British Open 2026 tee times, pairings, featured groups for Saturday’s Round 3 at Royal Birkdale

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The second round of the British Open was quite chaotic as golfers fought to stick around for the weekend.

Lucas Herbert was the star of the day, shooting a 62 to skyrocket up the leaderboard and take a two-shot lead into Saturday. Herbert had a chance to shoot even lower, but he will certainly take the lead after 36 holes.

Meanwhile, Bryson DeChambeau appeared to end his round right behind Herbert, but he was assessed a two-stroke penalty for illegally improving his lie on a the fifth hole. That saga lasted a few hours, with DeChambeau pleading his case to rules officials, but the two-time U.S. Open champion is officially three-shots back at -5.

Other big names in the hunt include Cameron Young and Scottie Scheffler, while Jon Rahm and Tommy Fleetwood had solid days playing together. Halfway through the tournament, dozens of golfers appear in position to make a move up the leaderboard.

Here’s a look at the tee times for Saturday’s third round at the British Open.

MORE: Live updates from the 2026 British Open

The Open Championship featured groups 2026

Saturday, July 18

• 5:20 a.m.: Rickie Fowler, Max Homa
• 5:30 a.m.: Ryan Fox, Xander Schauffele
• 9:35 a.m.: Jon Rahm, Tommy Fleetwood
• 9:45 a.m.: Scottie Scheffler, Francesco Molinari

The Open Championship tee times 2026

Saturday, July 18

*All times eastern*

TimePair4:10 a.m.Jack McDonald, Russell Henley4:20 a.m.Min Woo Lee, Ryo Hisatsune4:30 a.m.Jose Luis Ballester Barrio, Kazuki Higa4:40 a.m.Marcus Plunkett, Naoyuki Kataoka4:50 a.m.Peter Uihlein, Brooks Koepka5:00 a.m.Aldrich Potgieter, Keegan Bradley5:10 a.m.Alex Noren, Alex Smalley5:20 a.m.Rickie Fowler, Max Homa5:30 a.m.Ryan Fox, Xander Schauffele5:45 a.m.Kristoffer Reitan, Marco Penge5:55 a.m.Casey Jarvis, Kurt Kitayama6:05 a.m.Laurie Canter, Sahith Theegala6:15 a.m.Michael Brennan, Eugenio Chacarra6:25 a.m.Eric Cole, MJ Daffue6:35 a.m.Kazumi Kobori, Nick Taylor6:45 a.m.Justin Thomas, Hideki Matsuyama6:55 a.m.Ben Griffin, Hennie Du Plessis7:10 a.m.Andy Sullivan, Patrick Cantlay7:20 a.m.Jacob Bridgeman, Rory McIlroy7:30 a.m.Jesper Svensson, Shauin Norris7:40 a.m.John Parry, Michael Thorbjornsen7:50 a.m.Jordan Smith, Sungjae Im8:00 a.m.Matthew Southgate, Nico Echavarria8:10 a.m.Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen, Collin Morikawa8:20 a.m.Adam Scott, Chris Gotterup8:35 a.m.Patrick Reed, Johnny Keefer8:45 a.m.Corey Conners, Sepp Straka8:55 a.m.Tyrrell Hatton, Victor Perez9:05 a.m.Daniel Brown, Cameron John9:15 a.m.Ludvig Aberg, Shane Lowry9:25 a.m.J.J. Spaun, Pierceson Coody9:35 a.m.Jon Rahm, Tommy Fleetwood9:45 a.m.Scottie Scheffler, Francesco Molinari10:00 a.m.Alex Fitzpatrick, Robert MacIntyre10:10 a.m.Thomas Detry, Bud Cauley10:20 a.m.Matt Wallace, Si Woo Kim10:30 a.m.Bryson DeChambeau, Sam Burns10:40 a.m.Ryan Gerard, Cameron Young10:50 a.m.Jackson Suber, Lucas Herbert