THE 151st edition of The Open will take place later this month and Rory McIlroy will be aiming to break his long streak without a major win.

The Northern Irishman won the Championship the last time Royal Liverpool played host in 2014.

McIlroy almost claimed his long-awaited fifth major title at the US Open in June but narrowly missed out to Wyndham Clark.

Australian Cameron Smith won the prestigious Claret Jug last year at St Andrews.

The LIV Golf star finished at an impressive -20 under par and pipped Cameron Young to the title.

When is The Open 2023?

• The Open 2023 will begin on Thursday, July 20 and end on Sunday, July 23.
• Play is expected to start at 7am on the first two days and 9am over the weekend
• The 151st Open will be played at Royal Liverpool.

What channel is it on and can it be live streamed?

• The Open will be broadcast live on Sky Sports Golf.
• Sky Sports customers can live stream the action via the NOW app.
• You can download the NOW app for free onto your mobile and tablet device.

Tee times

156 players will enter The Open but the official tee times for are yet to be confirmed.

What has been said?

Speaking ahead of the 2023 Open, Rory McIlroy said: “When I finally win this next major, it’s going to be really, really sweet.

“I would go through 100 Sundays like this to get my hands on another major championship.

“The golf course was playing really tricky but all in all, I played a solid round. It is fine margins at this level, at this tournament especially, but I fought to the very end.

“I’ll keep coming back until I get another one.

Who are the favourites?

Here are the favourites at the 2023 Open:

• Rory McIlroy – 15/2
• Scottie Scheffler – 8/1
• Jon Rahm – 9/1
• Brooks Koepka – 12/1
• Viktor Hovland – 14/1
• Xander Schauffele – 18/1
• Cameron Smith – 18/1
• Jordan Spieth – 20/1
• Patrick Cantley – 22/1
• Collin Morikawa – 22/1

*Odds courtesy of Paddy Power and are correct at the time of publication.