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The 148th Open: Vote on Thursday's Featured Groups at Royal Portrush

Francesco Molinari is the defending champion at Portrush
Image: Francesco Molinari is the defending champion at Portrush

The draw is out for the final men’s major of the year, but which threeball would you like to see in Thursday’s live Featured Group coverage at The Open?

The Open: Latest news
The Open: Latest news

Latest news ahead of The 148th Open at Royal Portrush.

Sky Sports will have round-the-clock coverage from Royal Portrush, with a dedicated channel for the 10 days around the Championship and Featured Groups available via the Red Button for all four tournament days.

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Thursday's morning marquee group will also be streamed for free on skysports.com and our app, with viewers able to select the trio they would like see in Northern Ireland from three possible options.

Five-time major champion Phil Mickelson begins his week out early alongside Ireland's Shane Lowry and South Africa's Branden Grace, who shot the first 62 in major history during the 2017 contest.

Wiesberger beat Benjamin Hebert in a play-off in Scotland
Image: Wiesberger beat Benjamin Hebert in a play-off in Scotland

Scottish Open champion Bernd Wiesberger has been grouped with Haotong LI and Scotland's Russell Knox, who is a past winner in Ireland at the 2018 Dubai Duty Free Irish Open.

The other option features defending champion Fransesco Molinari, who starts his title defence in a group with Bryson DeChambeau and former world No 1 Adam Scott.

The Open Live

Which of the three groups would you like to follow, shot-by-shot, during the opening round? Cast your vote from our shortlist!

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Watch The 148th Open throughout the week on Sky Sports' dedicated channel. Live coverage from the opening round begins on Thursday from 6.30am on Sky Sports The Open.

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