The 2026 Open Championship enters the final round with Sam Burns leading by two, but with the goals produced at Royal Birkdale this week, it feels like anything is possible on Sunday with the Claret Jug on the line. Burns (-10) will play Ryan Fox (-8) at 9:20 a.m. ET, as two of the three players who will match the men’s major tournament record 62 this week will play together in Sunday’s final pairing.
Follow the 2026 Open Championship final round leaderboard live with commentary and highlights throughout the day on Sunday with the Champion Golfer of the Year Award at the conclusion of the tournament.
The penalty shootout will feature Si Woo Kim (-8) and Ryan Gerard (-7) at 9:10 am and Lucas Herbert (-7) and Ludvig Åberg (-6) just before 9 am.
Bryson DeChambeau (-6) is the only player in the top 10 with a major title to his name, and the highly talked-about American star has been the main story this week for his play on the course and the rules controversy that dragged on Friday night. He will start at 8:50 am next to Jackson Suber (-6). Home hero Tommy Fleetwood (-5) did not play on Saturday in Southport, England, the fans were hoping to see him, but after five strokes, he is still in the hunt and will play at 8:40 in the morning with the big galleries trying to get him to win.
Scottie Scheffler (-4) also failed to make a big move on Saturday and will need to produce something special starting at 7:45 am alongside Jose Luis Ballestar Barrio (-3).
See the full schedule for Sunday’s final round below, i 2026 Open Championship TV schedule and coverage guideand the CBS Sports division of seven players who could have fired the Burns and captured the Claret Jug.
2026 Open Championship tee times, Sunday pairings
All Eastern times
2:40 am – Jesper Svensson, Keegan Bradley
2:50 am – Matthew Southgate, Laurie Canter
3 am – Jack McDonald, Ben Griffin
3:10 am — Peter Uihlein, Kazuki Higa
3:20 am – Sepp Straka, John Parry
3:30 am – Andy Sullivan, Aldrich Potgieter
3:40 am – Marcus Plunkett, Ryo Hisatsune
3:50 am – Min Woo Lee, Tyrrell Hatton
4 am – Nick Taylor, MJ Daffue
4:15 am – Eugenio Chacarra, Rickie Fowler
4:25 am — Naoyuki Kataoka, Thomas Detry
4:35 am — JJ Spaun, Victor Perez
4:45 am – Chris Gotterup, Patrick Cantlay
4:55 am — Michael Brennan, Kurt Kitayama
5:05 am – Brooks Koepka, Bud Cauley
5:15 am – Alex Fitzpatrick, Pierceson Coody
5:25 am – Corey Conners, Johnny Keefer
5:40 am – Patrick Reed, Adam Scott
5:50 am – Michael Thorbjornsen, Shaun Norris
6 am – Marco Penge, Alex Noren
6:10 am—Russell Henley, Matt Wallace
6:20 am — Francesco Molinari, Collin Morikawa
6:30 am – Jordan Smith, Rory McIlroy
6:40 am – Hennie Du Plessis, Sahith Theegala
6:50 am — Casey Jarvis, Kristoffer Reitan
7:05 am – Cameron Young, Robert MacIntyre
7:15 am — Nico Echavarria, Sungjae Im
7:25 am — Jacob Bridgeman, Justin Thomas
7:35 am — Max Homa, Alex Smalley
7:45 am – Jose Luis Ballester Barrio, Scottie Scheffler
7:55 am – Jon Rahm, Shane Lowry
8:05 am – Cameron John, Dan Brown
8:15 am — Hideki Matsuyama, Kazuma Kobori
8:30 am – Eric Cole, Xander Schauffele
8:40 am – Tommy Fleetwood, Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen
8:50 am – Jackson Suber, Bryson DeChambeau
9 am – Ludvig Åberg, Lucas Herbert
9:10 am – Ryan Gerard, Si Woo Kim
9:20 am – Ryan Fox, Sam Burns
