The British Open -- officially the Open Championship -- makes its anticipated 2021 return on Thursday, following a hiatus last year due to the pandemic.
Reigning champion and Ireland native Shane Lowry is back to defend his crown in the final major on the annual golf calendar.
Lowry will take on most of the usual suspects from golf's elite, including US Open winner and World's No. 1 Jon Rahm, as well as PGA Championship winner Phil Mickelson.
Masters winner Hideki Matsuyama, unfortunately, will not participate this year, after withdrawing following a positive test.
Other notables hitting the links this week at Royal St. George's in Sandwich, England, include vaunted long hitters -- and noted rivals -- Bryson DeChambeau and Brooks Koepka, as well as Jordan Spieth, Dustin Johnson, Rory McIlroy, and others.
Here's what you need to know:
Where to watch 2021 British Open
All times in eastern
Thursday, July 15
TV: Golf Channel, 4 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Streaming: Peacock, 3 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Friday, July 16
TV: Golf Channel, 4 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Streaming: 3 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Saturday, July 17
TV: Golf Channel, 5 a.m. - 7 a.m. ET; NBC, 7 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Streaming: Peacock, 6 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Sunday, July 18
TV: Golf Channel, 4 a.m. - 7 a.m. ET; NBC, 7 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Streaming: Peacock, 5 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Groups and tee times for British Open first round
All times in eastern
1:35 a.m.
Richard Bland, Andy Sullivan, Marcus Armitage
1:46 a.m.
Chan Kim, Justin Harding, Haotong Li
1:57 a.m.
Mike Lorenzo-Vera, Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano, Abel Gallegos
2:08 a.m.
Alex Noren, J.C. Ritchie, Richard Mansell
2:19 a.m.
Dean Burmester, Danny Willett, Laird Shepherd
2:30 a.m.
Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Sam Horsfield, Min Woo Lee
2:41 a.m.
Viktor Hovland, Ryan Palmer, Thomas Detry
2:52 a.m.
Paul Casey, Abraham Ancer, Ian Poulter
3:03 a.m.
Brooks Koepka, Jason Kokrak, Garrick Higgo
3:14 a.m.
Daniel Berger, Joaquin Niemann, Joel Dahmen
3:25 a.m.
Darren Clarke, Bernd Wiesberger, Joe Long
3:36 a.m.
Chris Kik, Marcus Kinhult, Jack Senior
3:47 a.m.
Talor Gooch, C.T. Pan, Jonathan Thomson
4:03 a.m.
Ernie Els, Gary Woodland, Cole Hammer
4:14 a.m.
Sam Burns, Lucas Herbert, Jorge Campillo
4:25 a.m.
Jordan Spieth, Bryson DeChambeau, Branden Grace
4:36 a.m.
Brian Harman, Mackenzie Hughes, Dylan Frittelli
4:47 a.m.
Victor Perez, Kevin Streelman, Guido Migliozzi
4:58 a.m.
Shane Lowry, Jon Rahm, Louis Oosthuizen
5:09 a.m.
Stewart Cink, Lee Westwood, Martin Kaymer
5:20 a.m.
Dustin Johnson, Will Zalatoris, Justin Rose
5:31 a.m.
Scottie Scheffler, Sergio Garcia, Yuxin Lin
5:42 a.m.
Harris English, Erik van Rooyen, Chez Reavie
5:53 a.m.
Lucas Glover, Ben An, Brandt Snedeker
6:04 a.m.
Cameron Tringale, Takumi Kanaya, Marcel Schneider
6:15 a.m
Lanto Griffin, Rikuya Hoshino, Connor Worsdall
6:36 a.m.
Aaron Rai, Paul Waring, Daniel Craft
6:47 a.m.
Daniel van Tonder, Jazz Janewattananond, Christoffer Bring
6:58 a.m.
Harold Varner III, Brendan Steele, Matthias Schimd
7:09 a.m.
Troy Merritt, Adam Long, Jaco Ahlers
7:20 a.m.
Jason Day, Joost Luiten, Johannes Veerman
7:31 a.m.
John Catlin, Romain Langasque, Aaron Pike
7:42 a.m.
Padraig Harrington, Brad Kennedy, Sam Forgan
7:53 a.m.
Tony Finau, Billy Horschel, Adam Hadwin
8:04 a.m.
Patrick Cantlay, Matthew Fitzpatrick, Ryan Fox
8:15 a.m.
Francesco Molinari, Marc Leishman, Matt Wallace
8:26 a.m.
Collin Morikawa, Corey Conners, Sebastian Munoz
8:37 a.m.
Jason Scrivener, Keith Mitchell, Sam Bairstow
8:48 a.m.
Charley Hoffman, Emiliano Grillo, Benjamin Herbert
9:04 a.m.
Keegan Bradley, Richard T. Lee, Rafa Cabrera Bello
9:15 a.m.
Carlos Ortiz, Brendon Todd, Matthias Schwab
9:26 a.m.
Webb Simpson, Russell Henley, Shaun Norris
9:37 a.m.
Matt Jones, Daniel Hillier, Marcel Siem
9:48 a.m.
Phil Mickelson, Tyrrell Hatton, Kevin Kisner
9:59 a.m.
Xander Schauffele, Robert MacIntyre, Rickie Fowler
10:10 a.m.
Justin Thomas, Tommy Fleetwood, Adam Scott
10:21 a.m.
rory McIlroy, Patrick Reed, Cameron Smith
10:32 a.m.
Henrik Stenson, Max Homa, Matt Kuchar
10:43 a.m.
Antoine Rozner, Ryosuke Kinoshita, Ben Hutchinson
10:54 a.m.
Kurt Kitayama, Deyen Lawson, Poom Saksansin
11:05 a.m.
Yuki Inamori, Jimmy Walker, Ricardo Celia
11:16 a.m.
Rikard Karlberg, Ryutaro Nagano, Nicholas Poppleton
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