The Open 2024 Day One Preview: Tee times, how to watch and key info you need to know

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The opening round of The Open Championship 2024 is finally here. The Golfing Gazette brings you the full schedule, how to watch and everything you need to know.

The Open is up there with The Masters as one of the best events on the PGA Tour. The links courses bring a unique challenge to the top players in the world.

This year, it will be Royal Troon’s turn to bring the best out of the likes of Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy and Bryson DeChambeau.

Here is all the key information about the opening round of the 152nd Open Championship.

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Key storylines to follow on day one of The Open 2024

Is this Rory McIlroy’s time?

Anyone who follows golf knows that Rory McIlroy is one of the best in the business, and has been for a long time. However, the world number two has not won a major since the 2014 PGA Championship. Could this be his time to finally win another? He will need to get off to a good start.

How will Tiger Woods look?

Having finished 60th at The Masters in April, Tiger Woods has since missed the cut at the PGA Championship and the US Open. Nobody expects him to compete for the Claret Jug, but wouldn’t it be great if he made it to the weekend? He will be playing alongside Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele in a must-see grouping.

Can Robert MacIntyre go back-to-back?

Robert MacIntyre was spectacular last weekend at the Scottish Open, sinking a difficult birdie putt on the 18th green to win the trophy. The Scotsman will be looking to win on home soil for the second week running at Royal Troon, and he will certainly have the spectators on his side.

Scottie Scheffler returns

Scottie Scheffler has not been in action since his success at the Travelers Championship almost a month ago. The best player in the world is usually in fine form anyway, but a well-rested Scheffler could be dangerous for the rest of the field.

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The Open 2024 round one tee times (ET)

• 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, Aguri Iwasaki, Sam Horsfield

(a) – amateur

How to watch day one of The Open 2024 (US)

The 152nd Open will be broadcast on NBC and the USA Network. It will also be available to live stream on Peacock.

Broadcast Schedule

• Thursday: 1:30–4 a.m. (Peacock), 4 a.m.–3 p.m. (USA Network), 3–4:15 p.m. (Peacock)

Royal Troon weather for day one of The Open 2024

According to The Open website, the weather on Thursday – day one of The Open – should be fine. There is a chance of light rain on and off throughout the day but that will not affect the players too much. However, the weather in the United Kingdom is renowned for being unpredictable, so the forecast cannot always be trusted.