2016 Open Championship First Round This, That & Clips

Under sunny skies and mild temperatures, the 145th Open Championship kicked off 156 years after the first playing at nearby Prestwick.

Your first round tee times.

The leaderboard.

For American audiences, your Golf Channel/NBC telecast times.

TheOpen.com also features live coverage.

The Guardian is doing one of their signature live blogs.

For a little TV table side reading, starting with the New York Times' Christopher Clarey taking a nice definitive look at the Postage Stamp.

The telecast started with a grand opening set to Yanni's "In Celebration of Man," with bagpipes. Alex Myers at GolfDigest.com says NBC's major championship theme is as glorious as ever.

Dustin Johnson didn't want to join the Anna Nordqvist penalty fray, reports Mercer Baggs.

Nick Faldo thinks Rory's gone soft at the knees, reports Derek Lawrenson.

Matthew Southgate learned he had testicular cancer exactly one year ago. Today hes teeing off at 3:21 in The Open. Ryan Lavner with Southgate's amazing story for GolfChannel.com.

It takes two men to replace first tee announcer Ivor Robson, reports Ged Scott.

It wasn't that long ago Troon last hosted The Open, but it seems like ages ago when you think of some things going on in golf then. Ryan Herrington explains.

Tom Doak with other courses in the Prestwick/Troon area worth seeing.

And I took at look out the Spectator Village at The Open for Morning Drive. Check it out here.