​The 2026 Open Championship gets underway early Thursday morning with the first round at Royal Birkdale in England. Here’s everything you need to know to watch the tournament on Thursday, including full Open Championship TV coverage, streaming details and complete Round 1 tee times.It’s been a long time since Rory McIlroy hoisted the Claret Jug as Open champion back in 2014. But in recent years, McIlroy has broken his major drought with back-to-back wins at the Masters.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThis week, McIlroy embarks on a different mission: winning his second Open and seventh major championship title. He’s come close in recent years, finishing T7 last season behind winner Scottie Scheffler, T6 in 2023 and solo third in 2022 at St. Andrews.But Scheffler and a host of other challengers, not to mention Royal Birkdale’s baked-out fairways, should give Rory a run for his money this week. And all the action gets started on Thursday.If you’re a golf fan watching from the U.S., you’re going to want to wake up early to catch the Open on Thursday.You can watch the first round of the Open Championship on TV via USA, which will open the TV coverage at 4 a.m. ET on Thursday morning. Before that, Peacock will kick off the streaming coverage at 1:30 a.m. ET. Peacock will also provide featured group coverage all day Thursday.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementBelow you will find everything you need to know to watch the first round of the 2026 Open Championship.USA will provide first-round TV coverage of the 2026 Open Championship on Thursday from 4 a.m.-3:30 p.m. ET.You can stream the first round of the 2026 Open Championship via Peacock, which will provide early streaming coverage and featured group coverage. USA’s telecast can be streamed via Golf Channel Mobile.Here’s the full Open Championship streaming schedule for Thursday:Open Round 1 Coverage: 1:30 a.m.-4 a.m. (Peacock)Featured Groups: All Day (Peacock)Open Round 1 USA Coverage: 4 a.m.-3:30 p.m. (Golf Channel Mobile)AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementSIGN UP FOR PEACOCK PREMIUM TO WATCH EXCLUSIVE COVERAGE OF THE 2026 OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPNEWSLETTERSign up for GOLF’s Top Stories Newsletter!Get the latest golf news and our most-read stories delivered to your inbox daily! SIGN UP NOW Tee No. 11:35 a.m. – Matthew Baldwin, Thomas Detry, James Nicholas1:46 a.m. – Michael Kim, Daniel Hillier, Andy Sullivan1:57 a.m. – Ryan Fox, Andrew Novak, Matthew Jordan2:08 a.m. – Henrik Stenson, Max Homa, Joe Dean2:19 a.m. – Robert MacIntyre, Rickie Fowler, Alex Fitzpatrick2:30 a.m. – David Duval, Martin Couvra, Matthew Southgate2:41 a.m. – Sungjae Im, Daniel Brown, Fifa Laopakdee (a)2:52 a.m. – Gary Woodland, Jake Knapp, Jordan Smith3:03 a.m. – Francesco Molinari, Tom McKibbin, Lev Grinberg (a)3:14 a.m. – Hennie Du Plessis, Jose Luis Ballester, Dan Bradbury3:25 a.m. – Angel Ayora, Victor Perez, Mateo Pulcini (a)3:36 a.m. – Stewart Cink, Scott Vincent, Joakim Lag