​The stars are lurking on the early leaderboard at the 2026 Open Championship, as some of the world’s best golfers immediately put themselves in contention for the coveted Claret Jug. Scottie Scheffler, Bryson DeChambeau, Jon Rahm and Tommy Fleetwood are among the major winners within striking distance after solid opening rounds at Royal Birkdale.Round 2 tee times begin in the wee hours of the morning on Friday, July 17, due to the U.S. time difference in Southport, England. The featured group with Rory McIlroy, Xander Schauffele and Matt Fitzpatrick will be on the course in the first wave of pairings before the leaders in the clubhouse play the afternoon for the first time across the pond.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementHere’s a complete breakdown of the Round 2 tee times and groups at the 2026 Open Championship, as well as how to watch on Friday, July 17:1 / 15The 2026 Open Championship is underway from Royal Birkdale in England. Scottie Scheffler is attempting to defend his 2025 title and bounce back from a rare missed cut at last week’s Scottish Open.(Andrew Boyers, REUTERS)’SORRY, MOM’: Daniel Brown reveals smoking habit at Open ChampionshipAll times Eastern1:35 a.m. — John Parry, Eric Cole, Tiger Christensen1:46 a.m. — Eugenio Chacarra, Matt Wallace, Max Greyserman1:57 a.m. — Michael Brennan, Sahith Theegala, Laurie Canter2:08 a.m. — Cameron Smith, Keith Mitchell, Stuart Grehan (a)2:19 a.m. — Sepp Straka, Joaquin Niemann, Kurt Kitayama2:30 a.m. — Sami Valimaki, Shaun Norris, Jackson Suber2:41 a.m. — Darren Clarke, Adrien Saddier, Bernd Wiesberger2:52 a.m. — Keegan Bradley, Corey Conners, Casey Jarvis3:03 a.m. — Matt McCarty, Harry Hall, Haotong Li3:14 a.m. — Padraig Harrington, Marco Penge, Michael Hollick3:25 a.m. — Tom Kim, Billy Horschel, Mason Howell (a)3:36 a.m. — Johnny Keefer, Pierceson Coody, Keita Nakajima3:47 a.m. — Aldrich Potgieter, Jesper Svensson, Jack Buchanan (a)4:03 a.m. — Bud Cauley, Jayden Schaper, Lucas Herbert4:14 a.m. — Kristoffer Reitan, Patrick Reed, JT Poston4:25 a.m. — Chris Gotterup, Sam Burns, Adam Scott4:36 a.m. — Collin Morikawa, JJ Spaun, Nicolai Hojgaard4:47 a.m. — Shane Lowry, Aaron Rai, Brooks Koepka4:58 a.m. — Cameron Young, Wyndham Clark, Ludvig Aberg5:09 a.m. — Rory McIlroy, Xander Schauffele, Matt Fitzpatrick5:20 a.m. — Jacob Bridgeman, Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen, Tim Wiedemeyer (a)5:31 a.m. — Patrick Cantlay, Daniel Berger, Nico Echavarria5:42 a.m. — Peter Uihlein, Alistair Docherty, Francesco Laporta5:53 a.m. — Cameron John, Austen Truslow, Sam Bairstow6:04 a.m. — Naoyuki Kataoka, Marcus Plunkett, Baard Bjoernevik Skogen6:15 a.m. — Kazuki Higa, Jiho Yang, Nevill Ruiter (a)6:41 a.m. — Matthew Baldwin, Thomas Detry, James Nicholas6:52 a.m. — Michael Kim, Daniel Hillier, Andy Sullivan7:03 a.m. — Ryan Fox, Andrew Novak, Matthew Jordan7:14 a.m. — Henrik Stenson, Max Homa, Joe Dean7:25 a.m. — Robert MacIntyre, Rickie Fowler, Alex Fitzpatric