ESPN is scheduled to televise 37 hours of play from The Open Championship, also known as the British Open. Time-zone difference means that Tiger Woods will tee off Thursday at 4:09 a.m. Cleveland time; Phil Mickelson at 9:20 a.m.
Tom Watson (left) and Stewart Cink during Tuesday's British Open practice round.ESPN will present extensive live coverage of The Open Championship, known also as the British Open, Thursday through Friday from St. Andrews Royal & Ancient Golf Club in Fife, Scotland.
Thursday and Friday's coverage will be televised from 4 a.m. to 3 p.m. Eastern Time; Saturday, from 7 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.; Sunday, from 6 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Live coverage will also be available on ESPN3.com and ESPN Mobile TV, and ESPN Deportes will televise The Open Championship Thursday through Saturday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. and on Sunday from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Defending Open champion Stewart Cink will begin his first round at 3:42 a.m. ET. Teeing off at 4:09 will be Tiger Woods, seeking his fourth British Open title.
Tom Watson and Padraig Harrington begin play at 4:20. Watson, 60, is a five-time Open champion and lost to Cink in a playoff last year. Harrington won the Open in 2008 and 2009.
Phil Mickelson, who has had some problems with the links courses featured in British Opens, tees off at 9:20.