England's windswept North
West is the setting for this 135th staging of the British Open.
It's the 11th time the Royal
Liverpool Club at Hoylake, on the Wirral peninsula, has hosted the world's greatest golf tournament.
Gary Lineker presents live coverage of day one when the cream of the world's golfers will tee-off. A year ago Tiger Woods produced a masterful performance at St Andrews to finish five shots clear of Colin Montgomerie and claim his second Open title. Commentators are Peter Alliss and Ken Brown , with reports by Hazel Irvine. Highlights follow at 7.15pm.
Executive producers Paul Davies and Barbara Slater
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(non-PDC) Radio Five Live has coverage from 9am C Digital viewers can access three screens offering a choice of player groups and daily highlights, plus a full leaderboard service and news section