Where to watch U.S. Senior Open: Day-by-day schedule, TV coverage for NBC, Golf Channel, and stream online

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The legendary icons of golf are heading to the historic Scioto Country Club in Columbus, Ohio, for the 2026 U.S. Senior Open. The 156-competitor field will tackle a challenging 7,170-yard, par-70 layout that carries immense historical significance.

Scioto Country Club is famously the proving ground where future 18-time major champion Jack Nicklaus grew up and mastered the game under the tutelage of teaching pro Jack Grout.

The players this week are fighting for ultimate senior golf glory: the winner receives a prestigious gold medal, custody of the historic Francis D. Ouimet Memorial Trophy for the ensuing year, an exemption into the 2027 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach Golf Links and exemptions into the next 10 U.S. Senior Opens.

Padraig Harrington won the 2025 U.S. Senior Open and will be looking to capture his third U.S. Senior Open title. In 2025, Harrington outdueled Stewart Cink and Miguel Angel Jimenez on the East Course of The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Harrington faces an elite field of veterans all looking to etch their names into Scioto’s storied history books. Among the marquee names in the field are other major champions like Ernie Els and Vijay Singh, along with Ryder Cup stalwarts Ian Poulter and Colin Montgomerie.

Here is everything you need to know to watch the U.S. Senior Open, including full TV schedules and live streaming options for the entire four days of the tournament.

Where to watch the U.S. Senior Open

• TV channels: Golf Channel, NBC
• Live stream: DIRECTV, Peacock

The 2026 U.S. Senior Open will air across two TV channels.

The Golf Channel will broadcast live round windows during the opening rounds on Thursday and Friday, while NBC takes over to provide live weekend network coverage during the dramatic third and final rounds.

Peacock will serve as the primary home for streaming, hosting early coverage and late afternoon/weekend slots.

All linear television coverage on the Golf Channel and NBC can be streamed live via DIRECTV, while the NBC weekend broadcast times will also simultaneously stream live on Peacock.

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U.S. Senior Open TV, live stream schedule 2026

DayTime (ET)TV/Live streamThu., July 211 a.m.-2 p.m.Golf Channel, DIRECTV5:30-7:30 p.m.PeacockFri., July 311 a.m.-2 p.m.Golf Channel, DIRECTV5:30-7:30 p.m.PeacockSat., July 4Noon-2 p.m.Peacock2-5 p.m.NBC, DIRECTV, PeacockSun., July 51-3 p.m.Peacock3-6 p.m.NBC, DIRECTV, Peacock

The U.S. Senior Open tee times

Round 2 — Friday, July 3

Time (ET)Pairing7 a.m.Brian Guetz, Scott Berliner, Thammanoon Sriroj7:05 a.m.John Kennedy, Tracy Vest, Chris Devlin7:10 a.m.Caine Fitzgerald, Jonathan Clark, Hyeong Kim7:15 a.m.Chris Dompier, Chris Eassy, Patrik Sjoland7:21 a.m.Bob Royak, Alan McLean, Andrew Sapp7:26 a.m.David Drysdale, Cliff Kresge, Doug Hanzel7:31 a.m.Lee Janzen, Jeff Maggert, Michael Campbell7:36 a.m.Ryan Armour, Justin Hicks, David Roesch7:42 a.m.John Rollins, Brandt Jobe, Keith Horne7:47 a.m.Mikael Lundberg, Jeff Gove, Jerry Springer7:52 a.m.Woody Austin, Peter Baker, Kirk Triplett7:57 a.m.Joakim Haeggman, Scott Parel, Greg Owen8:03 a.m.Hank Kuehne, Shaun Micheel, Jay Haas8:08 a.m.Ernie Els, Stewart Cink, Steven Alker8:13 a.m.Timothy O’Neal, Ricardo Gonzalez, Shane Bertsch8:18 a.m.Stephen Ames, Henrik Stenson, Davis Love III8:24 a.m.Gene Sauers, Billy Andrade, Olin Browne8:29 a.m.Steve Allan, Tommy Gainey, Y.E. Yang8:34 a.m.Thongchai Jaidee, Jason Caron, Matt Gogel8:39 a.m.David Toms, Colin Montgomerie, Retief Goosen8:45 a.m.Pat Perez, Heath Slocum, Cameron Percy8:50 a.m.Steve Flesch, Paul Stankowski, Joe Durant8:55 a.m.Ryan Gracey, Artie Fink, Tom Werkmeister9 a.m.Burke Cromer, Stephen Nichols, Eric Meichtry9:06 a.m.John Oleary, Bruce Nakamura, Chad Fribley9:11 a.m.Craig Bowden, Stephen Sear, David Noto12:30 p.m.Paul Wackerly, Tucker Sampson, Jerod Turner12:35 p.m.Rik Cramer, Greg Sanders, Matthew Daniel12:40 p.m.Michael Block, Brad Lardon, Brendan Jones12:45 p.m.Jeff Martin, Tracy Phillips, Chris Kamin12:51 p.m.Darren Fichardt, Takashi Iwamoto, Omar Uresti12:56 p.m.Brock Ehler, Thomas Gögele, Jamie Donaldson1:01 p.m.Stephen Dodd, Notah Begay III, Van Phillips1:06 p.m.Mark Wilson, Rob Labritz, Chris Riley1:12 p.m.Paul Goydos, Tim Petrovic, Katsumasa Miyamoto1:17 p.m.Simon Griffiths, Scott Dunlap, Mark Hensby1:22 p.m.Michael Wright, Bo Van Pelt, Taggart Ridings1:27 p.m.James Kingston, Mark Calcavecchia, Andrew Marshall1:33 p.m.Brian Gay, K.J. Choi, Richard Green1:38 p.m.Freddie Jacobson, Scott Hend, George McNeill1:43 p.m.Soren Kjeldsen, Boo Weekley, Charlie Wi1:48 p.m.Alex Cejka, Dicky Pride, Ben Crane1:54 p.m.Vijay Singh, Angel Cabrera, Mike Weir1:59 p.m.Michael McCoy, Justin Leonard, Padraig Harrington2:04 p.m.Kevin Sutherland, Stuart Appleby, Brett Quigley2:09 p.m.Ian Poulter, Miguel Angel Jimenez, Darren Clarke2:15 p.m.Ken Tanigawa, Jerry Kelly, Greg Chalmers2:20 p.m.Robert Karlsson, JJ Henry, Chad Campbell2:25 p.m.Warren Pineo, Ryan Malby, Michael Stamberger2:30 p.m.Michael Pearson, David Bransdon, Bob Rittberger2:36 p.m.Bradford Kuester, Jay Abraham, Jeff Williams2:41 p.m.Jason Schmuhl, Haymes Snedeker, David Mathis

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