The 138th Open, Turnberry
Date: 16-19 July
Coverage: Live TV coverage on BBC Two, Online and the Red Button, live on Radio 5 Live and text commentary online on all four days
**World number one Tiger Woods will begin his Open Championship challenge alongside England’s Lee Westwood when play gets under way on Thursday.**The American, in search of his fourth Open title and 15th major in all, tees off at 0909 BST with Westwood and highly rated Japan star Ryo Ishikawa.
Padraig Harrington, bidding to win a third Open running, tees off at 1420.
The Irishman will be partnered by former US Open winners Jim Furyk of America and Australian Geoff Ogilvy.
US Masters champion Angel Cabrera of Argentina has been grouped with British world number three Paul Casey and Japan’s Ryuji Imada, teeing off at 1409.
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And other notable threesomes include 2002 champion Ernie Els, US Open winner Lucas Glover and Germany’s in-form Martin Kaymer, while young guns Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland and American Anthony Kim will play in the company of double US Open champion Retief Goosen of South Africa.
Britain’s Paul Broadhurst, a six-times winner on the European Tour, is scheduled to hit the first shot of the championship at 0630.
Turnberry, on the south-west coast of Scotland, is hosting the British Open for the fourth time - but with the last time being 1994, it will be the first time Woods has played a championship there.
The American completed only his second practice round on the course on Monday, admitting afterwards: “It’s a lot more difficult than people are letting on.”*