liveUpdated 1m agoFollow our live coverage of the second round of the Open Championship from Royal Birkdale.The Athletic Live Team July 17, 2026 at 12:15 AM EDTThe second round of The Open Championship takes place today at Royal Birkdale Golf Club. Getty ImagesOpen Championship Round 2 — Latest Golf’s final major of 2026 continues today with The Open Championship at Royal Birkdale Golf Club.We had some big surprises yesterday, with Jackson Suber taking the lead in his Open debut and some big names struggling to get home. So what will happen today?We'll find out soon, and we'll have it all covered here at The Athletic.Time: 1:35 a.m. ET, 6:35 a.m. BST (first group tees off)Watch: U.S., 1:30-4 a.m. ET (Peacock); 4 a.m.-3:30 p.m. (USA); UK, Sky SportsJoin the conversation by emailing us at live@theathletic.comJoin the conversation Getty ImagesCan Jackson Suber back up his strong round from yesterday? Will any big names make a move today?We’d love to hear from you. Join the conversation by emailing us at live@theathletic.com. We will incorporate the best contributions into our coverage.Subscribe to The Athletic Getty ImagesGolf’s final major is upon us with The Open Championship, and the World Cup will wrap up this weekend. The Premier League season and the NFL and college football seasons are quickly approaching, while the MLB season is back in action.We will have all that, and more, covered at The Athletic. Get your subscription here to make sure you can read all of our terrific coverage.Where can you watch The Open? Getty ImagesIn the United States, you can watch the first wave of action on Peacock, with USA Network picking up the late wave. Sky Sports will handle the coverage in the United Kingdom.What time does Round 2 begin? Getty ImagesToday’s round gets going at 6:35 a.m. BST, which is 1:35 a.m. on the East Coast in the United States.Welcome to our live coverage! Getty ImagesHello, golf fans. Welcome back to our live coverage of the final major of the year at Royal Birkdale Golf Club in England.American Jackson Suber was the biggest surprise yesterday, grabbing a one-shot lead with a 5-under 65. Sung-jae Im and Daniel Brown are one shot back at 4-under, while Bryson DeChambeau and defending champion Scottie Scheffler are in the mix.We’ll have all of today's round covered here at The Athletic.