The 2026 Open Championship is set for a thrilling finish at Royal Birkdale today.American Sam Burns leads the way at 10-under-par heading into Sunday’s finale but there are a host of superstars in the mix.DeChambeau is the mix at the OpenGettyBryson DeChambeau, Ludvig Aberg and Tommy Fleetwood are in contention and will be looking to pile the pressure on Burns early on.We have seen some stunning low scoring rounds this week meaning even Scottie Scheffler, Jon Rahm, Shane Lowry and Xander Schauffele are not out of it at four-under.Open Championship 2026: Date and how to followThe 154th edition of The Open is running from Thursday, July 16 to Sunday, July 19.It is taking place at Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport near Liverpool.talkSPORT 2 will have full live commentary from Merseyside throughout the week.Listen talkSPORT through the website or find us on DAB digital radio through your smart speaker and on 1089 or 1053 AM.Download and listen to all our live commentaries via the talkSPORT app.For the latest odds and bet boosts for every big event, visit talkSPORT BET.Subscribe to the talkSPORT YouTube channel for news, views and analysis plus our regular goals show and for more, follow us on talkSPORT Facebook and talkSPORT on X.The action will also be shown live on Sky Sports Golf from 6:30am each day.McIlroy will be eyeing his second Open titleGettyNotable GroupsHenrik Stenson, Max Homa, Joe Dean Robert MacIntyre, Rickie Fowler, Alex FitzpatrickRussell Henley, Justin Rose, Viktor HovlandJustin Thomas, Alex Noren, Jason DayScottie Scheffler, Tyrrell Hatton, Bryson DeChambeauJordan Spieth, Tommy Fleetwood, Jon Rahm Chris Gotterup, Sam Burns, Adam ScottCollin Morikawa, JJ Spaun, Nicolai HojgaardShane Lowry, Aaron Rai, Brooks KoepkaCameron Young, Wyndham Clark, Ludvig AbergRory McIlroy, Xander Schauffele, Matt FitzpatrickOpen Championship 2026: Field and tee timesThe full field, tee times and pairings for the final round has been confirmed.Play will begin at 7:40am with the leaders not teeing off until 2:40pm.The latest leaderboard from Birkdale is up and running.The prize money for this year’s event is set at $17million last summer with $3.1m going to the champion.Final Round (Sunday, July 19)All starting on Hole 1, times BST, * denotes amateur0740 Keegan Bradley, Jesper Svensson (Swe)0750 Laurie Canter (Eng), Matthew Southgate (Eng)0800 Ben Griffin, Jack MacDonald (Sco)0810 Kazuki Higa (Jpn), Peter Uihlein0820 John Parry (Eng), Sepp Straka (Aut)0830 Aldrich Potgieter (Rsa), Andy Sullivan (Eng)0840 Ryo Hisatsune (Jpn), Marcus Plunkett0850 Tyrrell Hatton (Eng), Min Woo Lee (Aus)0900 MJ Daffue (Rsa), Nick Taylor (Can)0915 Rickie Fowler, Eugenio Chacarra (Esp)0925 Thomas Detry (Bel), Naoyuki Kataoka (Jpn)0935 Victor Perez (Fra), JJ Spaun0945 Patrick Cantlay, Chris Gotterup0955 Kurt Kitayama, Michael Brennan1005 Bud Cauley, Brooks Koepka1015 Pierceson Coody, Alex Fitzpatrick (Eng)1025 Johnny Keefer, Corey Conners (Can)1040 Adam Scott (Aus), Patrick Reed1050 Shaun Norris (Rsa), Michael Thorbjornsen1100 Alex Noren (Swe), Marco Penge1110 Matt Wallace (Eng), Russell Henley1120 Collin Morikawa, Francesco Molinari (Ita)1130 Rory McIlroy (NIrl), Jordan Smith (Eng)1140 Sahith Theegala, Henni Du Plessis (Rsa)1150 Kristoffer Reitan (Nor), Casey Jarvis (Rsa)1205 Robert MacIntyre (Sco), Cameron Young1215 Sungjae Im (Kor), Nico Echavarria (Col)1225 Justin Thomas, Jacob Bridgeman1235 Alex Smalley, Max Homa1245 Scotte Scheffler, Jose Ballester (Esp)1255 Shane Lowry (Irl), Jon Rahm (Esp)1305 Daniel Brown (Eng), Cameron John (Aus)1315 Kazuma Kobori (Aus), Hideki Matsuyama (Jpn)1330 Xander Schauffele, Eric Cole1340 Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen (Den), Tommy Fleetwood (Eng)1350 Bryson DeChambeau, Jackson Suber1400 Lucas Herbert (Aus), Ludvig Åberg (Swe)1410 Si Woo Kim (Kor), Ryan Gerard1420 Sam Burns, Ryan Fox (Nzl)Spieth won the last time the Open was held at BirkdaleOpen Championship 2026: Course detailsRoyal Birkdale is hosting the Open for its 11th time with Arnold Palmer, Lee Trevino, Tom Watson and Padraig Harrington among the former winners at the famous course.Jordan Spieth won when the major was last held in Southport, beating Matt Kuchar by three shots after one of the most dramatic final rounds in recent memory.Famous for its iconic white Art Deco clubhouse, the club have made some big changes for the 2026 tournament.The bunkering on the entire course has been redone with several new teeing positions and tighter landing zones.The dogleg par-4 5th has been revamped to include more treacherous bunkers and make the water hazard in play for those who try to drive the green.The 7th hole, with its renowned donut-shaped bunker, has a new elevated green with steeper run-offs and deeper traps.The old par 3 14th has been removed and the par 5 15th will now play as that hole.A brand new short hole has been built from scratch to play as the 15th.And the legendary 18th hole has been re-routed with more bunkers and a narrower fairway.As with the previous four Opens at Birkdale, the course will play to a par 70 but has been extended to 7,223 yards.Scheffler is a four-time major championGettyOpen Championship 2026: What has been said?Scheffler dominated at Portrush last year, firing a 64 on Friday before easing to a four-shot win over the weekend.He said: “It’s a very special feeling. It takes a lot of work to get to this point in my career. “This was a tough week – it was challenging. The course was playing really tough. I had to focus very hard over the course of the weekend.“This one was different from the PGA (in May) because I had a decent lead to start the day. At the PGA, I felt like I struggled on the front nine and then was able to push forward and win it on the back nine.“This one, I felt like I built up a lead. It got a little close there after the double bogey on eight but as I bounced back at nine I was able to keep a pretty sizeable lead for most of the day.“To be able to win The Open at Portrush is a feeling that’s hard to describe.“I grew up a kid in Texas that wanted to play professional golf. I don’t know why I’m so lucky that I get to live out those dreams. It’s something I’m very grateful for.“It’s amazing to win The Open but having success in life, whether it’s work or golf, is not what fulfils the deepest desires of your heart. This is a cool feeling and I can’t wait to get home and celebrate with the people that have helped me along the way. It’s just tough to describe when you haven’t lived it.“Just because you win a golf tournament doesn’t make you happy – there’s more to life than playing golf. But I’m pretty excited to celebrate this one.”