It’s time for the 151st British Open. It runs from Thursday, July 20th through Sunday, July 23rd. It will feature the best golf in the world and you won’t want to miss a minute of it.
In a hurry? Primary coverage of the 4 rounds will appear on Golf Channel and NBC, which you can get with Sling TV. Read on for the details!
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The Open Championship is better known as the British Open to American viewers (despite being started in Scotland). It is the oldest golf tournament in the world — kind of the Wimbledon of golf. And 2023 will be its 151st edition.
British Open TV Schedule
NBC Sports will present The Open Championship live on two TV channels. The Golf Channel will present daily coverage with the final two days primarily on NBC. Note that delayed coverage will also appear on USA Network.
- Day 1: Thu Jul 20 – (Golf Channel)
- Day 2: Fri Jul 21 – (Golf Channel)
- Day 3: Sat Jul 22 – (Golf Channel)
- Day 3: Sat Jul 22 – (NBC)
- Day 4: Sun Jul 23 – (Golf Channel)
- Day 4: Sun Jul 23 – (NBC).
Peacock will also provide live coverage of the event.
How To Watch the British Open on Sling TV
Sling TV is by far the least expensive live TV streaming service that allows you to watch the 2023 British Open. The Sling Blue plan for $40.00/mo includes the local NBC affiliate in the following areas:
- Boston (WBTS)
- Chicago (WMAQ)†‡
- Dallas (KXAS)‡
- Hartford (WVIT)
- Los Angeles (KNBC)†‡
- Miami (WTVJ)
- New York (WNBC)†‡
- Philadelphia (WCAU)†‡
- San Diego (KNSD)
- San Francisco (KNTV)†‡
- Washington (WRC)‡
Note that the areas marked with † are $45.00/mo because they also provide the ABC affiliate. Those marked with ‡ include the local Fox affiliates but don’t cost any more.
The Sling Blue package comes with a total of 40+ channels. These include A&E, AMC, BET, Bravo, CNN, Cartoon Network, Comedy Central, Discovery, HGTV, FS1, FX, Fox News, MSNBC, NFL Network, National Geographic, Syfy, TBS, TNT, USA Network, and many more.
You can upgrade to the Sling Orange & Blue plan for $55.00/mo. It adds on ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3, The Disney Channel, and a few more.
The plan also comes with 50 hours of cloud DVR storage and allows you to stream on up to 3 devices at once. It also allows you to live stream on pretty much every device in use today including Amazon Fire TV, Android Mobile and Android TV, Apple TV, Chromecast, iOS mobile devices, Roku, web browsers, and Xbox units.
To get Golf Channel, you will need to add Sports Extra for $11/mo. In addition to Golf Channel, you get beIN Sports, Big Ten Network, FS2, MLB Network, MLB Strike Zone, NBA TV, NFL RedZone, NHL Network, Pac-12 Network, and Tennis Channel.
To get NBC and Golf Channel, Sling charges $51/mo. Compare that to other major providers:
- DIRECTV STREAM: $108.99/mo
- Fubo: $79.99/mo
- Hulu + Live TV: $76.99/mo
- YouTube TV: $72.99/mo.
British Open Background
The British Open is one of the four major championships of the PGA Tour — along with the Masters, PGA Championship, and US Open. Other popular golfing events include the TOUR Championship and the Ryder Cup.
The Open is the final match in the quest for a Grand Slam, although this is not possible this year since the first three tournaments were won by Jon Rahm, Brooks Koepka, and Wyndham Clark. Only 5 men have accomplished this: Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, and Gene Sarazen.
This year, it takes place at the Royal Liverpool Golf Club at Hoylake in Merseyside, England. This is the first time it’s been played on this golf course since 2014.
The event takes place over four days with the first round on Thursday and the final round on Sunday. In total, 156 golfers compete although currently, 153 have qualified.
These are the golfers most likely to lift the Claret Jug:
- Rory McIlroy (runner-up at 2023 US Open and winner the last time the event was held at the Royal Liverpool)
- Jon Rahm (current Masters champion)
- Scottie Scheffler (The Masters champion 2022)
- Brooks Koepka (current PGA champion)
- Cameron Smith (last year’s British Open champion at St Andrews).
Wrapping Up
The Open Championship, as it has for over 150 years, presents some of the best golf in the world. And you can watch it all on a budget with Sling TV.
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