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The 151st Open Championship is almost upon us.

The final men’s major of the year will take place at Royal Liverpool from July 20-23.

There is huge excitement as the oldest major returns to Hoylake for the first time since Rory McIlroy memorably lifted the Claret Jug in 2014.

McIlroy will be among the favourites in the field to win on the iconic Wirral links for a second time, with Scottie Scheffler and Jon Rahm also fancied to end the major season in style.

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Sky Sports has exclusive live broadcasting rights for the tournament, showing full, comprehensive coverage of the action throughout the week.

The broadcaster will show the live action throughout the opening two days, with coverage starting slightly later following the cut over the weekend.

The BBC, which gave up its live coverage rights in 2015, is set to show highlights of the showpiece tournament.

Here’s how you can watch all the action unfold…

The Open: Sky Sports TV schedule

(All on Sky Sports Golf unless otherwise stated)

Thursday

6:30am: The Open – day one LIVE

Friday

6:30am: The Open – day two LIVE

Saturday

12pm: The Open day three LIVE

Sunday

11am: The Open day four LIVE

Highlights

The BBC’s highlights show will be presented on BBC Two by Eilidh Barbour. The highlights from the first and second rounds are scheduled to be shown at 8pm.