The Open live stream: how to watch golf coverage of every round online

The World Cup's over and Wimbledon is already feeling like a distant memory, so thank heavens there's another iconic summer sporting event to fill the void. The Open Championship is almost upon us, and we'll tell you how to live stream all the golf no matter where in the world you are.

It feels like golf majors are getting harder and harder to predict of late. The likes of Rory McIlroy, Jason Day, Dustin Johnson and reigning champion Jordan Spieth will all be among the favorites as usual. But Patrick Reed and Brooks Koepka upset the odds at the other 2018 majors so far, and of course there's always Tiger Woods who just seems to be getting stronger.

It's now been 19 years since there was an Open winner from England, Wales or Scotland - Paul Lawrie at this very course in 1992. So, as ever, there will be a lot of hopes resting on the shoulders of Justin Rose, Tommy Fleetwood, Paul Casey and Ian Poulter to break the dry spell.

We can tell you how to watch all the Open action from Carnoustie - wherever you are in the world. Keep reading to see how to get an Open Championship golf live stream from any corner of the Earth.

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Watch the Open Championship golf from anywhere with a VPN

Live coverage at TheOpen.com

This is a bit of an unknown quantity. If the Open Championship follows the likes of the Masters and US Open, then you may be able to get a free live stream at TheOpen.com.

We really hope so, as it really hurt when the BBC lost the rights to show the Open a couple of years ago. And judging from that web page, it looks like it will at least show action from featured groups and holes.

But it's still not clear as to how much coverage the official Open Championship golf website will show. As soon as we know, we'll be sure to let you know...

How to watch the Open championship: UK stream

How to watch the Open Championship golf in the US

There are number of options you can watch the US Open golf if you're stateside:

- Following the lead of the likes of WWE and UFC, the PGA has got itself all modern and produced its very own subscription golf service. PGA Tour Live costs $5.99 per month (or $39.99 for a year) and hosts all the action from over 30 events. Plus, it has its own iOS, Android and Apple TV apps so you can access anywhere.

- If you're at home and have cable, then NBC is the official broadcaster, and will be for more than the next decade after agreeing a 12-year deal starting last year.

- The Golf Channel is available from most cable providers as well and has comprehensive coverage of the event.

- If you're outside the US this weekend but want to access one of the above options, then you can use a VPN service to effectively transport your computer, phone or tablet's IP back to a US location.

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How to live stream the Open golf in Canada

Well this is rather unfortunate. We were expecting the Open to be shown on cable channel TSN, the usual go-to network for big sporting events north of the border. But the network doesn't have the event in its schedules. And we can't find anybody else who seems to have picked up the slack.

On that basis, the only way we can think of that will let you live stream the golf is to use a VPN and relocate your computer's IP address to a region that is showing the Open.