The 153rd Open Championship concludes Sunday at Royal Portrush. USA Network, NBC and Peacock will have wall-to-wall live coverage from Portrush, Northern Ireland, including featured groups (TBD; all times EDT):

After dropping an F-bomb on air during the tournament, Smylie Kaufman apologized for the 'bizarre situation' and said the 'audio blunder' would never happen again

NBC Sports' 50 hours of traditional live tournament coverage kicks off from across the pond Thursday, July 17 on Peacock from 1:30 a.m. ET to 4 a.m. ET, before heading to USA Network from 4 a.m. ET to 3:30 p.m. ET. The same schedule applies for Second Round coverage on Friday, July 18.

STAMFORD, Conn. – July 18, 2025 – NBC Sports presented exclusive second-round coverage of the 153 rd Open Championship from Royal Portrush Golf Club in Portrush, Northern Ireland, across USA Network and Peacock, capped by Golf Central Live From the Open studio coverage on GOLF Channel and Peacock.

The British Open is live Friday at Royal Portrush. Scottie Scheffler headlines a packed leaderboard. Follow the latest scores, updates and highlights.

As it circled over their heads, Hicks did his best to thwart it, flailing his hands around and laughing it off. Kisner, meanwhile, sunk deep into his chair. Then he took his sport coat and hid underneath it. Just as we all would:

First it was a wild bat invading the booth that sent Dan Hicks and Kevin Kisner ducking for cover. Then on-course reporter Smylie Kaufman apparently experienced some technical difficulties which led to him dropping an expletive on an unexpectedly hot mic.

How to watch the 2025 Open Championship on Saturday at Royal Portrush, including full Open TV coverage and streaming details for Round 3.

Smylie Kaufman, the former PGA Tour star and broadcaster, had to issue an apology after letting slip a curse word during the live broadcast of The Open Championship.The 33-year-old golfer is among the commentators covering this week's major for NBC Sports,