World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, Shane Lowry and Collin Morikawa are grouped together for the first two rounds of the 153rd British Open, beginning July 17 at Royal Portrush, in Northern Ireland. They will tee off in the first round at 5:09 a.m. (EDT) and in the second round at 10:10 a.m.
Scheffler won the PGA Championship earlier this season for his third major championship, Lowry was the winner the last time the Open was at Royal Portrush, in 2019. Morikawa, a two-time major champion, won the Open in 2021 at Royal St. George’s.
Rory McIlroy, a native of Northern Ireland and the world’s No. 2-ranked player, is playing with Justin Thomas and Tommy Fleetwood at 10:10 a.m. in the first round and 5:09 a.m. in the second round. McIlroy has won the Masters and The Players Championship this season.
Padraig Harrington will hit the first shot
Two-time British Open champion Padraig Harrington will hit the first shot of the 153rd Open on July 17 at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland.
Harrington will tee off at 1:35 a.m. (EDT). He is one of five players from Ireland or Northern Ireland in the field this week, along with past Open champions Rory McIlroy, Shane Lowry and Darren Clarke, and Tom McKibbin.
Harrington is the last player to win two Opens in a row, in 2007 at Carnoustie and 2008 at Royal Birkdale.
British Open odds
Bet MGM has established world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler as the favorite, with a +500 moneyline. Rory McIlroy is next at +650, followed by Jon Rahm at +1200.
Odds on other players
How to watch the British Open
Coverage of the British Open will be on NBC, USA, Golf Channel, Peacock and the NBC Sports App.
Streaming coverage is also available on Fubo and the Open Championship’s mobile app.
Watch the British Open with free trial on Fubo
July 17
Peacock, 1:30-4 a.m.; USA/NBC Sports App, 4-10 a.m.; Golf Channel/NBC Sports App, 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
July 18
Peacock, 1:30-4 a.m.; USA/NBC Sports App, 4-10 a.m.; Golf Channel/NBC Sports App, 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
July 19
USA/NBC Sports App, 5-7 a.m.; NBC/Peacock, 7 a.m.-3 p.m.
July 20
USA/NBC Sports App, 4-7 a.m.; NBC/Peacock, 7 a.m.-2 p.m.
What’s the British Open weather forecast?
According to the Weather Channel, the sunny, relatively warm conditions players enjoyed at the Genesis Scottish Open won’t be duplicated at the Open Championship at Portrush. The wind direction will also change daily.
Here’s the forecast for the tournament days:
July 17: High 66, low 58, 75 percent chance of rain, wind SSE 13 mph.
July 18: High 65, low 58, 55 percent chance of rain, wind S 8 mph.
July 19: High 64, low 57, 60 percent chance of rain, wind ESE 9 mph.
July 20: High 63, low 58, 70 percent chance of rain, wind NW 10 mph.
British Open first and second round tee times
All groups start at No. 1, Royal Portrush. Times are EDT
Round 1
1:35 a.m.: Padraig Harrington, Nicolai Hojgaard, Tom McKibbin.
1:46 a.m.: Louis Oosthuizen, Guido Migliozzi, K.J. Choi.
1:57 a.m.: Cameron Smith, Marco Penge, Justin Hastings.
2:08 a.m.: Jason Day, Taylor Pendrith, Jacob Skov Olesen.
2:19 a.m.: Phil Mickelson, Daniel Van Tonder, Ryan Peake.
2:30 a.m.: Max Greyserman, Byeong Hun An, Niklas Norgaard.
2:41 a.m.: Jordan Smith, Haotong Li, Dustin Johnson.
2:52 a.m.: Darren Clarke, Davis Riley, Lucas Herbert.
3:03 a.m.: Kevin Yu, Julien Guerrier, Mikiya Akutsu.
3:14 a.m.: Thomas Detry, Chris Gotterup, Lee Westwood.
3:25 a.m.: Patrick Cantlay, Cameron Young, Mackenzie Hughes.
3:36 a.m.: Thorbjorn Olesen, Matthew Jordan, Filip Jakubcik.
3:47 a.m.: Henrik Stenson, Stephan Jaeger, Sebastian Soderberg.
4:03 a.m.: Kristoffer Reitan, Martin Couvra, Adrien Saddier.
4:14 a.m.: Takumi Kanaya, Justin Walters, Bryan Newman.
4:25 a.m.: Hideki Matsuyama, Ryan Fox, Matthew Fitzpatrick.
4:36 a.m.: Sepp Straka, Ben Griffin, Askhay Bhatia.
4:37 a.m.: Sam Burns, Aldrich Potgieter, Brooks Koepka.
4:58 a.m.: Xander Schauffele, J.J. Spaun, Jon Rahm.
5:09 a.m.: Shane Lowry, Collin Morikawa, Scottie Scheffler.
5:20 a.m.: Corey Conners, Wyndham Clark, Tom Hoge.
5:31 a.m.: Denny McCarthy, Nico Echavarria, Patrick Reed.
5:42 a.m.: Matti Schmid, Ryggs Johnston, Richard Teder.
5:53 a.m.: Dylan Naidoo, Darren Fichardt, John Axelsen.
6:04 a.m.: Justin Suh, Oliver Lindell, Jesper Sandborg.
6:15 a.m.: Sadom Kaewkanjana, Riki Kawamoto, Sampson Zheng.
6:26 a.m.: Stewart Cink, Matteo Manassero, Marc Leishman.
6:47 a.m.: Francesco Molinari, Jesper Svensson, Connor Graham.
6:58 a.m.: Zach Johnson, Daniel Hillier, Daniel Brown.
7:09 a.m.: Adam Scott, Rickie Fowler, Ethan Fang.
7:20 a.m.: Laurie Canter, Elvis Smylie, Sergio Garcia.
7:31 a.m.: Andrew Novak, Matthieu Pavon, Matt Wallace.
7:42 a.m.: Davis Thompson, Dean Burmester, Rikuya Hoshino.
7:53 a.m.: Si Woo Kim, Shugo Imahira, Sebastian Cave.
8:04 a.m.: Michael Kim, Bud Cauley, John Parry.
8:15 a.m.: Matt McCarty, Shaun Norris, Angel Hidalgo.
8:26 a.m.: Keegan Bradley, Sungjae Im, Daniel Berger.
8:37 a.m.: Rasmus Hojgaard, Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Romain Langasque.
8:48 a.m.: Aaron Rai, Sahith Theegala, Harry Hall.
9:04 a.m.: Justin Leonard, Thriston Lawrence, Antoine Rozner.
9:15 a.m.: J.T. Poston, Chris Kirk, Carlos Ortiz.
9:26 a.m.: Brian Harman, Maverick McNealy, Joaquin Niemann.
9:37 a.m.: Russell Henley, Tyrrell Hatton, Min Woo Lee.
9:48 a.m.: Robert MacIntyre, Bryson DeChambeau, Justin Rose.
9:59 a.m.: Jordan Spieth, Ludvig Aberg, Viktor Hovlan.
10:10 a.m.: Rory McIlroy, Justin Thomas, Tommy Fleetwood.
10:21 a.m.: Harris English, Nick Taylor, Tony Finau.
10:32 a.m.: Lucas Glover, Jhonattan Vegas, Tom Kim.
10:43 a.m.: Brian Campbell, John Catlin, Frazer Jones.
10:54 a.m.: Nathan Kimsey, Jason Kokrak, Cameron Adam.
11:05 a.m.: Daniel Young, Curtis Luck, Curtis Knipes.
11:16 a.m.: Younghan Song, George Bloor, O.J. Farrell.
Round 2
1:35 a.m.: Stewart Cink, Matteo Manassero, Marc Leishman.
1:46 a.m.: Francesco Molinari, Jesper Svensson, Connor Graham.
1:57 a.m.: Zach Johnson, Daniel Hillier, Daniel Brown.
2:09 a.m.: Adam Scott, Rickie Fowler, Ethan Fang.
2:19 a.m.: Laurie Canter, Elvis Smylie, Sergio Garcia.
2:30 a.m.: Andrew Novak, Matthieu Pavon, Matt Wallace.
2:41 a.m.: Davis Thompson, Dean Burmester, Rikuya Hoshino.
2:52 a.m.: Si Woo Kim, Shugo Imahira, Sebastian Cave.
3:03 a.m.: Michael Kim, Bud Cauley, John Parry.
3:14 a.m.: Matt McCarty, Shaun Norris, Angel Hidalgo.
3:25 a.m.: Keegan Bradley, Sungjae Im, Daniel Berger.
3:36 a.m.: Rasmus Hojgaard, Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Romain Langasque.
3:47 a.m.: Aaron Rai, Sahith Theegala, Harry Hall.
4:03 a.m.: Justin Leonard, Thriston Lawrence, Antoine Rozner.
4:14 a.m.: J.T. Poston, Chris Kirk, Carlos Ortiz.
4:25 a.m.: Brian Harman, Maverick McNealy, Joaquin Niemann.
4:36 a.m.: Russell Henley, Tyrrell Hatton, Min Woo Lee.
4:47 a.m.: Robert MacIntyre, Bryson DeChambeau, Justin Rose.
4:58 a.m.: Jordan Spieth, Ludvig Aberg, Viktor Hovlan.
5:09 a.m.: Rory McIlroy, Justin Thomas, Tommy Fleetwood.
5:20 a.m.: Harris English, Nick Taylor, Tony Finau.
5:31 a.m.: Lucas Glover, Jhonattan Vegas, Tom Kim.
5:42 a.m.: Brian Campbell, John Catlin, Frazer Jones.
5:53 a.m.: Nathan Kimsey, Jason Kokrak, Cameron Adam.
6:04 a.m.: Daniel Young, Curtis Luck, Curtis Knipes.
6:15 a.m.: Younghan Song, George Bloor, O.J. Farrell.
6:26 a.m.: Padraig Harrington, Nicolai Hojgaard, Tom McKibbin.
6:47 a.m.: Louis Oosthuizen, Guido Migliozzi, K.J. Choi.
6:58 a.m.: Cameron Smith, Marco Penge, Justin Hastings.
7:09 a.m.: Jason Day, Taylor Pendrith, Jacob Skov Olesen.
7:20 a.m.: Phil Mickelson, Daniel Van Tonder, Ryan Peake.
7:31 a.m.: Max Greyserman, Byeong Hun An, Niklas Norgaard.
7:42 a.m.: Jordan Smith, Haotong Li, Dustin Johnson.
7:53 a.m.: Darren Clarke, Davis Riley, Lucas Herbert.
8:04 a.m.: Kevin Yu, Julien Guerrier, Mikiya Akutsu.
8:15 a.m.: Thomas Detry, Chris Gotterup, Lee Westwood.
8:26 a.m.: Patrick Cantlay, Cameron Young, Mackenzie Hughes.
8:37 a.m.: Thorbjorn Olesen, Matthew Jordan, Filip Jakubcik.
8:48 a.m.: Henrik Stenson, Stephan Jaeger, Sebastian Soderberg.
9:04 a.m.: Kristoffer Reitan, Martin Couvra, Adrien Saddier.
9:15 a.m.: Takumi Kanaya, Justin Walters, Bryan Newman.
9:26 a.m.: Hideki Matsuyama, Ryan Fox, Matthew Fitzpatrick.
9:37 a.m.: Sepp Straka, Ben Griffin, Askhay Bhatia.
9:48 a.m.: Sam Burns, Aldrich Potgieter, Brooks Koepka.
9:59 a.m.: Xander Schauffele, J.J. Spaun, Jon Rahm.
10:10 a.m.: Shane Lowry, Collin Morikawa, Scottie Scheffler.
10:21 a.m.: Corey Conners, Wyndham Clark, Tom Hoge.
10:32 a.m.: Denny McCarthy, Nico Echavarria, Patrick Reed.
10:43 a.m.: Matti Schmid, Ryggs Johnston, Richard Teder.
10:54 a.m.: Dylan Naidoo, Darren Fichardt, John Axelsen.
11:05 a.m.: Justin Suh, Oliver Lindell, Jesper Sandborg.
11:16 a.m.: Sadom Kaewkanjana, Riki Kawamoto, Sampson Zheng.
This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: British Open tee times: Pairings for first, second rounds PGA Tour major championship
Reporting by Garry Smits, Jacksonville Florida Times-Union / Florida Times-Union
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