For the 152nd time, the Open Championship is being contested at a well-known golfing location in the U.K., and as one of the four jewels in the golfing crown begins, drawing eyes, fans and world-class players from across the globe, we’re in the sport’s spiritual home of Scotland on one of its most iconic courses.
The Old Course at Royal Troon Golf Club first hosted this major championship in 1923. Not only will this year’s event mark edition No. 152 of the Open Championship, it also marks the centenary of Troon hosting the tournament the first time — albeit a year late.
One of golf’s four majors and the only one of the Grand Slam not played on U.S. soil, the Open Championship’s so-called “rota,” moves among regular locations around the British Isles every year and is currently rotating among 10 courses, with this being the 10th championship at Royal Troon and third since 2000.
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As a headline event for the entire sport, but particularly in the U.K., there’s a huge $16.5 million (approx. £12.875 million) prize purse on offer to be split among the best-finishing players. The winner takes home $3 million (approx. £2.344 million). The field is set at 156 ready for action in southwest Scotland as play gets underway Thursday, July 18, 2024.
That’s a lot of golf to keep track of over the course of this four-day tournament, and to ensure you’re keeping pace with all the action from Royal Troon, the Sporting News has a full breakdown of the timings and scheduling of this year’s Open Championship, a.k.a. the British Open in the U.S.
When is the 2024 Open Championship?
The 152nd Open Championship gets underway from the Royal Troon Golf Club in Troon, South Ayrshire, Scotland, on Thursday, July 18, and is played over four days, culminating with the final round and victory presentations on Sunday, July 21, 2024.
The Royal Troon Golf Club’s Old Course is the latest course to host the world’s oldest continuous international golf tournament and is doing so for the 10th time — the first since 2016, when Henrik Stenson won his first major title.
2024 Open Championship tee times, schedule
There’s a fairly sizeable field set to tee off at Royal Troon on Thursday, July 18, with 156 former champions, qualifiers and top-ranked players combined preparing to take on one of golf’s most iconic courses.
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Official tee times for this year’s Open Championship are not released until Tuesday, July 16, with the player pairings drawn two days before the first round gets underway. (The Sporting News will cover the pairings when they’re released.)
However, the weeks leading up to the tournament have given an indication into what times each round will be getting up and running over the course of the Championship proper, with June’s qualifiers beginning at four different times over four days:
| Possible Tee Time | UK (BST) | US (ET) | Canada (ET) | Australia (AEST) | India (IST) |
| 6:30 a.m. local | 6:30 a.m. | 1:30 a.m. | 1:30 a.m. | 3:30 p.m | 11 a.m. |
| 9 a.m. local | 9 a.m. | 4 a.m. | 4 a.m. | 6 p.m. | 3:30 p.m. |
| 10 a.m. local | 10 a.m. | 5 a.m. | 5 a.m. | 7 p.m. | 4:30 p.m. |
| Noon local | Noon | 7 a.m. | 7 a.m. | 9 p.m. | 6:30 p.m. |
Full list of the Open Championship winners since 2000
The Open Championship was first played in 1860 and contested annually at Prestwick Golf Club. The tournament moved to different venues starting in the 1870s.
Harry Vardon holds the record for most tournament victories with six. Four golfers (James Braid, John Henry Taylor, Peter Thomson and Tom Watson) have won the event five times.
| Year | Winner | Course |
| 2023 | Brian Harman | Royal Liverpool |
| 2022 | Cameron Smith | St. Andrews |
| 2021 | Collin Morikawa | Royal St. George’s |
| 2019 | Shane Lowry | Royal Portrush |
| 2018 | Francesco Molinari | Carnoustie |
| 2017 | Jordan Spieth | Royal Birkdale |
| 2016 | Henrik Stenson | Royal Troon |
| 2015 | Zach Johnson | St. Andrews |
| 2014 | Rory McIlroy | Royal Liverpool |
| 2013 | Phil Mickelson | Muirfield |
| 2012 | Ernie Els | Royal Lytham & St. Annes |
| 2011 | Darren Clarke | Royal St. George’s |
| 2010 | Louis Oosthuizen | St. Andrews |
| 2009 | Stewart Cink | Turnberry |
| 2008 | Padraig Harrington | Royal Birkdale |
| 2007 | Padraig Harrington | Carnoustie |
| 2006 | Tiger Woods | Royal Liverpool |
| 2005 | Tiger Woods | St. Andrews |
| 2004 | Todd Hamilton | Royal Troon |
| 2003 | Ben Curtis | Royal St. George’s |
| 2002 | Ernie Els | Muirfield |
| 2001 | David Duval | Royal Lytham & St. Annes |
| 2000 | Tiger Woods | St. Andrews |
For the complete list of winners, dating to 1860, check the Open Championship’s official website.