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Mar 15, 2024; Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, USA; Rory McIlroy plays on the 11th green during the second round of THE PLAYERS Championship golf tournament. Mandatory Credit: David Yeazell-USA TODAY Sports
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Mar 15, 2024; Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, USA; Rory McIlroy plays on the 11th green during the second round of THE PLAYERS Championship golf tournament. Mandatory Credit: David Yeazell-USA TODAY Sports
The home of golf welcomed the 152nd Open Championship at the Royal Troon Golf Club for the 10th time in its history. Among the 156 players in the field, every top golfer from around the world has taken part to prove themselves at the last men’s major of the year and contend for the oldest major title.
Among the many names, world no. 2 Rory McIlroy has been the one making headlines, as the pro has a last chance this season to break his 10-year-long major drought. The Northern Irishman has been paired with his Ryder Cup comrade Tyrrell Hatton and 6-time PGA Tour winner Max Homa. The trio will start their second round at 10:10 a.m. EST.
Expectations are higher for many in the field, but not more than they are for Tiger Woods. The 15-time major champion has missed the cut for two majors, the PGA Championship and the U.S. Open. Moreover, he was T60 at the 88th Masters, the worst finish of his career. The 48-year-old is in the group with reigning PGA Championship winner Xander Schauffele and Patrick Cantlay. Their second round will start at 4:25 a.m. EST.
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Jun 13, 2024; Pinehurst, North Carolina, USA; Tiger Woods plays his shot from the second tee box during the first round of the U.S. Open golf tournament. Mandatory Credit: John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports
| Tee Time (all times in EST) | Players |
| 1:35 a.m. | Ewen Ferguson, Marcel Siem |
| 1:46 a.m. | CT Pan, Romain Langasque, Yuto Katsuragawa |
| 1:57 a.m. | Rikuya Hoshino, Angel Hidalgo, Richard Mansell |
| 2:08 a.m. | Corey Conners, Ryan Fox, Jorge Campillo |
| 2:19 a.m. | Ernie Els, Gary Woodland, Altin van der Merwe (a) |
| 2:30 a.m. | Henrik Stenson, Rasmus Hojgaard, Jacob Skov Olesen (a) |
| 2:41 a.m. | Louis Oosthuizen, Billy Horschel, Victor Perez |
| 2:52 a.m. | Sepp Straka, Brendon Todd, Jordan Smith |
| 3:03 a.m. | Denny McCarthy, Taylor Moore, Adrian Meronk |
| 3:14 a.m. | Jason Day, Byeong Hun An, Rickie Fowler |
| 3:25 a.m. | Alex Cejka, Eric Cole, Kurt Kitayama |
| 3:36 a.m. | Darren Clarke, JT Poston, Dean Burmester |
| 3:47 a.m. | Phil Mickelson, Joost Luiten, Dustin Johnson |
| 4:03 a.m. | Padraig Harrington, Davis Thompson, Matthew Jordan |
| 4:14 a.m. | Wyndham Clark, Hideki Matsuyama, Brooks Koepka |
| 4:25 a.m. | Tiger Woods, Xander Schauffele, Patrick Cantlay |
| 4:36 a.m. | Collin Morikawa, Sam Burns, Si Woo Kim |
| 4:47 a.m. | Shane Lowry, Cameron Smith, Matt Fitzpatrick |
| 4:58 a.m. | Jordan Spieth, Scottie Scheffler, Cameron Young |
| 5:09 a.m. | Akshay Bhatia, Tom Hoge, Sami Valimaki |
| 5:20 a.m. | Emiliano Grillo, Ben Griffin, Mackenzie Hughes |
| 5:31 a.m. | Yannik Paul, Joe Dean, Andy Ogletree |
| 5:42 a.m. | Ryan van Velzen, Charlie Lindh, Luis Masaveu (a) |
| 5:53 a.m. | Kazuma Kobori, Jaime Montojo Fernandez (a), Liam Nolan (a) |
| 6:04 a.m. | Daniel Brown, Denwit David Boriboonsub, Matthew Dodd-Berry (a) |
| 6:15 a.m. | Jeunghun Wang, Aguri Iwasaki, Sam Horsfield |
| 6:26 a.m. | Justin Leonard, Todd Hamilton, Jack McDonald |
| 6:47 a.m. | Tom McKibbin, Alex Noren, Calum Scott (a) |
| 6:58 a.m. | Jesper Svensson, Vincent Norrman, Michael Hendry |
| 7:09 a.m. | Younghan Song, Daniel Hillier, Ryosuke Kinoshita |
| 7:20 a.m. | Min Woo Lee, Ryo Hisatsune, Abraham Ancer |
| 7:31 a.m. | Nicolai Hojgaard, Adam Scott, Keita Nakajima |
| 7:42 a.m. | Francesco Molinari, Justin Rose, Jasper Stubbs (a) |
| 7:53 a.m. | Justin Thomas, Sungjae Im, Matthew Southgate |
| 8:04 a.m. | Nick Taylor, Matt Wallace, Laurie Canter |
| 8:15 a.m. | Sebastian Soderberg, Matteo Manassero, Shubhankar Sharma |
| 8:26 a.m. | Zach Johnson, Austin Eckroat, Thorbjorn Olesen |
| 8:37 a.m. | John Daly, Santiago de la Fuente (a), Aaron Rai |
| 8:48 a.m. | Stewart Cink, Chris Kirk, Dominic Clemons (a) |
| 9:04 a.m. | Stephan Jaeger, Adam Schenk, Joaquin Niemann |
| 9:15 a.m. | Adam Hadwin, Lucas Glover, Christiaan Bezuidenhout |
| 9:26 a.m. | Tony Finau, Russell Henley, Matthieu Pavon |
| 9:37 a.m. | Jon Rahm, Tommy Fleetwood, Robert MacIntyre |
| 9:48 a.m. | Ludvig Åberg, Bryson DeChambeau, Tom Kim |
| 9:59 a.m. | Brian Harman, Viktor Hovland, Sahith Theegala |
| 10:10 a.m. | Rory McIlroy, Max Homa, Tyrrell Hatton |
| 10:21 a.m. | Keegan Bradley, Will Zalatoris, Gordon Sargent (a) |
| 10:32 a.m. | Harris English, Maverick McNealy, Alexander Bjork |
| 10:43 a.m. | Guido Migliozzi, Sean Crocker, Tommy Morrison (a) |
| 10:54 a.m. | David Puig, John Catlin, Guntaek Koh |
| 11:05 a.m. | Thriston Lawrence, Daniel Bradbury, Elvis Smylie |
| 11:16 a.m. | Nacho Elvira, Minkyu Kim, Darren Fichardt |
| 11:27 a.m. | Mason Andersen, Masahiro Kawamura, Sam Hutsby |
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By the end of the 36 holes, many pros will miss the brutal cut and a chance to lift the Claret Jug on Sunday. Woods would hope that this time he would make the cut and attempt to contend for the title at the 152nd Open. After all, the Open Championship has just hit its record prize money numbers.
Has the prize money for the Open Championship changed?
The 2024 season has been the year for the major championship to elevate its prize purse more than it ever did. Starting with the men’s first major, the Masters increased its prize pool by $2 million and ramped it up to $20 million, the first in its history, awarding Scottie Scheffler a $3.6 million winner’s share.
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Following this, the PGA Championship also hit the record total purse of $18.5 million ($1 million more than in 2023) and the U.S. Open had a prize purse of $21.1 million ($1.1 million more than in 2023), offering Bryson DeChambeau a share of $4.3 million. As the trend goes, the R&A increased prize money for the Open Championship as well.
In its 152 years of history, the Open will have a $17 million prize pool ($500,000 more than the last edition), with the winner receiving $3.1 million. While the runner-up will bag $1.76 million, more than double what the winner of the Barracuda Championship will receive. Indeed, this year, the field has a lot at stake and as a result, the 152nd Open Championship will be more dramatic and challenging for the pros.
