How To Watch The Open For Free — Stream Major At Royal Birkdale
Find out how you can stream the action from Royal Birkdale for free
The Open 2026 is here and you can watch featured coverage for free thanks to R&A TV .
The Open 2026 Free Streams
• Stream Free: R&A TV
• Unblock your free stream: Get up to 75% off NordVPN
The final major of the season sees the top players from across the world feature at Royal Birkdale.
Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy, as ever, will be hoping to contest it, but the form players coming into this one have to be the likes of Tommy Fleetwood, Matt Fitzpatrick, and Chris Gotterup.
Can Scheffler defend his title or will we have a new winner of the Claret Jug?
So read on as we show you how to watch free R&A TV live streams from anywhere in the world using a VPN.
R&A TV: Free Stream
R&A TV are providing free featured live coverage of The Open with a multitude of viewing options.
🌎 Can't watch for free? You need a VPN — NordVPN is our favourite to unblock R&A TV and stream the action free of charge.
Watch The Open 2026 from anywhere
If you are outside your usual country, you can still access the free Open coverage even when you're away from home, thanks to a handy piece of software known as a VPN.
Our expert colleagues over at TechRadar have tested loads of VPNs and they reckon NordVPN is the best VPN provider out there right now.
The Open Free Coverage: Need to Know
What coverage is available for free on R&A TV?
Here is exactly what is available for free this week:
- Four Featured Groups per day
- Live at the Range
- Player Focus feed
Is there any other way of watching The Open for free?
Yes, in the US you can subscribe to cord-cutting free trials which will provide you access to the necessary channels (USA Network, NBC) for The Open. The best include YouTube TV (10-day free trial), DirecTV Stream (5-day free trial) and Fubo (5-day free trial).
Alternatively, UK viewers can watch an extended hour-long highlights package, available on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer.
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