The Open: Who’s in contention to win the 152nd Open Golf Championship in Royal Troon?
As we near the final major of the year on the golf calendar, as attention turns to Scotland for the Open Championship. Who could go all the way at this years’ event and are there any particular players to look out for throughout what promises to be a fantastic tournament.
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00:00The Open Championship stands on a pedestal, sharing it only with the Masters as a major
00:06championship that professional golfers covered the most.
00:10The 2024 Open Championship takes place in Scotland this year at the Royal Troon Golf
00:16Club, Troon, Ayrshire, which we last saw in 2016, where Henrik Stenson got his hands on
00:23the famous Claret Jug.
00:25Brian Harman took the Claret Jug back to St Simon's Island in Georgia from the north-west
00:30of England 12 months ago at 110-1.
00:34He was the largest prized winner of the Open Championship since Zac Johnson in 2015.
00:39Rory McIlroy is again among the contenders as he seeks to end a decade-long major drought.
00:45Tiger Woods will play what he says is his last tournament of the year at Troon.
00:50The golfing great continues to struggle with injury and is expected to address speculation
00:55surrounding his future before the tournament commences.