The British Open Championship 2024: Dates, schedule, times, and how to watch on TV, prize money, Odds, Fun facts..
The 152th edition of The Open 2024 will take place on the Royal Liverpool Golf Club from July 18 - 21.
The best male golfers in the world gather for the world's older final major tournament of the year at the 152th Open Championship in days.
Jon Rahm (The Masters), Brooks Koepka (the US PGA Championship) and Wyndham Clark (the US Open) have claimed the first three majors of the season. They will all be hunting down Cameron Smith, the defending champion, who warmed up for this year’s Open with victory at LIV London.
American Brian Harman won the 151st British Open after shooting a brilliant final-round 64 at Royal Liverpool.
British Open 2024: Date, Time, Schedule, & TV Channel
Major Championship: The British Open Championship 2024
Date: Thursday, July 18 - 21, 2024
Golf Course: Royal Troon Golf Club | Troon, Scotland
Tee Times Start: approx. 2:15 a.m. ET
Length: 7,385 yards. Par: 71.
Purse: $17,000,000, Winner's Share, 3.1 million
TV Channel: NBC, USA | Golf Channel
British Open 2023 Winner: Brian Harman
British Open Odds: Rory McIlroy (+700) | Scottie Scheffler (+900) | Jon Rahm (+1100) | Cameron Smith (+1200) | Brooks Koepka (+1600)
British Open record prize money for 2024 championship
The Prize pool of this year's British Open Championship will collect a record $3.1 million winner share from overall 17m prize money, the R&A announced.
It will be the highest amount in the tournament's history, with an 18% increase from 2022, which was won by Australian Cameron Smith.
Last Year winner share for American Brian Harman of The Open Champion received a record first prize of £3 million share while the total prize fund at Royal GC has also increased £15.5m.
When and where is The 152th British Open 2023?
The 152nd Open Championship will take place July 18-21 at Royal Troon in Scotland.
The Open Championship will be held at the Royal Troon Golf Club in Troon, Scotland, a course that was established in 1878.
More: 2024 British Open Golf Championship Field, Full List of Players.
What Time Does The 2024 British Open Start?
The British Open is set to tee off on Thursday, July 18th. While the tee times released , it’s going to be an early start in Scotland. Start-Times from Thursday-Friday, 1:30 a.m. to 4 a.m.,.
More: 2024 The British Open: Full Schedule, Tee times, pairings, complete field for Round 1 & 2.
2024 British Open schedule, Times.
Stay tune for the early rounds on USA Network & NBC's streaming service Peacock and the Golf Channel, with network NBC taking over the final rounds for complete coverage of the 2023 British Open.
Check out the 2024 British Open TV schedule with updates to come as they are announced in 19-20 July:
Date - Day - Time - Activity
14 July Sunday - 09:00 - Practice Round
15 July Monday - 07:00 - Practice Round
16 July Tuesday - 07:00 - Practice Round
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17 July Wednesday - 07:00 - Practice RoundThursday, July 18: 4 a.m.-3 p.m. (USA)
Friday, July 19: 4 a.m.-3 p.m. ( )
Saturday, July 20: 5-7 a.m. ( ); 7 a.m.-3 p.m. ( )
Sunday, July 21: 4-7 a.m. ( ); 7 a.m.-2 p.m. ( )
Full British Open 2024 TV Schedule, Times.
What TV channel is it on in the UK?
Live coverage
Sky Sports have exclusive live coverage for viewers in the UK, with all of the action available from dawn until dusk.
Highlights
The BBC will provide nightly highlights after each round on BBC Two. Highlights from the first and second round will be shown at 8pm, hosted by Eilidh Barbour.
How to watch The Open Championship in the US
For viewers in the United States, the early two rounds and early times of final two rounds will be live on USA network and Final two rounds later times shown on NBC’s and its streaming service Peacock and the Golf Channel will provide coverage over the first two days with NBC taking over on Saturday and Sunday.
Who won the Last Year; The British Open 2022 Winner.?
American Brian Harman claimed his first career major by playing four rounds of consistent, steady golf in the soggy conditions at Royal Liverpool to win last year's British Open by six strokes.
Cameroon Smith is the 2022 winner, following his victory at St Andrews last year.
British Open Odds
Scottie Scheffler 4-1
Rory McIlroy 8-1
Bryson DeChambeau 9-1
Ludvig Aberg 9-1
Collin Morikawa 10-1
Xander Schauffele 13-1
Tommy Fleetwood 20-1
Jon Rahm 22-1
Viktor Hovland 22-1
Brooks Koepka 25-1
Tyrrell Hatton 25-1
British Open Fun Facts, stats
- • Legendary British golfing great, Harry Vardon, holds the record for most British Open wins with six -- in 1896, 1898, 1899, 1903, 1911, and 1914.
- • American golfing great, Jack Nicklaus, named his golf course "Muirfield" in Ohio after the course where he won his first British Open in 1966.
- • Bob Charles was the first first New Zealander - and the first left-handed player - to win the Open in 1963.
- • Gary Player has played the British Open 46 times, also winning the British Open in 1959, 1968, and 1974 making him the only golfer in the 20th century to win the Open in three different decades.
- • Ben Curtis was a PGA rookie ranked no. 396 in the world when he won the British Open in 2003.
- • Josh Hutchison was born in England, but he was a naturalized US citizen by the time he won in 1921 to become the first American to win the British Open.
British Open Winners of Last 10 Years.
2024 - TBC at Royal Troon, SCT
2023 - Brian Harman at Royal Liverpool, 1-under, 70
2022 - Cameron Smith at St Andrews -20
2021 - Collin Morikawa at Royal St George’s −15
2020 - N/AN
2019 - Shane Lowry at Portrush −15
2018 - Francesco Molinari at Carnoustie −8
2017 - Jordan Spieth at Birkdale −12
2016 - Henrik Stenson at Troon −20
2015 - Zach Johnson at St Andrews −15
2014 - Rory McIlroy at Royal Liverpool −17
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