Stream the British Open Golf Championship With These Services

The 153rd British Open Golf Championship takes place from Thursday, July 17 to Sunday, July 20, 2025. In this guide, we’ll cover the streaming services and TV channels that are showing the British Open. We’ll also provide tips on how to stream the event and other international content from anywhere in the world.

How to watch the British Open in the U.S.

The 2025 British Open Championship will be available for U.S. audiences on both cable and streaming services. It will air on USA Network and NBC (and on nbc.com), so streaming services that offer these channels will enable you to watch the tournament.

If you already have a subscription to a streaming service with either of these channels, you’re good to go. Otherwise, you may consider looking for a streaming service that offers a free trial — just make sure the trial doesn’t expire before the tournament starts.

YouTube TV

Relevant channels: USA Network, NBC

Subscription starting price: $59.99/mo (first two months)

Free trial: Yes

Breakdown: YouTube TV is a popular streaming service that provides Americans with access to the USA Network and NBC channels. It offers a free trial, but the length often varies. A benefit of YouTube TV’s free trial is the ability to add premium content, such as Max or Spanish Plus, to try them out before your account switches to a paid subscription.

Fubo

Relevant channels: USA Network, NBC

Subscription starting price: $54.99/mo for first month, $84.99 after

Free trial: Yes

Breakdown: Fubo provides reliable access to sporting events globally, so it’s no surprise it’ll be showing the British Open Championship. Fubo also offers a one-week free trial, which is more than enough time to enjoy the British Open Championship.

DirectTV Stream

Relevant channels: USA Network, NBC

Subscription starting price: $86.99/mo

Free trial: Yes

Breakdown:

DirectTV Stream is another popular streaming service that will provide access to USA Network and NBC, allowing you to watch the British Open. DirectTV Stream offers a five-day free trial, and if you are satisfied after the trial, you can get free access to its Sports Pack for a month when you sign up.

Peacock

Relevant channels: Golf | Peacock

Subscription starting price: $7.99/mo

Free trial: No

Breakdown: Peacock will showcase the British Open in its Golf section, which offers access to live golf events, golf-related series such as School of Golf, and golf documentaries. Unfortunately, Peacock doesn’t offer a free trial, but it’s much cheaper when compared to other streaming services.

Hulu + Live TV

Relevant channels: USA Network, NBC

Subscription starting price: $82.99/mo

Free trial: Yes

Breakdown: Hulu + Live TV offers users access to over 95 live channels, including USA Network and NBC. It also offers new and eligible returning customers a three-day free trial. Eligible returning customers include those who canceled their previous subscription to Hulu over one year ago.

Sling TV

Relevant channels: USA Network, NBC

Subscription starting price: $23.00/mo (varies)

Free trial: No

Breakdown: Sling TV offers USA Network to all of its customers and NBC only to some in select markets. Either way, you should be able to watch the British Open with Sling TV — albeit without a free trial. The good news is that Sling TV usually offers discounts just for signing up or bundling its Orange (sports and family channels) and Blue (news and entertainment) services together.

How to watch the British Open in the U.K.

For golf fans in the United Kingdom, the 2025 British Open Championship will be available for viewing via the subscription satellite television sports channel Sky Sports or on the streaming platform NOW.

NOW

Relevant channels: Sky Sports Golf

Subscription starting price: £26.00/mo or £14.99/day

Free trial: No

Breakdown: NOW gives U.K. golf fans a convenient way to watch the British Open Golf Championship by offering a £14.99 daily pass, which provides access to 12 Sky Sports channels, including the Sky Sports Golf channel, for 24 hours. This option is a great way to catch some of the action on your own terms — with no commitment required. Otherwise, you can subscribe to NOW like any other streaming service, although it doesn’t offer a free trial for its Sports Membership.

Sky Sports

Relevant channels: Sky Sports Golf

Subscription starting price: £22.00/mo

Free trial: No

Breakdown: Sky Sports will also broadcast the British Open live, but there is no free trial available at the moment. Access to Sky Sports requires signing a two-year contract, which costs £22.00 per month.

How to watch the British Open in Canada

While they might not have as many options as fans in the U.S. or the U.K., Canadians still have a way to watch the British Open Golf Championship through TSN+.

TSN+

Relevant channels: TSN, TSN+, CTV

Subscription starting price: C$8.00/mo

Free trial: No

Breakdown: TSN+ airs tons of professional sporting events, including PGA events like the British Open. Subscriptions start at C$8.00 per month, with no free trial option available.

How to watch the British Open from anywhere

If you’re looking for a way to watch the British Open from anywhere with relative ease, you may want to consider using a virtual private network (VPN). A VPN is a privacy and security tool that encrypts your traffic and disguises your real Internet Protocol (IP) address to keep your online activity private.

The key aspect of VPNs for streaming purposes is that they change your IP address. This feature allows you to choose IP addresses in other countries, making it appear you’re located there instead.

With your IP address in another region, you’ll gain access to that region’s unique streaming content that would otherwise be unavailable. VPNs can even be used for additional privacy on sports betting and gambling websites. 

Choosing the best VPN can be overwhelming, as there are so many competitive ones on the market today. NordVPN is our favorite all-around VPN because it excels at streaming and unblocking content abroad, is incredibly reliable and secure, has a large server network, and comes with some extras that make it useful for almost everyone.

The British Open schedule

Specific tee times will only be made available on Tuesday, July 15. The tournament will start early on Thursday, July 17, and conclude on Sunday, July 20.

Spectators who wish to visit the Royal Troon Golf Club in person will have access from Sunday, July 13, to Sunday, July 20. For more specific gate opening times, see the table below.

Day	Gate Opens	Hours of Play
Sunday	9 AM	Throughout the day
Monday	7 AM	Throughout the day
Tuesday	7 AM	Throughout the day
Wednesday	7 AM	Throughout the day
Thursday	6 AM	Throughout the day
Friday	6 AM	Throughout the day
Saturday	7 AM	Throughout the day
Sunday	7 AM	Throughout the day

FAQs

Bottom line

The 2024 British Open Golf Championship kicks off on Thursday, July 17, and concludes on Sunday, July 20. If you want to watch the Open, you can choose between TV coverage and streaming services.

If you want to watch the Open for free, you’ll need to find a streaming service that is both broadcasting the event and offering a free trial.

The best way to watch the British Open hassle-free from anywhere in the world is by using a VPN, which disguises your IP address and gives you access to international content.