Following my article yesterday on who I’m backing to win the British Open, it’s time to get excited as this time tomorrow we will be well underway.
There seems to be more interest than usual in this historic tournament and I would put that down to the amazing form of Rory McIlroy and also the absence of a certain Tiger Woods.
Should McIlroy repeat his amazing achievement at Congressional, the 22-year-old will become the youngest Open champion since 1893, only a few weeks after becoming the youngest winner of the US Open since 1923.
He has played in the tournament three times previously, in 2007 as an amateur, and then in 2009, and last year when he finished joint third.
The BBC will be providing some epic coverage of the tournament, showing over 40 hours live over the four days.
The coverage starts tomorrow at 0900 BST, a lot of the coverage will be via the red button and also freely available on the BBC website.
Talking of the BBC website – there’s a great article here called ‘The A-Z Of The British Open‘ – well worth a read if you’ve got five minutes!
I’ll be providing my own round-up and views across the next four days so stay tuned and look out for my updates on Facebook and Twitter too.
