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A group of professional Australian golfers walk together on the fairway at Royal Birkdale ahead of the Open Championship

Open Championship 2026: Full field list

Few people earn their keep more at the Open Championship 2026 than David Lancaster. He’s the first tee announcer, taking over the job from legendary Ivor Robson in 2016. If things go to schedule, Lancaster will arrive at his post this week at Royal Birkdale shortly before 6:30 a.m. on Thursday and Friday and remain Read more…

Open Championship 2026: How important is being on the ‘right side’ of the draw? What the stats say

Every year around Open Championship week fans and players alike obsess over the draw and the weather that comes with it. But does teeing off early or late actually decide the outcome? We looked at two decades of major championship data to measure just how much the luck of the draw really matters at golf’s oldest major, and why Padraig Harrington’s 2008 win at Birkdale might be the greatest example of overcoming it.

The 10 steps to ‘becoming’ Jordan Spieth at Royal Birkdale in 2017

Some finishes fade with time. This one hasn’t. Nine years after Jordan Spieth’s extraordinary final round at Royal Birkdale, we look back at the bizarre, brilliant 13th hole sequence that could have ended his 2017 Open dream and instead ignited the most electric run of his career. From a horror drive into the dunes to a 22-minute rules odyssey and a heroic bogey, it remains one of the strangest and most captivating stretches in major championship history.

Open Championship 2026: 5 ways Royal Birkdale has changed since its last Open

Royal Birkdale is unrecognisable in parts ahead of this year’s Open Championship. Architect Tom Mackenzie has reworked almost every hole on the Southport links including a new driveable fifth a retired par-3 14th and a brand new long par 3 to replace it. Here’s a look at the biggest changes since Jordan Spieth’s win in 2017.

Open invitation

Which Open Championship venue is the best on the rota?

Home away from home

Royal Birkdale has long been a special hunting ground for Australians during Open Championships. Here’s why. 

Lost & found: Cameron John

Five years after almost quitting for good, Cameron John will fulfil his destiny at the 2026 Open Championship at Royal Birkdale.

The man who saved Hogan

Ben Hogan made just a single appearance at the Open Championship. Yet his triumph at Carnoustie in 1953 inspired many more Americans to compete in golf’s oldest major. That mightn’t have eventuated if not for an act of impulsiveness by the late Patrick McCarville. 

Leaderboard

World Wide Technology Championship - 2026
Pos Player Tot Thru Rnd
-Peter Malnati--1
-Joel Dahmen--1
-Ben Martin--1
-Brice Garnett--1
-Chad Ramey--1
-Justin Lower--1
-Matthieu Pavon--1
-Rico Hoey--1
-Johnny Keefer--1
-Kevin Streelman--1
-Will Gordon--1
-David Skinns--1
-Denny McCarthy--1
-Mark Hubbard--1
-Max McGreevy--1
-Nick Dunlap--1
-Max Greyserman--1
-Jackson Suber--1
-Sami Valimaki--1
-William Mouw--1
-Kevin Yu--1
-Ryan Gerard--1
-Nick Taylor--1
-Blades Brown--1
-Harry Hall--1
-Chris Kirk--1
-Matt Kuchar--1
-Karl Vilips--1
-Tony Finau--1
-Keith Mitchell--1
-Joe Highsmith--1
-Taylor Pendrith--1
-Christiaan Bezuidenhout--1
-Rafael Campos--1
-Adam Svensson--1
-Dylan Wu--1
-Mackenzie Hughes--1
-Andrew Putnam--1
-Luke Donald--1
-Tom Hoge--1
-Patrick Rodgers--1
-Takumi Kanaya--1
-Alejandro Tosti--1
-Pontus Nyholm--1
-Alejandro Madariaga--1
-Patrick Fishburn--1
-Kensei Hirata--1
-Willie Mack III--1
-Kristoffer Ventura--1
-Nicholas Lindheim--1
-Jeffrey Kang--1
-Paul Peterson--1
-Jimmy Stanger--1
-Nicholas Marchese--1
-Adrien Dumont de Chassart--1
-Davis Chatfield--1
-Preston Stout--1
-Hayden Springer--1
-Marcelo Rozo--1
-Jorge Villar--1
-Lee Hodges--1
-Emiliano Grillo--1
-Sudarshan Yellamaraju--1
-Taylor Moore--1
-Tyler Duncan--1
-Beau Hossler--1
-Ben Kohles--1
-Kevin Roy--1
-Rasmus Højgaard--1
-Harry Higgs--1
-Hank Lebioda--1
-Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen--1
-Austin Eckroat--1
-Jordan Smith--1
-John Parry--1
-Patton Kizzire--1
-Seamus Power--1
-Zach Bauchou--1
-Jackson Koivun--1
-Ben Griffin--1
-Pi Coody--1
-Davis Riley--1
-Lucas Glover--1
-Aaron Wise--1
-Steven Fisk--1
-Billy Horschel--1
-Ben James--1
-Garrick Higgo--1
-Cam Davis--1
-Stephan Jaeger--1
-Camilo Villegas--1
-Zac Blair--1
-Chandler Phillips--1
-Erik van Rooyen--1
-David Lipsky--1
-Danny Walker--1
-Michael Kim--1
-Vince Whaley--1
-Ben Silverman--1
-Neal Shipley--1
-David Ford--1
-Lyon Lazare--1
-Isaiah Salinda--1
-Christo Lamprecht--1
-Austin Hitt--1
-A.J. Ewart--1
-Luke Clanton--1
-Tyler Collet--1
-Zecheng Dou--1
-Marco Penge--1
-Alvaro Ortiz--1
-Haotong Li--1
-Jesper Svensson--1
-Muzzy Donohue--1
-Chandler Blanchet--1
-Gordon Sargent--1
-Nathan Tseng--1
-Trace Crowe--1
-John VanDerLaan--1
-Jay Leng--1
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