The best golfers in the world head to the Old Course at St. Andrews in Fife, Scotland, with the coveted Claret Jug on the line at THE OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP http://www.tsn.ca/golf/ . TSN has live coverage of all four rounds of the third major of the season from July 15 to 18.
TSN’s coverage of THE OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP begins Wednesday, July 14 at 10:30 a.m. ET with THE OPEN CHAMPIONS’ CHALLENGE featuring 26 past champions including Tiger Woods, Arnold Palmer, Gary Player and defending OPEN champion Stewart Cink competing in teams over four holes on the Old Course to commemorate the 150th anniversary of THE OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP. Coverage continues on Wednesday with a live one-hour Preview Show at
1 p.m. ET leading into live coverage of the event itself beginning Thursday, July 14 at 4 a.m. ET on TSN (see complete schedule below).
TSN’s resident golf expert Bob Weeks is on hand at St. Andrews filing reports for SPORTSCENTRE throughout the week leading up to and during this year’s OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP. Special editions of SPORTSCENTRE will air immediately following the First, Second and Final rounds of this year’s event. Every edition of SPORTSCENTRE this week will feature daily news and highlights from Scotland as the tournament progresses.
In addition to live television coverage of every round on TSN, TSN.ca has exclusive Canadian live streaming coverage of holes 9, 10 and 11. Viewers online can watch groups play through the three holes throughout all four rounds of this year’s OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP.
Cink returns looking to win back-to-back OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS but will be in tough against a field that includes three-time champion Tiger Woods who has won the last two OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS played at St. Andrews. Phil Mickelson and Lee Westwood, the #2 and #3-ranked golfers in the world, respectively, will also be in the hunt for the title along with Mike Weir, the lone Canadian at this year’s event.
TSN’s broadcast schedule for the OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP is as follows:
Wednesday, July 14
• The Open Champions’ Challenge at 10:30 a.m. ET
• The Open Championship Preview Show at 1 p.m. ET
Thursday, July 15
• First Round at 4 a.m. ET
Friday, July 16
• Second Round at 4 a.m. ET
Saturday, July 17
• Third Round at 7 a.m. ET
Sunday, July 18
• Final Round at 6 a.m. ET (3 p.m. ET on TSN2)
