Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy among the many favorite for main victory at The 152nd Open; Methods to observe, key TV occasions, Featured Teams and additional protection from Royal Troon, stay from Thursday on Sky Sports activities Golf or by streaming with NOW
23:17, UK, Wednesday 17 July 2024
The lads’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 yr’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 say 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 discipline.
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Three-time Champion Golfer of the 12 months Tiger Woods will tee it up in Scotland, having missed final yr’s contest by means of harm, 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 every single day of event week, plus a bunch of bonus programming to take pleasure in. Right here is all the things it’s good to know to be sure to do not miss any of the motion from the ultimate males’s main of the yr…
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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 by means of till after the motion is completed, with early play stay on the purple button whereas ‘Saturday at The Open’ presents updates from the course alongside shot centre challenges, particular friends, enjoyable options and rather more.
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The identical providing might be obtainable for Sunday’s last spherical, beginning at 8am as a substitute, operating by means of till lengthy after the ultimate putt is holed, with further evaluation obtainable in ‘The Open Verdict’ present after every day’s play.
There’s additionally numerous additional protection obtainable all through every day by way of the purple button on Sky Sports activities Golf, together with Sky Q and Sky Glass, with Featured Teams and Featured Gap feeds obtainable to take pleasure in.
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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 largest moments on NOW.
What additional protection will there be?
There might be 4 Featured Teams to observe every day, two within the morning and two within the afternoon, whereas the Featured Gap feed might be a ‘Par-three channel’ and canopy the long-lasting par-three eighth – generally known as the ‘Postage Stamp’.
Earlier than the event occasion begins, the ‘Dwell At The Vary’ present will provide followers a each day behind-the-scenes take a look at Royal Troon and produce 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 periods – for Monday and Tuesday’s observe rounds earlier than an additional hour for Wednesday’s build-up motion, the place there will even be a particular two-hour stay preview present to take a look at lots of the different speaking factors forward of the event.
TV occasions (all on Sky Sports activities Golf)
Thursday
0630-2100 – The Open: Day One LIVE!
The Open Dwell
Thursday 18th July 6:30am
2100-2200 – The Open verdict LIVE!
Purple button – Featured Teams and Featured Gap protection from roughly 8am
Friday
0630-2100 – The Open: Day One LIVE!
2100-2200 – The Open verdict LIVE!
Purple button – Featured Teams and Featured Gap protection from roughly 8am
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Saturday
0900-1100 – Saturday at The Open LIVE!
1100-2000 – The Open: Day Three LIVE!
2000-2100 – The Open verdict LIVE!
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Brian Harman will return to defend his title at The Open, stay on Sky Sports activities
Purple 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
Sunday twenty first July 10:00am
1900-1930 – The Open verdict LIVE!
Purple button – Early play from first tee time, Featured Teams from approx 9.30am, Featured Gap protection from approx 10am
What else do it’s good to know?
A particular new R&A documentary, ‘Trevino’, is offered throughout event week and delves into the extraordinary lifetime of six-time main champion Lee Trevino, whereas Open official movies and different historic highlights might be on Sky Sports activities Golf.
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The Trevino documentary might be present on Sky Sports activities Golf in the course of the week of The Open
Different particular Open content material might be obtainable to obtain by way of Sky Sports activities On Demand, whereas Sky Q clients can meet up with clips, highlights and entertaining options. The ultimate spherical will even be repeated – in full – the Monday after the event.
Sky Sports activities Information will provide stay updates from Royal Troon, whereas obtain the Sky Sports activities App to get information, interviews, highlights and clips, plus a devoted weblog that gives 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 high sport with NOW.
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