will compete this time. Francesco Molinari is the defending champion.
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Following are tee times for the first two rounds. All times Eastern.
THURSDAY, ROUND 1
1:35 a.m. Darren Clarke, James Sugrue (a), Charley Hoffman
1:46 a.m. Emiliano Grillo, Sung Kang, Thomas Thurloway (a)
1:57 a.m. Andy Sullivan, Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Alexander Levy
2:08 a.m. Chan Kim, Zander Lombard, Brandon Wu (a)
2:19 a.m. Richard Sterne, Romain Langasque, Matthias Schmid (a)
2:30 a.m. Padraig Harrington, Matthew Fitzpatrick, Andrew Putnam
2:41 a.m. Bubba Watson, Eddie Pepperell, Rafa Cabrera-Bello
2:52 a.m. Phil Mickelson, Shane Lowry, Branden Grace
3:03 a.m. Alex Noren, Mike Lorenzo-Vera, Sam Locke
3:14 a.m. Webb Simpson, Sergio Garcia, C.T. Pan
3:25 a.m. Ryan Palmer, Andrea Pavan, Dylan Frittelli
3:36 a.m. Kyle Stanley, Robert MacIntyre, Andrew "Beef" Johnston
3:47 a.m. Mikko Korhonen, Oliver Wilson, Curtis Knipes (a)
4:03 a.m. Ian Poulter, Sungjae Im, Kiradech Aphibarnrat
4:14 a.m. Henrik Stenson, Xander Schauffele, Graeme McDowell
4:25 a.m. Haotong Li, Russell Knox, Bernd Weisberger
4:36 a.m. Jason Kokrak, Connor Syme, Austin Connelly
4:47 a.m. Zach Johnson, David Duval, Corey Conners
4:58 a.m. Francesco Molinari, Bryson DeChambeau, Adam Scott
5:09 a.m. Rory McIlroy, Gary Woodland, Paul Casey
5:20 a.m. Rickie Fowler, Kevin Kisner, Hideki Matsuyama
5:31 a.m. Jim Furyk, Si-Woo Kim, Jimmy Walker
5:42 a.m. Luke Lista, Alexander Bjork, Paul Waring
5:53 a.m. Shugo Imahira, Nate Lashley, Benjamin Herbert
6:04 a.m. Mikumu Horikawa, Callum Shinkwin, Garrick Porteous
6:15 a.m. Prom Messawat, Matthew Baldwin, Jack Senior
6:36 a.m. Tom Lehman, Joaquin Niemann, Miguel Angel Jimenez
6:47 a.m. Byeong Hun An, Jorge Campillo, Chris Wood
6:58 a.m. Joel Dahmen, Adri Arnaus, Dimitrios Papadatos
7:09 a.m. Stewart Cink, Rory Sabbatini, Innchoon Hwang
7:20 a.m. Erik Van Rooyen, Kurt Kitayama, Jake McLeod
7:31 a.m. Ryan Fox, Shaun Norris, Dongkyu Jang
7:42 a.m. Tyrrell Hatton, Keith Mitchell, Thomas Pieters
7:53 a.m. Justin Thomas, Tommy Fleetwood, Thorbjorn Olesen
8:04 a.m. Brooks Koepka, Louis Oosthuizen, Shubhankar Sharma
8:15 a.m. Billy Horschel, Jazz Janewattananond, Aaron Wise
8:26 a.m. Jordan Spieth, Marc Leishman, Danny Willett
8:37 a.m. Cameron Smith, Adam Hadwin, David Lipsky
8:48 a.m. Paul Lawrie, Chez Reavie, Justin Harding
9:04 a.m. Takumi Kanaya (a), Tom Lewis, Brandon Stone
9:15 a.m. Lucas Glover, Joost Luiten, Nino Bertasio
9:26 a.m. Ernie Els, J.B. Holmes, Abraham Ancer
9:37 a.m. Brandt Snedeker, Lee Westwood, Brian Harman
9:48 a.m. Justin Rose, Tony Finau, Lucas Bjerregaard
9:59 a.m. Dustin Johnson, Jason Day, Keegan Bradley
10:10 a.m. Tiger Woods, Matt Wallace, Patrick Reed
10:21 a.m. Jon Rahm, Patrick Cantlay, Matt Kuchar
10:32 a.m. Kevin Streelman, Doc Redman, Robert Rock
10:43 a.m. Adrian Otaegui, Yuta Ikeda, Isidro Benitez
10:54 a.m. Patton Kizzire, Sang Hyun Park, Yuki Inamori
11:05 a.m. Yoshinori Fujimoto, Doyeob Mun, Andrew Wilson
11:16 a.m. Gunn Charoenkul, Yosuke Asaji, Ashton Turner
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FRIDAY, ROUND 2
1:35 a.m. Tom Lehman, Joaquin Niemann, Miguel Angel Jimenez
1:46 a.m. Byeong Hun An, Jorge Campillo, Chris Wood
1:57 a.m. Joel Dahmen, Adri Arnaus, Dimitrios Papadatos
2:08 a.m. Stewart Cink, Rory Sabbatini, Innchoon Hwang
2:19 a.m. Erik Van Rooyen, Kurt Kitayama, Jake McLeod
2:30 a.m. Ryan Fox, Shaun Norris, Dongkyu Jang
2:41 a.m. Tyrrell Hatton, Keith Mitchell, Thomas Pieters
2:52 a.m. Justin Thomas, Tommy Fleetwood, Thorbjorn Olesen
3:03 a.m. Brooks Koepka, Louis Oosthuizen, Shubhankar Sharma
3:14 a.m. Billy Horschel, Jazz Janewattananond, Aaron Wise
3:25 a.m. Jordan Spieth, Marc Leishman, Danny Willett
3:36 a.m. Cameron Smith, Adam Hadwin, David Lipsky
3:47 a.m. Paul Lawrie, Chez Reavie, Justin Harding
4:03 a.m. Takumi Kanaya (a), Tom Lewis, Brandon Stone
4:14 a.m. Lucas Glover, Joost Luiten, Nino Bertasio
4:25 a.m. Ernie Els, J.B. Holmes, Abraham Ancer
4:36 a.m Brandt Snedeker, Lee Westwood, Brian Harman
4:47 a.m Justin Rose, Tony Finau, Lucas Bjerregaard
4:58 a.m. Dustin Johnson, Jason Day, Keegan Bradley
5:09 a.m. Tiger Woods, Matt Wallace, Patrick Reed
5:20 a.m. Jon Rahm, Patrick Cantlay, Matt Kuchar
5:31 a.m. Kevin Streelman, Doc Redman, Robert Rock
5:42 a.m. Adrian Otaegui, Yuta Ikeda, Isidro Benitez
5:53 a.m. Patton Kizzire, Sang Hyun Park, Yuki Inamori
6:04 a.m. Yoshinori Fujimoto, Doyeob Mun, Andrew Wilson
6:15 a.m. Gunn Charoenkul, Yosuke Asaji, Ashton Tur
6:36 a.m. Darren Clarke, James Sugrue (a), Charley Hoffman
6:47 a.m. Emiliano Grillo, Sung Kang, Thomas Thurloway (a)
6:58 a.m. Andy Sullivan, Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Alexander Levy
7:09 a.m. Chan Kim, Zander Lombard, Brandon Wu (a)
7:20 a.m. Richard Sterne, Romain Langasque, Matthias Schmid (a)
7:31 a.m. Padraig Harrington, Matthew Fitzpatrick Andrew Putnam
7:42 a.m. Bubba Watson, Eddie Pepperell, Rafa Cabrera-Bello
7:53 a.m. Phil Mickelson, Shane Lowry, Branden Grace
8:04 a.m. Alex Noren, Mike Lorenzo-Vera, Sam Locke
8:15 a.m. Webb Simpson, Sergio Garcia, C.T. Pan
8:26 a.m. Ryan Palmer, Andrea Pavan, Dylan Frittelli
8:37 a.m. Kyle Stanley, Robert MacIntyre, Andrew 'Beef' Johnston
8:48 a.m. Mikko Korhonen, Oliver Wilson, Curtis Knipes (a)
9:04 a.m. Ian Poulter, Sungjae Im, Kiradech Aphibarnrat
9:15 a.m. Henrik Stenson, Xander Schauffele, Graeme McDowell
9:26 a.m. Haotong Li, Russell Knox, Bernd Weisberger
9:37 a.m. Jason Kokrak, Connor Syme, Austin Connelly
9:48 a.m. Zach Johnson, David Duval, Corey Conners
9:59 a.m. Francesco Molinari, Bryson DeChambeau, Adam Scott
10:10 a.m. Rory McIlroy, Gary Woodland, Paul Casey
10:21 a.m. Rickie Fowler, Kevin Kisner, Hideki Matsuyama
10:32 a.m. Jim Furyk, Si-Woo Kim, Jimmy Walker
10:43 a.m. Luke Lista, Alexander Bjork, Paul Waring
10:54 a.m. Shugo Imahira, Nate Lashley, Benjamin Herbert
11:05 a.m. Mikumu Horikawa, Callum Shinkwin, Garrick Porteous
11:16 a.m. Prom Messawat, Matthew Baldwin, Jack Senior
Source: The 148th Open Championship at Royal Portrush Golf Club: Tee Times, History, Course Preview
Watch the video to learn more and preview the championship layout.
Following are tee times for the first two rounds. All times Eastern.
THURSDAY, ROUND 1
1:35 a.m. Darren Clarke, James Sugrue (a), Charley Hoffman
1:46 a.m. Emiliano Grillo, Sung Kang, Thomas Thurloway (a)
1:57 a.m. Andy Sullivan, Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Alexander Levy
2:08 a.m. Chan Kim, Zander Lombard, Brandon Wu (a)
2:19 a.m. Richard Sterne, Romain Langasque, Matthias Schmid (a)
2:30 a.m. Padraig Harrington, Matthew Fitzpatrick, Andrew Putnam
2:41 a.m. Bubba Watson, Eddie Pepperell, Rafa Cabrera-Bello
2:52 a.m. Phil Mickelson, Shane Lowry, Branden Grace
3:03 a.m. Alex Noren, Mike Lorenzo-Vera, Sam Locke
3:14 a.m. Webb Simpson, Sergio Garcia, C.T. Pan
3:25 a.m. Ryan Palmer, Andrea Pavan, Dylan Frittelli
3:36 a.m. Kyle Stanley, Robert MacIntyre, Andrew "Beef" Johnston
3:47 a.m. Mikko Korhonen, Oliver Wilson, Curtis Knipes (a)
4:03 a.m. Ian Poulter, Sungjae Im, Kiradech Aphibarnrat
4:14 a.m. Henrik Stenson, Xander Schauffele, Graeme McDowell
4:25 a.m. Haotong Li, Russell Knox, Bernd Weisberger
4:36 a.m. Jason Kokrak, Connor Syme, Austin Connelly
4:47 a.m. Zach Johnson, David Duval, Corey Conners
4:58 a.m. Francesco Molinari, Bryson DeChambeau, Adam Scott
5:09 a.m. Rory McIlroy, Gary Woodland, Paul Casey
5:20 a.m. Rickie Fowler, Kevin Kisner, Hideki Matsuyama
5:31 a.m. Jim Furyk, Si-Woo Kim, Jimmy Walker
5:42 a.m. Luke Lista, Alexander Bjork, Paul Waring
5:53 a.m. Shugo Imahira, Nate Lashley, Benjamin Herbert
6:04 a.m. Mikumu Horikawa, Callum Shinkwin, Garrick Porteous
6:15 a.m. Prom Messawat, Matthew Baldwin, Jack Senior
6:36 a.m. Tom Lehman, Joaquin Niemann, Miguel Angel Jimenez
6:47 a.m. Byeong Hun An, Jorge Campillo, Chris Wood
6:58 a.m. Joel Dahmen, Adri Arnaus, Dimitrios Papadatos
7:09 a.m. Stewart Cink, Rory Sabbatini, Innchoon Hwang
7:20 a.m. Erik Van Rooyen, Kurt Kitayama, Jake McLeod
7:31 a.m. Ryan Fox, Shaun Norris, Dongkyu Jang
7:42 a.m. Tyrrell Hatton, Keith Mitchell, Thomas Pieters
7:53 a.m. Justin Thomas, Tommy Fleetwood, Thorbjorn Olesen
8:04 a.m. Brooks Koepka, Louis Oosthuizen, Shubhankar Sharma
8:15 a.m. Billy Horschel, Jazz Janewattananond, Aaron Wise
8:26 a.m. Jordan Spieth, Marc Leishman, Danny Willett
8:37 a.m. Cameron Smith, Adam Hadwin, David Lipsky
8:48 a.m. Paul Lawrie, Chez Reavie, Justin Harding
9:04 a.m. Takumi Kanaya (a), Tom Lewis, Brandon Stone
9:15 a.m. Lucas Glover, Joost Luiten, Nino Bertasio
9:26 a.m. Ernie Els, J.B. Holmes, Abraham Ancer
9:37 a.m. Brandt Snedeker, Lee Westwood, Brian Harman
9:48 a.m. Justin Rose, Tony Finau, Lucas Bjerregaard
9:59 a.m. Dustin Johnson, Jason Day, Keegan Bradley
10:10 a.m. Tiger Woods, Matt Wallace, Patrick Reed
10:21 a.m. Jon Rahm, Patrick Cantlay, Matt Kuchar
10:32 a.m. Kevin Streelman, Doc Redman, Robert Rock
10:43 a.m. Adrian Otaegui, Yuta Ikeda, Isidro Benitez
10:54 a.m. Patton Kizzire, Sang Hyun Park, Yuki Inamori
11:05 a.m. Yoshinori Fujimoto, Doyeob Mun, Andrew Wilson
11:16 a.m. Gunn Charoenkul, Yosuke Asaji, Ashton Turner
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FRIDAY, ROUND 2
1:35 a.m. Tom Lehman, Joaquin Niemann, Miguel Angel Jimenez
1:46 a.m. Byeong Hun An, Jorge Campillo, Chris Wood
1:57 a.m. Joel Dahmen, Adri Arnaus, Dimitrios Papadatos
2:08 a.m. Stewart Cink, Rory Sabbatini, Innchoon Hwang
2:19 a.m. Erik Van Rooyen, Kurt Kitayama, Jake McLeod
2:30 a.m. Ryan Fox, Shaun Norris, Dongkyu Jang
2:41 a.m. Tyrrell Hatton, Keith Mitchell, Thomas Pieters
2:52 a.m. Justin Thomas, Tommy Fleetwood, Thorbjorn Olesen
3:03 a.m. Brooks Koepka, Louis Oosthuizen, Shubhankar Sharma
3:14 a.m. Billy Horschel, Jazz Janewattananond, Aaron Wise
3:25 a.m. Jordan Spieth, Marc Leishman, Danny Willett
3:36 a.m. Cameron Smith, Adam Hadwin, David Lipsky
3:47 a.m. Paul Lawrie, Chez Reavie, Justin Harding
4:03 a.m. Takumi Kanaya (a), Tom Lewis, Brandon Stone
4:14 a.m. Lucas Glover, Joost Luiten, Nino Bertasio
4:25 a.m. Ernie Els, J.B. Holmes, Abraham Ancer
4:36 a.m Brandt Snedeker, Lee Westwood, Brian Harman
4:47 a.m Justin Rose, Tony Finau, Lucas Bjerregaard
4:58 a.m. Dustin Johnson, Jason Day, Keegan Bradley
5:09 a.m. Tiger Woods, Matt Wallace, Patrick Reed
5:20 a.m. Jon Rahm, Patrick Cantlay, Matt Kuchar
5:31 a.m. Kevin Streelman, Doc Redman, Robert Rock
5:42 a.m. Adrian Otaegui, Yuta Ikeda, Isidro Benitez
5:53 a.m. Patton Kizzire, Sang Hyun Park, Yuki Inamori
6:04 a.m. Yoshinori Fujimoto, Doyeob Mun, Andrew Wilson
6:15 a.m. Gunn Charoenkul, Yosuke Asaji, Ashton Tur
6:36 a.m. Darren Clarke, James Sugrue (a), Charley Hoffman
6:47 a.m. Emiliano Grillo, Sung Kang, Thomas Thurloway (a)
6:58 a.m. Andy Sullivan, Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Alexander Levy
7:09 a.m. Chan Kim, Zander Lombard, Brandon Wu (a)
7:20 a.m. Richard Sterne, Romain Langasque, Matthias Schmid (a)
7:31 a.m. Padraig Harrington, Matthew Fitzpatrick Andrew Putnam
7:42 a.m. Bubba Watson, Eddie Pepperell, Rafa Cabrera-Bello
7:53 a.m. Phil Mickelson, Shane Lowry, Branden Grace
8:04 a.m. Alex Noren, Mike Lorenzo-Vera, Sam Locke
8:15 a.m. Webb Simpson, Sergio Garcia, C.T. Pan
8:26 a.m. Ryan Palmer, Andrea Pavan, Dylan Frittelli
8:37 a.m. Kyle Stanley, Robert MacIntyre, Andrew 'Beef' Johnston
8:48 a.m. Mikko Korhonen, Oliver Wilson, Curtis Knipes (a)
9:04 a.m. Ian Poulter, Sungjae Im, Kiradech Aphibarnrat
9:15 a.m. Henrik Stenson, Xander Schauffele, Graeme McDowell
9:26 a.m. Haotong Li, Russell Knox, Bernd Weisberger
9:37 a.m. Jason Kokrak, Connor Syme, Austin Connelly
9:48 a.m. Zach Johnson, David Duval, Corey Conners
9:59 a.m. Francesco Molinari, Bryson DeChambeau, Adam Scott
10:10 a.m. Rory McIlroy, Gary Woodland, Paul Casey
10:21 a.m. Rickie Fowler, Kevin Kisner, Hideki Matsuyama
10:32 a.m. Jim Furyk, Si-Woo Kim, Jimmy Walker
10:43 a.m. Luke Lista, Alexander Bjork, Paul Waring
10:54 a.m. Shugo Imahira, Nate Lashley, Benjamin Herbert
11:05 a.m. Mikumu Horikawa, Callum Shinkwin, Garrick Porteous
11:16 a.m. Prom Messawat, Matthew Baldwin, Jack Senior
Source: The 148th Open Championship at Royal Portrush Golf Club: Tee Times, History, Course Preview