It's finally time for the last major championship of the year.
Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy plays his tee shot on the 15th hole during a practice round for the British Open Golf Championships at the Royal Liverpool Golf Club in Hoylake, England, Wednesday, July 19, 2023. The Open starts Thursday, July 20. The British Open kicks off on Thursday morning from Royal Liverpool in Hoylake, England. The last time the course hosted the British Open was in 2014, which coincidentally was Rory McIlroy’s last win at a major championship.
McIlroy, who won last week's Genesis Scottish Open, will tee it up with Jon Rahm and Justin Rose just before 10 a.m. ET on Thursday.this week, something he did before his runner-up finish at the U.S. Open in Los Angeles last month. Jordan Spieth and Matthew Fitzpatrick will play with Jason Day in the early wave, and will tee off about a half hour before Patrick Cantlay, Brooks Koepka, Scottie Scheffler and others.
, won the PGA Championship earlier this season and finished in second at the Masters. Collin Morikawa, Max Homa and Phil Mickelson will trail McIlroy's group in the late wave on Thursday.
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