The 154th Open Championship at Royal Birkdale is charging through Moving Day. The third round is actively underway this Saturday, with broadcast networks handing off coverage as the leaders tackle the course.
The Saturday broadcast sequence flows through two specific network windows:
- 5:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. ET: Early morning coverage opened on the USA Network.
- 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. ET: The main broadcast shifted to NBC and Peacock for the duration of the round.
Friday completely rewrote the record books before the weekend even started. Lucas Herbert and Sam Burns both fired 62s in the second round. That number ties the all-time men’s major championship single-round scoring record. Sharing that exact mark with players like Branden Grace and Xander Schauffele is rare enough. Seeing two players hit that number on the exact same afternoon is an absolute anomaly.
The afternoon pairings are packed with heavyweights fighting for position. World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler teed off alongside 2018 Champion Francesco Molinari at 9:45 a.m. ET. Right in front of them, Jon Rahm is playing with local favorite Tommy Fleetwood. Earlier in the morning, Rory McIlroy started his day at 7:20 a.m. ET with Jacob Bridgeman.
But the third round began with intense debate regarding the rules sheet. Officials hit Bryson DeChambeau with a two-stroke penalty for stomping down grass during Friday’s round. That unexpected ruling immediately shook up the Saturday tee times and altered the leaderboard math heading into Sunday.