The Open tee times and pairings
Here are the 2023 The Open tee times for the first two rounds at Royal Liverpool
Rory McIlroy and Jon Rahm will be joined by Justin Rose in one of the standout groups of the first two days of The Open at Royal Liverpool.
The trio will start their challenge for the Claret Jug at 2.59pm on Thursday, and resume at 9.58am on Friday.
Hoylake member Matthew Jordan will get the championship under way by hitting the first shot at 6.35am alongside Richie Ramsay and Open scoring record holder Branden Grace.
Defending champion Cameron Smith is paired with Xander Schauffele and Wyndham Clark and he starts his charge for back-to-back wins at 9.58am on Thursday. The trio go again at 2.59pm on Friday.
Here are the 2023 The Open tee times for the first two days at Royal Liverpool.
2023 The Open tee times
Round 1
6.35am: Matthew Jordan, Richie Ramsay, Branden Grace
6.46am: Russell Henley, Jazz Janewattananond, Graeme Robertson
6.57am: Ryan Fox, Lucas Herbert, Byeong Hun An
7.08am: Rikuya Hoshino, Charl Schwartzel, Alex Maguire (a)
7.19am: Adrian Meronk, Pablo Larrazabal, Hiroshi Iwata
7.30am: Patrick Reed, Connor Syme, Jose Luis Ballester Bario (a)
7.41am: Darren Clarke, Victor Perez, Thomas Pieters
7.52am: Louis Oosthuizen, Joost Luiten, Christo Lamprecht
8.03am: Stewart Cink, JT Poston, Trey Mullinax
8.14am: Henrik Stenson, Harris English, Andrew Putnam
8.25am: Scott Stallings, Jordan Smith, Thorbjorn Olesen
8.36am: Ernie Els, Kurt Kitayama, Takumi Kanaya
8.47am: Sam Burns, Sepp Straka, Chris Kirk
9.03am: Jordan Spieth, Matt Fitzpatrick, Jason Day
9.14am: Padraig Harrington, Seamus Power, Talor Gooch
9.25am: KH Lee, Davis Riley, Taiga Semikawa
9.36am: Patrick Cantlay, Brooks Koepka, Hideki Matsuyama
9.47am: Scottie Scheffler, Tommy Fleetwood, Adam Scott
9.58am: Cameron Smith, Xander Schauffele, Wyndham Clark
10.09am: Shane Lowry, Rickie Fowler, Robert MacIntyre
10.20am: Cameron Young, Si Woo Kim, Bryson DeChambeau
10.31am: Nicolai Hojgaard, Bio Kim, Kazuki Yasumori
10.42am: Dan Bradbury, Oliver Farr, Haydn Barron
10.53am: Marcel Siem, Martin Rohwer, Tiger Christensen (a)
11.04am: Lee Hodges, Antoine Rozner, Richard Bland
11.15am: Yannik Paul, Sami Valimaki, Laurie Canter
11.36am: Rasmus Hojgaard, Matthew Southgate, Alex Fitzpatrick
11.47am: Daniel Hillier, Kyung Nam Kang, Kensei Hirata
11.58am: Callum Shinkwin, Kazuki Higa, Michael Kim
12.09pm: Zack Fisher, Taichi Kho, Kyle Barker
12.20pm: Brendon Todd, Romain Langasque, Travis Smyth
12.31pm: Gary Woodland, Adrian Otaegui, Alexander Bjork
12.42pm: Min Woo Lee, Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Harrison Crowe (a)
12.53pm: Corey Conners, Billy Horschel, Alex Noren
1.04pm: Tom Kim, Tom Hoge, Abraham Ancer
1.15pm: Zach Johnson, Matt Wallace, David Micheluzzi
1.26pm: Sahith Theegala, Emiliano Grillo, Dustin Johnson
1.37pm: Francesco Molinari, Denny McCarthy, Mateo Fernadez De Oliveira (a)
1.48pm: Brian Harman, Thriston Lawrence, Thomas Detry
2.04pm: John Daly, Taylor Moore, Danny Willett
2.15pm: David Lingmerth, Ben Griffin, Ockie Strydom
2.26pm: Adri Arnaus, Ewen Ferguson, Taichi Kho
2.37pm: Keegan Bradley, Sungjae Im, Joaquin Niemann
2.48pm: Viktor Hovland, Tony Finau, Justin Thomas
2.59pm: Rory McIlroy, Jon Rahm, Justin Rose
3.10pm: Collin Morikawa, Max Homa, Tyrrell Hatton
3.21pm: Phil Mickelson, Nick Taylor, Adam Schenk
3.32pm: Nacho Elvira, Marc Warren, Alejandro Canizares
3.43pm: Guido Migliozzi, Oliver Wilson, Connor McKinney
3.54pm: Kalle Samooja, Shubhankar Sharma, Gunner Wiebe
4.05pm: Jorge Campillo, Brandon Robinson Thompson, Michael Stewart
4.16pm: Hurly Long, Seungsu Han, Marco Penge
Round 2
6.35am: Rasmus Hojgaard, Matthew Southgate, Alex Fitzpatrick
6.46am: Daniel Hillier, Kyung Nam Kang, Kensei Hirata
6.57am: Callum Shinkwin, Kazuki Higa, Michael Kim
7.08am: Zack Fisher, Taichi Kho, Kyle Barker
7.19am: Brendon Todd, Romain Langasque, Travis Smyth
7.30am: Gary Woodland, Adrian Otaegui, Alexander Bjork
7.41am: Min Woo Lee, Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Harrison Crowe (a)
7.52am: Corey Conners, Billy Horschel, Alex Noren
8.03am: Tom Kim, Tom Hoge, Abraham Ancer
8.14am: Zach Johnson, Matt Wallace, David Micheluzzi
8.25am: Sahith Theegala, Emiliano Grillo, Dustin Johnson
8.36am: Francesco Molinari, Denny McCarthy, Mateo Fernadez De Oliveira (a)
8.47am: Brian Harman, Thriston Lawrence, Thomas Detry
9.03am: John Daly, Taylor Moore, Danny Willett
9.14am: David Lingmerth, Ben Griffin, Ockie Strydom
9.25am: Adri Arnaus, Ewen Ferguson, Taichi Kho
9.36am: Keegan Bradley, Sungjae Im, Joaquin Niemann
9.47am: Viktor Hovland, Tony Finau, Justin Thomas
9.58am: Rory McIlroy, Jon Rahm, Justin Rose
10.09am: Collin Morikawa, Max Homa, Tyrrell Hatton
10.20am: Phil Mickelson, Nick Taylor, Adam Schenk
10.31am: Nacho Elvira, Marc Warren, Alejandro Canizares
10.42am: Guido Migliozzi, Oliver Wilson, Connor McKinney
10.53am: Kalle Samooja, Shubhankar Sharma, Gunner Wiebe
11.04am: Jorge Campillo, Brandon Robinson Thompson, Michael Stewart
11.15am: Hurly Long, Seungsu Han, Marco Penge
11.36am: Matthew Jordan, Richie Ramsay, Branden Grace
11.47am: Russell Henley, Jazz Janewattananond, Graeme Robertson
11.58am: Ryan Fox, Lucas Herbert, Byeong Hun An
12.09pm: Rikuya Hoshino, Charl Schwartzel, Alex Maguire (a)
12.20om: Adrian Meronk, Pablo Larrazabal, Hiroshi Iwata
12.31pm: Patrick Reed, Connor Syme, Jose Luis Ballester Bario (a)
12.42pm: Darren Clarke, Victor Perez, Thomas Pieters
12.53pm: Louis Oosthuizen, Joost Luiten, Christo Lamprecht
1.04pm: Stewart Cink, JT Poston, Trey Mullinax
1.15pm: Henrik Stenson, Harris English, Andrew Putnam
1.26pm: Scott Stallings, Jordan Smith, Thorbjorn Olesen
1.37pm: Ernie Els, Kurt Kitayama, Takumi Kanaya
1.48pm: Sam Burns, Sepp Straka, Chris Kirk
2.04pm: Jordan Spieth, Matt Fitzpatrick, Jason Day
2.15pm: Padraig Harrington, Seamus Power, Talor Gooch
2.26pm: KH Lee, Davis Riley, Taiga Semikawa
2.37pm: Patrick Cantlay, Brooks Koepka, Hideki Matsuyama
2.48pm: Scottie Scheffler, Tommy Fleetwood, Adam Scott
2.59pm: Cameron Smith, Xander Schauffele, Wyndham Clark
3.10pm: Shane Lowry, Rickie Fowler, Robert MacIntyre
3.21pm: Cameron Young, Si Woo Kim, Bryson DeChambeau
3.32pm: Nicola Hojgaard, Bio Kim, Kazuki Yasumori
3.43pm: Dan Bradbury, Oliver Farr, Haydn Barron
3.54pm: Marcel Siem, Martin Rohwer, Tiger Christensen (a)
4.05pm: Lee Hodges, Antoine Rozner, Richard Bland
4.16pm: Yannik Paul, Sami Valimaki, Laurie Canter
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Steve Carroll
A journalist for 25 years, Steve has been immersed in club golf for almost as long. A former club captain, he has passed the Level 3 Rules of Golf exam with distinction having attended the R&A's prestigious Tournament Administrators and Referees Seminar.
Steve has officiated at a host of high-profile tournaments, including Open Regional Qualifying, PGA Fourball Championship, English Men's Senior Amateur, and the North of England Amateur Championship. In 2023, he made his international debut as part of the team that refereed England vs Switzerland U16 girls.
A part of NCG's Top 100s panel, Steve has a particular love of links golf and is frantically trying to restore his single-figure handicap. He currently floats at around 11.
Steve plays at Close House, in Newcastle, and York GC, where he is a member of the club's matches and competitions committee and referees the annual 36-hole scratch York Rose Bowl.
Having studied history at Newcastle University, he became a journalist having passed his NTCJ exams at Darlington College of Technology.
What's in Steve's bag: TaylorMade Stealth 2 driver, 3-wood, and hybrids; TaylorMade Stealth 2 irons; TaylorMade Hi-Toe, Ping ChipR, Sik Putter.
