The task at St Andrews Opens is to provoke the best players in the world into displaying their peerless talents to the most evocative extent – no matter the winning score.
The first hole Justin Thomas ever played at St Andrews, back in 2013, gave him an incredible story that could probably only be topped by winning the Open at the Home of Golf.
The 2015 Open Championship at St Andrews saw Adam Scott slip for a fourth straight year in his quest to win the claret jug. Now older, wiser and with a sharper short game, he’s better equipped to seize the moment.
Gordon McKie is just the ninth superintendent since old Tom Morris. Amid the modern crises of distance and climate, his watch could be the most critical.
In this exclusive extract from the new book Aussies at The Open, the link between the Old Course at St Andrews and Australian golfers is time-honoured and distinct.
Collin Morikawa is a multiple-Major winner, Jordan Spieth remains the best show in golf, and the Open Championship scratched a links-golf itch two years in the making.
While nothing is official, multiple reports in the UK and Ireland last weekend hinted that the R&A is leaning towards returning to Royal Portrush after the Northern Ireland course hosted most recently in 2019.
Only a few players per generation ever reach Major-count territory that early. Tiger was one. Jordan another. After conquering the game’s oldest test in his first go, Collin is there, too.
Australian Golf Digest
