The Open Championship 2013 TV Schedule: Complete Tournament Listings

The British Open Championship, one of the four golfing majors, begins on Thursday morning at Muirfield in Scotland.

The 142nd competition brings together the top golfers from around the world, as they look to lift the Claret Jug, like South African Ernie Els did in 2012.

The last UK winner of the competition was Darren Clarke in 2011, and his fellow countrymen Rory McIlroy and Graeme McDowell will be keen to follow in his path.

It’s a familiar American who is the favourite in Tiger Woods, with Phil Mickelson looking for a double in Scotland after winning the Scottish Open at Castle Stuart last week.

Punters will be glued to their TV screens across the globe for one of the pinnacle events on the golfing calendar.

With a host of golfers representing both sides of the Atlantic, there will certainly be strong viewing figures for the four-day event.

Here are the full TV schedules and listings for UK and US viewers:

Where: Muirfield, Gullane, East Lothian, Scotland

When: Thursday, July 18, to Sunday, July 21

Watch: BBC

Live Stream: BBC (Only available to UK licence-payers)

TV Schedule:

Date	Time (GMT)	Round	Network
Thursday, July 18		1	BBC Two/HD
Friday, July 19		2	BBC Two/HD
Saturday, July 20		3	Across BBC One/Two/HD
Sunday, July 21		4	BBC Two/HD

Viewers in Britain should take advantage of BBC’s excellent online and digital services, in addition to live TV schedules on BBC One and Two. Live streaming of the event will be available on BBC Sport, and Red Button users will have extra services, covering a number of different holes at Muirfield.

Watch: ESPN (US)

Live Stream: WatchESPN

TV Schedule

Date	Time (ET)	Round	Network
Thursday, July 18	4 a.m. to 3 p.m.	1	ESPN
Friday, July 19	4 a.m. to 3 p.m.	2	ESPN
Saturday, July 20	7 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.	3	ESPN
Sunday, July 21	6 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.	4	ESPN

Although the likes of Jim Furyk and Bubba Watson aren’t in contention, according to the bookmakers, their character will be an interesting watch for all golf fans.

The scene is set for a classic Open Championships in 2013.