British Open 2016: Live-Stream Schedule, Tee Times, Thursday Weather Info
Is an American golfer destined to win The Open Championship at Royal Troon Golf Club in South Ayrshire, Scotland?
While American stars have often had difficulties in international competitions—see the Ryder Cup—they have dominated at the Scottish golf site.
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Since Bobby Locke of South Africa won at Troon in 1950, American golfers have reeled off six straight victories at the site, and they have the firepower to do it again. Those winners were Arnold Palmer (1962), Tom Weiskopf (1973), Tom Watson (1982), Mark Calcavecchia (1989), Justin Leonard (1997) and Todd Hamilton (2004).
Golfers such as Dustin Johnson, Jordan Spieth, Bubba Watson, Phil Mickelson and Rickie Fowler appear to give the United States a solid opportunity of making it a lucky seven in a row.
| 1:35 a.m. | 6:35 a.m. | Colin Montgomerie | Marc Leishman | Luke Donald |
| 1:46 a.m. | 6:46 a.m. | Steven Alker | Marcus Fraser | Sang-hee Lee |
| 1:57 a.m. | 6:57 a.m. | Jeunghun Wang | Jon Rahm | Ryan Palmer |
| 2:08 a.m. | 7:08 a.m. | Sandy Lyle | Scott Gregory | David Duval |
| 2:19 a.m. | 7:19 a.m. | Richie Ramsay | Danny Lee | Harris English |
| 2:30 a.m. | 7:30 a.m. | Alex Noren | Steven Bowditch | Kevin Chappell |
| 2:41 a.m. | 7:41 a.m. | Darren Clarke | Thorbjorn Olesen | Jim Furyk |
| 2:52 a.m. | 7:52 a.m. | Justin Thomas | David Lingmerth | Kiradech Aphibarnrat |
| 3:03 a.m. | 8:03 a.m. | Branden Grace | Patrick Reed | Byeong Hun An |
| 3:14 a.m. | 8:14 a.m. | Paul Lawrie | Brandt Snedeker | Thongchai Jaidee |
| 3:25 a.m. | 8:25 a.m. | Padraig Harrington | Louis Oosthuizen | Jamie Donaldson |
| 3:36 a.m. | 8:36 a.m. | Scott Piercy | Paul Dunne | Jamie Lovemark |
| 3:47 a.m. | 8:47 a.m. | Victor Dubuisson | Jimmy Walker | Scott Hend |
| 4:03 a.m. | 9:03 a.m. | Jordan Spieth | Justin Rose | Shane Lowry |
| 4:14 a.m. | 9:14 a.m. | Ross Fisher | Steve Stricker | Vijay Singh |
| 4:25 a.m. | 9:25 a.m. | Danny Willett | Rickie Fowler | Jason Day |
| 4:36 a.m. | 9:36 a.m. | Rory McIlroy | Hideki Matsuyama | Bubba Watson |
| 4:47 a.m. | 9:47 a.m. | Gary Woodland | James Morrison | Soomin Lee |
| 4:58 a.m. | 9:58 a.m. | Smylie Kaufman | Chris Kirk | George Coetzee |
| 5:09 a.m. | 10:09 a.m. | Billy Horschel | Matthew Fitzpatrick | Hideto Tanihara |
| 5:20 a.m. | 10:20 a.m. | Matteo Manassero | Shugo Imahira | Russell Henley |
| 5:31 a.m. | 10:31 a.m. | Kodai Ichihara | Robert Rock | William McGirt |
| 5:42 a.m. | 10:42 a.m. | Brendan Steele | Richard Sterne | Matt Jones |
| 5:53 a.m. | 10:53 a.m. | Patton Kizzire | Nicolas Colsaerts | Rod Pampling |
| 6:04 a.m. | 11:04 a.m. | Dave Coupland | Nathan Holman | Phachara Khongwatmai |
| 6:15 a.m. | 11:15 a.m. | Scott Fernandez | Rikard Karlberg | Haydn Porteous |
| 6:36 a.m. | 11:36 a.m. | Greg Chalmers | Kristoffer Broberg | Clement Sordet |
| 6:47 a.m. | 11:47 a.m. | David Howell | Seung Yul Noh | Tony Finau |
| 6:58 a.m. | 11:58 a.m. | Jordan Niebrugge | Nick Cullen | Robert Streb |
| 7:09 a.m. | 12:09 p.m. | Ben Curtis | Stefano Mazzoli | John Daly |
| 7:20 a.m. | 12:20 p.m. | Francesco Molinari | Kevin Kisner | K.T. Kim |
| 7:31 a.m. | 12:31 p.m. | Todd Hamilton | Justin Leonard | Mark Calcavecchia |
| 7:42 a.m. | 12:42 p.m. | Soren Kjeldsen | Lasse Jensen | Bill Haas |
| 7:53 a.m. | 12:53 p.m. | Paul Casey | Charl Schwartzel | Kevin Na |
| 8:04 a.m. | 1:04 p.m. | Emiliano Grillo | Joost Luiten | Charley Hoffman |
| 8:15 a.m. | 1:15 p.m. | Graeme McDowell | Matt Kuchar | Andrew Johnston |
| 8:26 a.m. | 1:26 p.m. | Phil Mickelson | Lee Westwood | Ernie Els |
| 8:37 a.m. | 1:37 p.m. | Satoshi Kodaira | James Hahn | Andy Sullivan |
| 8:48 a.m. | 1:48 p.m. | Ryan Moore | Bernd Wiesberger | Tommy Fleetwood |
| 9:04 a.m. | 2:04 p.m. | Dustin Johnson | Martin Kaymer | Russell Knox |
| 9:15 a.m. | 2:15 p.m. | Zach Johnson | Adam Scott | Henrik Stenson |
| 9:26 a.m. | 2:26 p.m. | Chris Wood | Yusaku Miyazato | Mark O'Meara |
| 9:37 a.m. | 2:37 p.m. | Miguel Angel Jimenez | Jason Dufner | Marc Warren |
| 9:48 a.m. | 2:48 p.m. | Anirban Lahiri | Sergio Garcia | Keegan Bradley |
| 9:59 a.m. | 2:59 p.m. | Webb Simpson | Yuta Ikeda | Thomas Pieters |
| 10:10 a.m. | 3:09 p.m. | Rafa Cabrera-Bello | J.B. Holmes | Brandon Stone |
| 10:21 a.m. | 3:21 p.m. | Marco Dawson | Matthew Southgate | Yosuke Tsukada |
| 10:32 a.m. | 3:32 p.m. | Jack Senior | James Heath | Brian Gay |
| 10:43 a.m. | 3:43 p.m. | Jim Herman | Fabian Gomez | Anthony Wall |
| 10:54 a.m. | 3:54 p.m. | Paul Howard | Daniel Summerhays | Colt Knost |
| 11:05 a.m. | 4:05 p.m. | Oskar Arvidsson | Harold Varner III | Tyrrell Hatton |
| 11:16 a.m. | 4:16 p.m. | Ryan Evans | Callum Shinkwin | Zander Lombard |
Johnson, of course, won the first major tournament of his career at June's U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club in Pennsylvania. He followed that with a victory at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational, and he is clearly playing the best golf of his career.
Despite his hot streak, Johnson has been a difficult golfer for the press to get to know. He gave guarded answers prior to his victory at Oakmont, and he continues to do the same even though he has broken through. Speaking to the media at Royal Troon, his answers were always limited to one or two sentences.
When he was asked whether he was walking taller now that he had a major title, his response was limited: "It's a good feeling, for sure."
When asked about being the favorite to win the tournament, Johnson said he was unaffected: "Honestly, I don't care (laughing). I mean, I like my chances, but I go into every tournament liking my chances."
The rest of the world also has an excellent roster. Jason Day, Rory McIlroy, Adam Scott, Louis Oosthuizen, Sergio Garcia and Lee Westwood have the weapons to come up with sensational charges through four rounds at the links course.
Day, of course, is the top-ranked golfer in the world, and he has shown the ability to rise to the occasion. There's little not to like about his game, as he hits it almost as long as Johnson, Watson and McIlroy, and he putts nearly as well Spieth. However, his best attribute is his play with the short irons.
When Day is on his game, his focus is precise, and he is consistently able to hit his shots five feet or more closer to the pin than most of his opponents.
That's what wins golf tournaments.
This tournament gets underway in the wee hours of Thursday morning, and the first round will be televised by The Golf Channel, starting at 1:30 a.m. ET and continuing through until 4 p.m ET. It can be live streamed at Golf Live Extra.
The weather could play havoc with the British Open, but Thursday may present the best weather day of the tournament. The Golf Channel predicts there is just a 10 percent chance of rain with temperatures between 53 and 63 degrees Fahrenheit. The wind will be noticeable at eight miles per hour, but it should not cause any unmanageable problems.
However, the remaining days of the tournament could be quite difficult. Rain probability is listed at 100 percent for Friday, 20 percent for Saturday and 50 percent for Sunday. The winds is predicted to pick up on all three days.
If Friday's round is wiped out, it will almost certainly result in a Monday finish for the tournament.
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