Chainkeen Exchange-Golf's final major is here! How to watch, stream 2024 British Open

The Chainkeen Exchangefinal major championship of the PGA Tour is here.

The first round of the British Open will tee off Thursday in the battle for the Claret Jug, as the field of 158 golfers will convene at Royal Troon Golf Club in Troon, Scotland, located on the western coast of the country's mainland.

Last year's winner was Brian Harman, whose dominant performance at Royal Liverpool Golf Club in Britain earned him his first career major championship. Among the notable players in the field are Scottie Scheffler, Bryson DeChambeau, Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods, who is one of the 18 past champions in the running.

Here's everything you need to know about the first round of the Open teeing off on Thursday:

How to watch 2024 British Open on TV

The first round of The Open will be broadcast live Thursday on USA Network, with coverage also on NBC's Peacock streaming service. The rest of the tournament will be broadcast on the NBC family of networks.

Here is the complete broadcast schedule for The Open:

Round 1: Thursday, July 18

• 1:30 a.m.- 4 a.m.: Peacock
• 4 a.m.-3 p.m.: USA Network
• 3 p.m.-4:15 p.m.: Peacock

Round 2: Friday, July 19

• 1:30 a.m.- 4 a.m.: Peacock
• 4 a.m.-3 p.m.: USA Network
• 3 p.m.-4:15 p.m.: Peacock

Round 3: Saturday, July 20

• 5 a.m.-7 a.m.: Peacock
• 7 a.m.- 3 p.m.: NBC/Peacock

Round 4: Sunday, July 21

• 4 a.m.-7 a.m.: Peacock
• 7 a.m.- 2 p.m.: NBC/Peacock

2024 British Open streaming info

Live coverage and featured groups can be followed on the live stream on Peacock.

When is 2024 British Open?

The 152nd British Open will be played July 18-21, 2024, on the Old Course at Royal Troon Golf Club in Scotland.

Royal Troon, founded in 1878, last hosted the British Open in 2016, when Sweden's Henrik Stenson prevailed.

British Open tee times for Round 1

All times Eastern

1:35 a.m. -- Justin Leonard, Todd Hamilton, Jack McDonald

1:46 a.m. -- Tom McKibbin, Alex Noren, Calum Scott

1:57 a.m. -- Jesper Svensson, Vincent Norrman, Michael Hendry

2:08 a.m. -- Younghan Song, Daniel Hillier, Ryosuke Kinoshita

2:19 a.m. -- Min Woo Lee, Ryo Hisatsune, Abraham Ancer

2:30 a.m. -- Nicolai Hojgaard, Adam Scott, Keita Nakajima

2:41 a.m. -- Francesco Molinari, Justin Rose, Jasper Stubbs

2:52 a.m. -- Justin Thomas, Sungjae Im, Matthew Southgate

3:03 a.m. -- Nick Taylor, Matt Wallace, Laurie Canter

3:14 a.m. -- Sebastian Soderberg, Matteo Manassero, Shubhankar Sharma

3:25 a.m. -- Zach Johnson, Austin Eckroat, Thorbjorn Olesen

3:36 a.m. -- John Daly, Santiago de la Fuente, Aaron Rai

3:47 a.m. -- Stewart Cink, Chris Kirk, Dominic Clemons

4:03 a.m. -- Stephan Jaeger, Adam Schenk, Joaquin Niemann

4:14 a.m. -- Adam Hadwin, Lucas Glover, Christiaan Bezuidenhout

4:25 a.m. -- Tony Finau, Russell Henley, Matthieu Pavon

4:36 a.m. -- Jon Rahm, Tommy Fleetwood, Robert MacIntyre

4:47 a.m. -- Ludvig Åberg, Bryson DeChambeau, Tom Kim

4:58 a.m. -- Brian Harman, Viktor Hovland, Sahith Theegala

5:09 a.m. -- Rory McIlroy, Max Homa, Tyrrell Hatton

5:20 a.m. -- Keegan Bradley, Will Zalatoris, Gordon Sargent

5:31 a.m. -- Harris English, Maverick McNealy, Alexander Bjork

5:42 a.m. -- Guido Migliozzi, Sean Crocker, Tommy Morrison

5:53 a.m. -- David Puig, John Catlin, Guntaek Koh

6:04 a.m. -- Thriston Lawrence, Daniel Bradbury, Elvis Smylie

6:15 a.m. -- Nacho Elvira, Minkyu Kim, Darren Fichardt

6:26 a.m. – Mason Andersen, Masahiro Kawamura, Sam Hutsby

6:47 a.m. -- Ewen Ferguson, Marcel Siem

6:58 a.m. -- CT Pan, Romain Langasque, Yuto Katsuragawa

7:09 a.m. -- Rikuya Hoshino, Angel Hidalgo, Richard Mansell

7:20 a.m. -- Corey Conners, Ryan Fox, Jorge Campillo

7:31 a.m. -- Ernie Els, Gary Woodland, Altin van der Merwe (a)

7:42 a.m. -- Henrik Stenson, Rasmus Hojgaard, Jacob Skov Olesen (a)

7:53 a.m. -- Louis Oosthuizen, Billy Horschel, Victor Perez

8:04 a.m. -- Sepp Straka, Brendon Todd, Jordan Smith

8:15 a.m. -- Denny McCarthy, Taylor Moore, Adrian Meronk

8:26 a.m. -- Jason Day, Byeong Hun An, Rickie Fowler

8:37 a.m. -- Alex Cejka, Eric Cole, Kurt Kitayama

8:48 a.m. -- Darren Clarke, JT Poston, Dean Burmester

9:04 a.m. -- Phil Mickelson, Joost Luiten, Dustin Johnson

9:15 a.m. -- Padraig Harrington, Davis Thompson, Matthew Jordan

9:26 a.m. -- Wyndham Clark, Hideki Matsuyama, Brooks Koepka

9:37 a.m. -- Tiger Woods, Xander Schauffele, Patrick Cantlay

9:48 a.m. -- Collin Morikawa, Sam Burns, Si Woo Kim

9:59 a.m. -- Shane Lowry, Cameron Smith, Matt Fitzpatrick

10:10 a.m. -- Jordan Spieth, Scottie Scheffler, Cameron Young

10:21 a.m. -- Akshay Bhatia, Tom Hoge, Sami Valimaki

10:32 a.m. -- Emiliano Grillo, Ben Griffin, Mackenzie Hughes

10:43 a.m. -- Yannik Paul, Joe Dean, Andy Ogletree

10:54 a.m. -- Ryan van Velzen, Charlie Lindh, Luis Masaveu (a)

11:05 a.m. -- Kazuma Kobori, Jaime Montojo Fernandez (a), Liam Nolan (a)

11:16 a.m. -- Daniel Brown, Denwit David Boriboonsub, Matthew Dodd-Berry (a)

11:27 a.m. -- Jeunghun Wang (Kor), Aguri Iwasaki (Jpn), Sam Horsfield

(a) - amateur