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2026 Open Championship – Friday’s Second-Round Tee Times and Early Leaders

7/17/2026, 9:04:50 PM

Second-Round Schedule and Leaderboard Snapshot

The 2026 Open Championship moves into its second round on Friday at Royal Birkdale. Rookie Jackson Suber leads the field at -5 after posting a 65 in his first ever Open round. He tees off at 2:30 a.m. ET (7:30 a.m. local), giving him one of the earliest starts and a chance to build on his lead. The first wave also includes Cameron Young (-3) at 4:58 a.m., alongside Wyndham Clark (+3) and Ludvig Åberg (+1). Pretournament favorites Rory McIlroy (+2), Matt Fitzpatrick (+2) and Xander Schauffele (+1) begin at 5:09 a.m., while Bryson DeChambeau (-3), Scottie Scheffler (-2) and Tyrrell Hatton (-1) start later at 10:04 a.m., facing potentially tougher afternoon conditions.

Full Tee-Time Pairings (Eastern Time)

1:35 a.m. – John Parry, Eric Cole, Tiger Christensen

1:46 a.m. – Eugenio Chacarra, Matt Wallace, Max Greyserman

1:57 a.m. – Michael Brennan, Sahith Theegala, Laurie Canter

2:08 a.m. – Cameron Smith, Keith Mitchell, Stuart Grehan (a)

2:19 a.m. – Sepp Straka, Joaquin Niemann, Kurt Kitayama

2:30 a.m. – Sami Valimaki, Shaun Norris, Jackson Suber

2:41 a.m. – Darren Clarke, Adrien Saddier, Bernd Wiesberger

2:52 a.m. – Keegan Bradley, Corey Conners, Casey Jarvis

3:03 a.m. – Matt McCarty, Harry Hall, Haotong Li

3:14 a.m. – Padraig Harrington, Marco Penge, Michael Hollick

3:25 a.m. – Tom Kim, Billy Horschel, Mason Howell (a)

3:36 a.m. – Johnny Keefer, Pierceson Coody, Keita Nakajima

3:47 a.m. – Louis Oosthuizen, Jesper Svensson, Jack Buchanan (a)

4:03 a.m. – Bud Cauley, Jayden Schaper, Lucas Herbert

4:14 a.m. – Kristoffer Reitan, Patrick Reed, J.T. Poston

4:25 a.m. – Chris Gotterup, Sam Burns, Adam Scott

4:36 a.m. – Collin Morikawa, J.J. Spaun, Nicolai Højgaard

4:47 a.m. – Shane Lowry, Aaron Rai, Brooks Koepka

4:58 a.m. – Cameron Young, Wyndham Clark, Ludvig Åberg

5:09 a.m. – Rory McIlroy, Xander Schauffele, Matt Fitzpatrick

5:20 a.m. – Jacob Bridgeman, Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen, Tim Wiedemeyer (a)

5:31 a.m. – Patrick Cantlay, Daniel Berger, Nico Echavarria

5:42 a.m. – Peter Uihlein, Alistair Docherty, Francesco LaPorta

5:53 a.m. – Cameron John, Austen Truslow, Sam Bairstow

6:04 a.m. – Naoyuki Kataoka, Marcus Plunkett, Baard Skogen

6:15 a.m. – Kazuki Higa, Jiho Yang, Nevill Ruiter (a)

6:41 a.m. – Matthew Baldwin, Thomas Detry, James Nicholas

6:52 a.m. – Michael Kim, Daniel Hillier, Andy Sullivan

7:03 a.m. – Ryan Fox, Andrew Novak, Matthew Jordan

7:14 a.m. – Henrik Stenson, Max Homa, Joe Dean

7:25 a.m. – Robert MacIntyre, Rickie Fowler, Alex Fitzpatrick

7:36 a.m. – David Duval, Martin Couvra, Matthew Southgate

7:47 a.m. – Sungjae Im, Daniel Brown, Fifa Laopakdee (a)

7:58 a.m. – Gary Woodland, Jake Knapp, Jordan Smith

8:09 a.m. – Francesco Molinari, Tom McKibbin, Lev Grinberg (a)

8:20 a.m. – Hennie Du Plessis, Jose Luis Ballester, Dan Bradbury

8:31 a.m. – Angel Ayora, Victor Perez, Mateo Pulcini (a)

8:42 a.m. – Stewart Cink, Scott Vincent, Joakim Lagergren

8:53 a.m. – Michael Thorbjornsen, Kota Kaneko, Travis Smyth

9:09 a.m. – Alex Smalley, Sam Stevens, Ryo Hisatsune

9:20 a.m. – Akshay Bhatia, Harris English, Rasmus Højgaard

9:31 a.m. – Ben Griffin, Hideki Matsuyama, Min Woo Lee

9:42 a.m. – Russell Henley, Justin Rose, Viktor Hovland

9:53 a.m. – Justin Thomas, Alex Noren, Jason Day

10:04 a.m. – Scottie Scheffler, Tyrrell Hatton, Bryson DeChambeau

10:15 a.m. – Jordan Spieth, Tommy Fleetwood, Jon Rahm

10:26 a.m. – Brian Harman, Si Woo Kim, Nick Taylor

10:37 a.m. – Ryan Gerard, Maverick McNealy, David Puig

10:48 a.m. – Kazuma Kobori, Tom Sloman, David Howard (a)

10:59 a.m. – Antoine Rozner, Ren Yonexawa, Caleb Surratt

11:10 a.m. – Frederic Lacroix, Jack McDonald, Daffue

11:21 a.m. – Jeongwoo Ham, Ryutaro Nagano, Alejandro De Castro Piera (a)

Key Contenders and Early Pressure

Jackson Suber’s surprise co-lead at -5 places him in a rare position for a debut Open appearance. Cameron Young, the most immediate challenger, starts just before sunrise, while established stars Rory McIlroy, Matt Fitzpatrick and Xander Schauffele must navigate an early morning to stay within cut range. The afternoon group featuring Bryson DeChambeau, Scottie Scheffler and Tyrrell Hatton faces potentially tougher conditions after the morning’s wind shifts.

Verbatim Quotes

“Jackson Suber grabbed a share of the lead at 5 under with a first-round 65 in his only career round at The Open.” — CBS Sports

“Suber won't have a long night to sleep on the lead, which might be for the best for his nerves.” — CBS Sports

“local) tee time, offering an opportunity to extend his advantage if he can stay hot.” — CBS Sports

“alongside Wyndham Clark (+3) and Ludvig Åberg (+1), who each have work to do to ensure a weekend tee time.” — CBS Sports