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The final men’s major championship of the year is here, as the best players in the world have descended upon Royal Liverpool for the 2023 Open Championship.
The last time the world of golf was at Hoylake was nine years ago when Rory McIlroy earned the title of 2014 Champion Golfer of the Year. McIlroy enters the week in great form with six straight top-10 finishes including a win at last week’s Genesis Scottish Open.
The reigning Open champion, however, is Cam Smith, who chased down McIlroy at the Old Course last season. Smith also won in his last start at LIV Golf London.
Here are eight of the best groupings for the first two rounds of the Open Championship. All tee times listed are Eastern Standard Time (Hoylake is five hours ahead).
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Jordan Spieth, Matt Fitzpatrick and Jason Day
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Round 1 tee time: 4:03 a.m.
Round 2 tee time: 9:04 a.m.
Patrick Cantlay, Brooks Koepka and Hideki Matsuyama
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Round 1 tee time: 4:36 a.m.
Round 2 tee time: 9:37 a.m.
Scottie Scheffler, Tommy Fleetwood and Adam Scott
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Round 1 tee time: 4:47 a.m.
Round 2 tee time: 9:48 a.m.
Cam Smith, Xander Schauffele and Wyndham Clark
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Round 1 tee time: 4:58 a.m.
Round 2 tee time: 9:59 a.m.
Shane Lowry, Rickie Fowler and Robert MacIntyre
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Round 1 tee time: 5:09 a.m.
Round 2 tee time: 10:10 a.m.
Viktor Hovland, Tony Finau and Justin Thomas
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Round 1 tee time: 9:48 a.m.
Round 2 tee time: 4:47 a.m.
Rory McIlroy, Jon Rahm and Justin Rose
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Round 1 tee time: 9:59 a.m.
Round 2 tee time: 4:58 a.m.
Collin Morikawa, Max Homa and Tyrrell Hatton
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Round 1 tee time: 10:10 a.m.
Round 2 tee time: 5:09 a.m.