
THE 2011 BRITISH OPEN, the 140th edition of golf’s oldest major, gets underway on Thursday at Royal St. George’s Golf Club in Sandwich, Kent, England. Louis Oosthuizen defends in an international field of 156 players.
Purse: $7.3 million
Winner’s share: $1,305,593
Defending champion: Louis Oosthuizen
The fieldTee timesPlayer profilesCourse overviewOpen Championship newsThe Claret JugPast championsRoyal St. George’s website2011 British Open LeaderboardTV SCHEDULEThere will be lots of live TV coverage of the 2011 British Open.
United StatesThu, July 14
ESPN 4 AM-6 PM ET
Fri, July 15
ESPN 4 AM-6 PM ET
Sat, July 16
ESPN 7 AM-2:30 PM ET
Sun, July 17
ESPN 6 AM-1:30 PM ET
United KingdomThursday 14 July
BBC Two, HD, Red Button and online (0900-2000)
Highlights - BBCi (2000-2030)
Friday 15 July
BBC Two, HD, Red Button and online (0900-2000)
Highlights - BBCi 2000-2030
Saturday 16 July
BBC One, HD, Red Button and online (1000-1200)
BBC One, HD, Red Button and online (1210-1715)
BBC Two, HD, Red Button and online (1715-1900)
Sunday 17 July
BBC Two, HD, Red Button and online (1100-1245)
BBC One, HD, Red Button and online (1245-1900)
CanadaThu, July 14
TSN 4 AM-1 AM ET
Fri, July 15
TSN 4 AM-1 AM ET
Sat, July 16
TSN 7 AM- 4 AM ET
Sun, July 17
TSN 6 AM-3 AM ET
Australia(Australian TV times via
Aussie Golfer.)
Thu, July 15
Fox Sports 6 PM-4 AM
Fri, July 16
Fox Sports 6 PM-4 AM
Sat, July 17
Fox Sports 7 PM-4 AM
Sun, July 18
Fox Sports 8 PM-4 AM
−The Armchair Golfer(Photo: Courtesy of
Richard Carter, Flickr, Creative Commons license)