The Open Championship Practice Day Tee Times

Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry walk to the next tee box — (Image credit: Getty Images)

Practice days at a golf tournament play a crucial part in a player's success, as they allow those to learn about the course and practice their long and short game on the range and putting green.

Although the main event of the The Open Championship begins on Thursday, there is still plenty of interest over the practice days, with the tee sheet littered with big names heading out on to Royal Birkdale.

Unlike the competition tee times, which are drawn, practice day tee times aren't, as any player can book any tee time and, consequently, be paired with whoever they like.

Obviously, the maximum amount of players you can have in one group is four, but these could range from Ryder Cup stars and Major winners, all the way to amateurs.

Usually, you will find close friends grouping up, as well as those from the same country, due to the fact that they will play money games to keep the competitive juices flowing.

Sometimes, though, some groups will be formed of a mix of experience, with the young players teeing up alongside the older guard to learn as much as possible over the practice round.

Jon Rahm hits a putt with another golfer behind him — Practice days allow for players to fine tune their game plans on the course

For fans, it's a great way of seeing the world's best players up close, as the big names are usually scattered around the course throughout the day, thus crowds disperse in different directions.

What's more, depending on what time players are teeing off on Thursday, they will alter their practice rounds accordingly.

For example, if a player is off late on Thursday, they may well have a later tee time on Wednesday, so that it replicates the conditions they will be playing in.

On the other hand, if a player is out early on Thursday, they will practice earlier in the day, so that they guarantee a goodnight's rest before the main event.

Tommy Fleetwood signs autographs on flags — Practice days allow players and fans to interact with fans in a more relaxed environment

Tens of thousands of fans will be attending The Open Championship's practice day on Wednesday and, below, we have listed the full tee times for the day.

It's worth noting that these tee times are subject to change. Players may opt to alter their tee times to suit their practice, and won't necessarily tee off at the given time.

The Open Championship Practice Day Tee Times

Correct as of Tuesday 14th July (8.00pm)

*denotes 10th tee start

7.00am: Jack McDonald
7.12am: Justin Thomas, Eugenio Chacarra
7.24am: Martin Couvra, Tommy Fleetwood, Tiger Christensen, Stuart Grehan (a)
7.36am: Sungjae Im, Michael Kim
7.48am: Billy Horschel, Jack Buchanan (a)
8.00am: Alex Fitzpatrick, Matthew Baldwin, Kota Kaneko
8.12am: David Duval
8.24am: Rasmus Hojgaard, Nicolai Hojgaard, Ryan Fox, Daniel Hillier
8.36am: Russell Henley, Fifa Laopakdee (a), Sam Stevens
8.48am: Scott Vincent, Patrick Reed, Lev Grinberg (a)
9.12am: Jackson Suber, Pierceson Coody, Caleb Surratt
9.36am*: Jeongwoo Ham, Jiho Yang, Keita Nakajima, Thomas Detry
9.48am*: James Nicholas, Casey Jarvis, Shaun Norris, Alex Smalley
10.00am: Henrik Stenson, Andy Sullivan
10.00am*: MJ Daffue, Antoine Rozner, Jordan Spieth, Mateo Pulcini (a)
10.12am: Bernd Wiesberger, Min Woo Lee, Michael Thorbjornsen
10.12am*: Tom McKibbin, Darren Clarke, Adrien Saddier
10.24am: Viktor Hovland, Kristoffer Reitan, Baard Bjoernevik Skogen
10.24am*: Travis Smyth, Sam Burns, Scottie Scheffler, Nevill Ruiter (a)
10.36am: Jayden Schaper, Hennie Du Plessis
10.36am*: Sepp Straka, JT Poston, Alejandro De Castro Piera (a), Jake Knapp
10.48am: Brian Harman, Joakim Lagergren, Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen
10.48am*: Andrew Novak, Frederic Lacroix, David Duval, Nick Taylor
11.00am: Corey Conners
11.00am*: Ren Yonezawa, Justin Rose, Jon Rahm, Michael Hollick
11.12am*: Gary Woodland, Kurt Kitayama, JJ Spaun, Collin Morikawa
11.24am*: David Puig, Joaquin Niemann, Jose Luis Ballester Barrio, Angel Ayora
11.36am: Keegan Bradley, Si Woo Kim
11.36am*: Ryo Hisatsune, Hideki Matsuyama, Naoyuki Kataoka
11.48am*: Ryan Gerard, Harris English, Keith Mitchell, Tom Sloman
12.00pm: Bryson DeChambeau
12.12pm: Kazuma Kobori
12.36pm*: Dan Bradbury
12.48pm*: Johnny Keefer, Maverick McNealy, Jacob Bridgeman, Matt McCarty
1.00pm: Alistair Docherty, Stewart Cink
1.00pm*: Sami Valimaki, Jesper Svensson, Matthew Jordan
1.12pm: Tim Wiedemeyer (a), Haotong Li, Jordan Smith
1.24pm: Patrick Cantlay, Xander Schauffele, Adam Scott, Chris Gotterup
1.24pm*: Brian Harman, Mason Howell (a)
1.36pm: Akshay Bhatia, Rickie Fowler
1.36pm*: Tyrrell Hatton, Michael Brennan, Cameron Young
1.48pm: Ludvig Aberg
1.48pm*: Max Homa, Bud Cauley
2.00pm: Wyndham Clark, Peter Uihlein, Victor Perez
2.00pm*: Aldrich Potgieter, Laurie Canter, Sam Bairstow
2.12pm: Francesco Molinari, Francesco Laporta, Matt Fitzpatrick, Cameron John
2.24pm*: Dan Brown, Nico Echavarria
3.00pm: Austen Truslow, Marcus Plunkett
3.12pm: Lucas Herbert
4.36pm*: Daniel Berger
4.48pm*: Francesco Molinari, Harry Hall

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