The Open 2017: Tournament schedule, news, live scores and results

— -- Here is all you need to know about The Open from Royal Birkdale in Southport, England, including day-by-day results and analysis from Southport, England.

Complete tournament coverage and schedule

• Dates: July 20-23
• Venue: Royal Birkdale; Southport, England
• Defending champion: Henrik Stenson
• Tee times: First and second rounds

TV coverage

• United States: Thursday and Friday, 1:30 a.m.-4 p.m. ET, Golf Channel; Saturday, 4:30-7 a.m. ET, Golf Channel and 7 a.m.-3 p.m. ET, NBC; Sunday, 4-7 a.m. ET, Golf Channel and 7 a.m.-2 p.m. ET, NBC
• United Kingdom: Sky Sports
• Australia: Fox Sports Australia
• South America: ESPN Latin America/ESPN Play

Previewing the tournament

All in on Rickie Fowler at The Open
With The Open upon us -- yes, we're calling it The Open -- Rickie Fowler feels like a strong pick, Birkdale's two protagonists from 2008 make a resurgence, and one pro puts his money where his mouth is to try to get into the field in England. Read

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• Cooper: The man whose putting lessons will help many pros at The Open
• Stenson dismisses chances of defending his Open title
• Willett plans to play through the pain at the Open
• Prize money for The Open being paid in American dollars
• Ian Poulter earns spot in The Open at Royal Birkdale
• Jordan Spieth to skip John Deere to prepare for The Open
• Fleetwood lifts Open de France title ahead of The Open
• "Absolutely no reason why an Indian can't win" The Open