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Golf – The 149th Open Championship – Royal St George’s, Sandwich, Britain – July 12, 2021 Ireland’s Shane Lowry during a practice round REUTERS/Rebecca Naden
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Golf – The 149th Open Championship – Royal St George’s, Sandwich, Britain – July 12, 2021 Ireland’s Shane Lowry during a practice round REUTERS/Rebecca Naden
The final major of the year is here! The Open 2021 will be the 149th edition, in what is the oldest golf tournament in history. It is being played at Royal St.George’s this year, and here’s everything you need to know ahead of Round 1 on Thursday.
The Open 2021 will see a star-studded field compete at Royal St.George’s this year. However, a lot of big names will miss out as well, as travel restrictions due to COVID-19 have forced many players to withdraw.
Shane Lowry is the defending champion at The Open 2021. Lowry won the tournament with a score of 15-under par over four rounds at the Royal Portrush Club (Dunluce Course), a couple of years ago.
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As for the Round 1 weather, it is expected to be pleasant with good shades of the sun showing up. There is only a 7% chance of precipitation and wind gushes can reach upto 28 km/h/17.3 mp/h.
The Open 2021: Round 1 tee times for featured groups (EDT)
| Featured Group | Tee Time |
| Brooks Koepka, Jason Kokrak, Garrick Higgo | 3:03 a.m. |
| Jordan Spieth, Bryson DeChambeau, Branden Grace | 4:25 a.m. |
| Shane Lowry, Jon Rahm, Louis Oosthuizen | 4:58 a.m. |
| Dustin Johnson, Will Zalatoris, Justin Rose | 5:20 a.m. |
| Xander Schauffele, Robert MacIntyre, Rickie Fowler | 9:59 a.m. |
| Justin Thomas, Tommy Fleetwood, Adam Scott | 10:10 a.m. |
| Rory McIlroy, Patrick Reed, Cameron Smith | 10:21 a.m. |
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Complete Round 1 tee times for all players
Here are all the Round 1 tee times at The Open 2021
1st tee
| Tee time | Players |
| 1:35 a.m. | Richard Bland, Andy Sullivan, Marcus Armitage |
| 1:46 a.m. | Chan Kim, Justin Harding, Haotong Li |
| 1:57 a.m. | Mike Lorenzo-Vera, Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano, Abel Gallegos (a) |
| 2:08 a.m. | Alex Noren, JC Ritchie, Richard Mansell |
| 2:19 a.m. | Dean Burmester, Danny Willett, Laird Shepherd (a) |
| 2:30 a.m. | Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Sam Horsfield, Min Woo Lee |
| 2:41 a.m. | Viktor Hovland, Ryan Palmer, Thomas Detry |
| 2:52 a.m. | Paul Casey, Abraham Ancer, Ian Poulter |
| 3:03 a.m. | Brooks Koepka, Jason Kokrak, Garrick Higgo |
| 3:14 a.m. | Daniel Berger, Joaquin Niemann, Joel Dahmen |
| 3:25 a.m. | Darren Clarke, Bernd Wiesberger, Joe Long (a) |
| 3:36 a.m. | Chris Kirk, Marcus Kinhult, Jack Senior |
| 3:47 a.m. | Talor Gooch, C.T. Pan, Jonathan Thomson |
| 4:03 a.m. | Ernie Els, Gary Woodland, Cole Hammer (a) |
| 4:14 a.m. | Sam Burns, Lucas Herbert, Jorge Campillo |
| 4:25 a.m. | Jordan Spieth, Bryson DeChambeau, Branden Grace |
| 4:36 a.m. | Brian Harman, Mackenzie Hughes, Dylan Frittelli |
| 4:47 a.m. | Victor Perez, Kevin Streelman, Guido Migliozzi |
| 4:58 a.m. | Shane Lowry, Jon Rahm, Louis Oosthuizen |
| 5:09 a.m. | Stewart Cink, Lee Westwood, Martin Kaymer |
| 5:20 a.m. | Dustin Johnson, Will Zalatoris, Justin Rose |
| 5:31 a.m. | Scottie Scheffler, Sergio Garcia, Yuxin Lin (a) |
| 5:42 a.m. | Harris English, Erik Van Rooyen, Chez Reavie |
| 5:53 a.m. | Lucas Glover, Byeong Hun An, Brandt Snedeker |
| 6:04 a.m. | Cameron Tringale, Takumi Kanaya, Marcel Schneider |
| 6:15 a.m. | Lanto Griffin, Rikuya Hoshino, Connor Worsdall |
| 6:36 a.m. | Aaron Rai, Paul Waring, Daniel Croft |
| 6:47 a.m. | Daniel Van Tonder, Jazz Janewattananond, Christoffer Bring (a) |
| 6:58 a.m. | Harold Varner III, Brendan Steele, Matthias Schmid (a) |
| 7:09 a.m. | Troy Merritt, Adam Long, Jaco Ahlers |
| 7:20 a.m. | Jason Day, Joost Luiten, Johannes Veerman |
| 7:31 a.m. | John Catlin, Romain Langasque, Aaron Pike |
| 7:42 a.m. | Padraig Harrington, Brad Kennedy, Sam Forgan |
| 7:53 a.m. | Tony Finau, Billy Horschel, Adam Hadwin |
| 8:05 a.m. | Patrick Cantlay, Matthew Fitzpatrick, Ryan Fox |
| 8:15 a.m. | Francesco Molinaro, Marc Leishman, Matt Wallace |
| 8:26 a.m. | Collin Morikawa, Corey Conners, Sebastian Munoz |
| 8:37 a.m. | Jason Scrivener, Keith Mitchell, Sam Bairstow (a) |
| 8:48 a.m. | Charley Hoffman, Emiliano Grillo, Benjamin Hebert |
| 9:04 a.m. | Keegan Bradley, Richard T. Lee, Rafa Cabrera Bello |
| 9:15 a.m. | Carlos Ortiz, Brendon Todd, Matthias Schwab |
| 9:26 a.m. | Webb Simpson, Russell Henley, Shaun Norris |
| 9:37 a.m. | Matt Jones, Daniel Hillier, Marcel Siem |
| 9:48 a.m. | Phil Mickelson, Tyrrell Hatton, Kevin Kisner |
| 9:59 a.m. | Xander Schauffele, Robert MacIntyre, Rickie Fowler |
| 10:10 a.m. | Justin Thomas, Tommy Fleetwood, Adam Scott |
| 10:21 a.m. | Rory McIlroy, Patrick Reed, Cameron Smith |
| 10:32 a.m. | Henrik Stenson, Max Homa, Matt Kuchar |
| 10:43 a.m. | Antoine Rozner, Ryosuke Kinoshita, Ben Hutchinson |
| 10:54 a.m. | Kurt Kitayama, Deyen Lawson, Poom Saksansin |
| 11:05 a.m. | Yuki Inamori, Jimmy Walker, Ricardo Celia |
| 11:16 a.m. | Rikard Karlberg, Ryutaro Nagano, Nicholas Poppleton |
How to watch live coverage of The Open 2021
Television (US)
Round 1 – Thursday: 1:30 a.m.-4 a.m. (Peacock), 4 a.m.-3 p.m. (Golf Channel), 3 p.m.-4 p.m. (Peacock)
Television (England)
Round 1 – Thursday: 6.30 a.m. to 8.30 p.m. (Sky Sports)
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Live Streaming (US)
Round 1 – Thursday: 1 a.m.-2 a.m (Featured Groups) and 1 p.m.-2 p.m. (Featured Groups) (Shown on Peacock, NBCSports.com, NBC Sports app)
Live Streaming (England)
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Round 1 – Thursday: 6.30 a.m. to 8.30 p.m. (THEOPEN.COM and THE OPEN APP)
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