The boys’s main season reaches a climax this week at The 152nd Open, with round the clock protection from Royal Troon solely stay on Sky Sports activities.
Brian Harman returns as defending champion after final 12 months’s spectacular victory at Royal Liverpool, whereas world No 1 Scottie Scheffler is again in motion after a three-week absence and chasing a seventh victory in his final 11 PGA Tour begins.
Rory McIlroy has one other alternative to assert his elusive fifth main title and first since 2014, whereas Xander Schauffele and Bryson DeChambeau – each winners already in majors this season – function as a part of a stacked area.
Three-time Champion Golfer of the Yr Tiger Woods is scheduled to tee it up in Scotland, having missed final 12 months’s contest via damage, with Ludvig Åberg and Viktor Hovland amongst these chasing a maiden main title.
Sky Sports activities is as soon as once more the house of The Open, with all of the motion on Sky Sports activities Golf and stay protection from all seven days of event, plus a number of bonus programming to get pleasure from. Right here is all the things it’s essential know to ensure you do not miss any of the motion from the ultimate males’s main of the 12 months…
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When does event protection begin?
Wall-to-wall protection begins from 6.30am on Thursday and Friday, stay on Sky Sports activities Golf, forward of the opening tee shot at 6.35am on each days, with the motion stay till 9pm for the primary and second rounds.
Day three protection begins at 9am and runs via till after the motion is completed, with early play stay on the crimson button whereas ‘Saturday at The Open’ provides updates from the course alongside shot centre challenges, particular visitors, enjoyable options and way more.
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The identical providing will likely be accessible for Sunday’s remaining spherical, beginning at 8am as a substitute, working via till lengthy after the ultimate putt is holed, with extra evaluation accessible in ‘The Open Verdict’ present after every day’s play.
There may be additionally a number of additional protection accessible all through every day by way of the crimson button on Sky Sports activities Golf, together with Sky Q and Sky Glass, with Featured Teams and Featured Gap feeds accessible to get pleasure from.
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Viewers can observe the protection on the transfer by way of SkyGo, whereas non-Sky subscribers can get Sky Sports activities to maintain up with protection or stream the most important moments on NOW.
What additional protection will there be?
There will likely be 4 Featured Teams to observe every day, two within the morning and two within the afternoon, whereas the Featured Gap feed will likely be a ‘Par-three channel’ and canopy the long-lasting par-three eighth – often called the ‘Postage Stamp’.
Earlier than the event occasion begins, the ‘Dwell At The Vary’ present will supply followers a every day behind-the-scenes take a look at Royal Troon and convey all of the build-up, information and interviews forward of this week’s majors.
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There’s six hours of stay protection – throughout two classes – for Monday and Tuesday’s observe rounds earlier than an additional hour for Wednesday’s build-up motion, the place there may also be a particular two-hour stay preview present to have a look at most of the different speaking factors forward of the event.
TV instances (all on Sky Sports activities Golf)
Monday
1000-1200 and 1400-1800 – The Open: Dwell At The Vary
Tuesday
1000-1200 and 1400-1800 – The Open: Dwell At The Vary
Wednesday
0900-1200 – The Open: Dwell At The Vary
1200-1400 – Wednesday at The Open LIVE!
1400-1800 – The Open: Dwell At The Vary
Thursday
0630-2100 – The Open: Day One LIVE!
The Open Dwell
The Open Dwell
Thursday 18th July 6:30am
2100-2200 – The Open verdict LIVE!
Pink button – Featured Teams and Featured Gap protection from roughly 8am
Friday
0630-2100 – The Open: Day One LIVE!
2100-2200 – The Open verdict LIVE!
Pink button – Featured Teams and Featured Gap protection from roughly 8am
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Highlights from the ultimate spherical of the 151st The Open championship from the Royal Liverpool Golf Membership
Saturday
0900-1100 – Saturday at The Open LIVE!
1100-2000 – The Open: Day Three LIVE!
2000-2100 – The Open verdict LIVE!
Brian Harman will return to defend his title at The Open, stay on Sky Sports activities
Pink button – Early play from first tee time, Featured Teams from approx 9.30am, Featured Gap protection from approx 10am
Sunday
0800-1000 – Sunday at The Open LIVE!
1000-1900 – The Open: Day Three LIVE!
The Open Dwell
The Open Dwell
Sunday twenty first July 10:00am
1900-1930 – The Open verdict LIVE!
Pink button – Early play from first tee time, Featured Teams from approx 9.30am, Featured Gap protection from approx 10am
What else do it’s essential know?
A particular new R&A documentary, ‘Trevino’, is out there throughout event week and delves into the extraordinary lifetime of six-time main champion Lee Trevino, whereas Open official movies and different historic highlights will likely be on Sky Sports activities Golf.
The Trevino documentary will likely be present on Sky Sports activities Golf in the course of the week of The Open
Different particular Open content material will likely be accessible to obtain by way of Sky Sports activities On Demand, whereas Sky Q prospects can meet up with clips, highlights and entertaining options. The ultimate spherical may also be repeated – in full – the Monday after the event.
Sky Sports activities Information will supply stay updates from Royal Troon, whereas obtain the Sky Sports activities App to get information, interviews, highlights and clips, plus a devoted weblog that provides stay textual content commentary from each spherical.
Who will win The 152nd Open? Watch prolonged protection this week stay on Sky Sports activities. Dwell protection begins on Thursday from 6.30am on Sky Sports activities Golf. Stream The Open and extra prime sport with NOW.
