The British Open Championship (officially just ‘The Open’) is fast approaching. On July 14, the world’s best golfers will descend upon the Old Course at St. Andrews Golf Course in Scotland for four days of top-level play. The good news is you can watch the entire British Open online. In this post, we’ll explain how you can live stream this golf tournament whether you’re at home or looking to watch from abroad.

Note that we’ll only be recommending official British Open broadcasters. There may be third-party streams available, but as these usually only offer low-resolution video and choppy playback, we don’t recommend using them. Further, unlicensed streams run the risk of being taken down for copyright violation partway through.

How to watch the British Open with a VPN

If you’ve never used a Virtual Private Network (VPN) before, don’t worry: unblocking geo-restricted services is very straightforward:

This event will only be shown on region-locked platforms. This means that you’ll need a VPN to watch the British Open for free on your usual home services if you are traveling abroad.

  • First, sign up for a suitable VPN. We recommend NordVPN but Surfshark and ExpressVPN are both excellent alternatives.
  • Download and install the appropriate app for your operating system.
  • Connect to a server in the right location (UK for Sky Sports or the British Open site, US for NBC).
  • Try watching live video. It should load without any buffering or error messages. If not, clear your cache and cookies, then reload the page.

How to watch the British Open for free on US TV

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NBC Sports is broadcasting the entire event on the Golf Channel. You can login using your cable provider details to watch the 2022 British Open online for free.

Don’t have cable? No problem: you can also stream the action live with a paid Peacock, fuboTV, Hulu, Sling TV, or YouTube TV account, and some of these services include a free trial that’s long enough to watch the entire British Open online. As such, as long as you remember to cancel before the trial ends, you can stream the British Open for free online.

All of the above services are geo-blocked, so you’ll have to either be in the US or connected to an American VPN server in order to use them. Don’t have a VPN yet? NordVPN offers a 30-day money-back guarantee, meaning you can live stream the British Open risk-free. If you’re unimpressed or just don’t need a VPN once the tournament is over, you can just cancel to receive a full refund.

How to stream the British Open championship on UK TV

Viewers in the UK can watch the British Open on Sky Sports. Existing Sky TV customers can sign into the Sky Go app and begin streaming at no additional cost. However, if you don’t have cable (or are with a different provider), you’ll have to purchase a Sky Sports Pass on Now TV. These start at £9.99 for a daily pass and increase to £33.99 for a monthly one.

Both of these services are region-locked. As such, you’ll need a VPN to watch the British Open from abroad.

Canada

TSN is showing the third and final rounds, and if you’re already a subcriber, you can log in and watch at no added cost. Otherwise, online-only passes are available for $7.99 CAD per day or $19.99 per month. You will have to be in Canada (or using a VPN) to watch, though, since this platform is geo-restricted.

Australia

This tournament will be shown on Fox Sports, which means that Foxtel customers can watch every moment live via the Foxtel Go app. Don’t have cable? In that case, you can just sign up for Kayo instead; plans start at $25 AUD per month and come with a two-week free trial. In other words, you can effectively watch for free, provided you cancel the account in time.

These services aren’t normally available outside of Australia. However, a VPN can help you use them from anywhere.

British Open 2022 schedule

Finally, there’s the security risk a free VPN poses. Recently, a study showed that almost 40% of surveyed free Android VPN apps contained some form of malware. Further, many didn’t actually encrypt the user’s activities at all. It’s not just mobile devices at risk, either: we’ve seen cases where PC-based VPNs have sold user bandwidth to be used as part of a botnet. We recommend avoiding free VPNs and instead, using a reputable VPN provider with a track record of protecting its customers’ privacy.