The Open Championship 2021: How to watch in Australia, live stream, leaderboard, times and Australian scores

The 149th edition of the Open Championship (often called the British Open) is taking place at Royal St George's Golf Club in south-east England.

Like many other events last year, the COVID-19 pandemic forced the cancellation of 2020 tournament, seeing it pushed back a year.

Irishman Shane Lowry is the reigning champion, having lifted the famous Claret Jug at Royal Portrush in 2019.

A contingent of 11 Australians will be in action, along with some of golf's biggest stars in Rory McIlroy, Brooks Koepka, Phil Mickelson, Bryson DeChambeau, Jordan Spieth, Louis Oosthuizen and plenty more.

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Watch the Open Championship live in Australia

• Dates: July 15-18
• TV channels: Fox Sports 5
• Live stream: Kayo

Fox Sports will look after the Australian TV coverage for the 2021 Open Championship. 

Open Championship TV schedule in Australia

The Open Championship streaming schedule in Australia

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The Open Championship leaderboard

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Australians at the Open Championship

An 11-strong contingent will each be looking to become just the fifth Australian to be named 'Champion Golfer of the Year'

Adam Scott, Marc Leishman, Cameron Smith, Matt Jones, Jason Day, Lucas Herbert, Brad Kennedy, Min Woo Lee, Aaron Pike, Jason Scrivener and Deyen Lawson have all qualified and will compete at Royal St George's.

For Lee, Pike, Scrivener and Lawson, it will be their first time lining up in an Open, while at the other end of spectrum, Scott has 20 under his belt.

Both Scott (2012) and Leishman (2015) have finished second in the event in the past.

Peter Thompson (5 wins), Greg Norman (2), Ian Baker-Finch and Kel Nagle are the only Aussies to have tasted Open success.

If you're looking for an omen - the latter of Norman's two wins came at Royal St George's.

Australian scores

After round 3

Leader (Louis Oosthuizen) at -12

T9 - Cameron Smith (-6)
T58 - Adam Scott (+2)

Missed cut

Marc Leishman (+2)
Min Woo Lee, Lucas Herbert, Matt Jones (+3)
Jason Scrivener (+4)
Jason Day, Brad Kennedy (+5)
Aaron Pike (+9)
Deyen Lawson (+17)

Tee times

All times local.

Check here for the full tee time schedule.

Australians - Round 4

9:05pm AEST - Adam Scott, Justin Thomas

10:20pm AEST - Cameron Smith, Corey Conners

Is the Open Championship played at the same course every year?

No. A total of 14 venues have hosted the Open which dates back to 1860.

There are currently 10 venues in the rotation, with Royal St George's having hosted the event 14 times, most recently in 2011 when Darren Clarke triumphed.

The most recent Open, the 2019 edition, was held at Royal Portrush, while the 2022 tournament will return to one of the sport's most iconic venues - the Old Course at St Andrews.

The Open Championship purse and prize money

The total prize money for the 2021 Open Championship now sits level with The Masters on US$11.5 million (AU$15.4 million), having increased by US$1 million since the last edition.

That sits US$500,000 below the PGA Championship and US$1 million behind the US Open as far as the purses at golf's other majors go.

The winner at Royal St George's will receive US$2.07 million (AU$2.78 million).

"We have increased the prize fund for The Open this year and believe that it fully reflects the Championship’s stature in world sport," said R&A Chief Executive Martin Slumbers.

"As the only men’s major championship played outside of America, the Open has a global role to play and we are determined to continue to attract the top players."

Here's how much every player who makes the cut will take home from the Open.

All figures USD

1st place - $2,070,000 

2 - $1,198,000

3 - $768,000

4 - $597,000

5 - $480,000

6 - $416,000

7 - $357,000

8 - $301,500

9 - $264,000

10 - $238,500

20 - $120,000

30 - $76,000

40 - $51,000

50 - $32,250

60 - $28,200

70 - $26,500

The Open Championship 2021 odds

Pre-tournament odds via Sportsbet at 15/7.

Where is the Open Championship in 2021?

The 2021 Open Championship will take place at Royal St George's Golf Club in Kent, England, just over 100km south-east of London.

• Par: 70
• Distance: 7,189 yards

Open Championship past winners