British Open Preview

Hawkins

It's Anybody's Game

With Tiger rehabbing and red-hot Kenny Perry playing in Milwaukee, this year's British Open is a wide-open affair.

Johnson

All Grown Up

When Rose tees it up at Birkdale, his focus will be on making history, not replaying 1998 where he first burst on the scene.

Fields

Five With A Flourish

Tom Watson, forever linked with the British Open, takes Golf World on a tour of his wins, from Carnoustie to Birkdale.

Rubenstein

Sands Of Time

A decade after nearly winning a major, Brian Watts is starting over. It is a start he embraces, a start he cherishes.

Course Map

Royal Birkdale

• Brett Avery's complete Royal Birkdale course map and course history
• Graphic history of the "Royal" golf courses

History

Key Moments

From Arnie's miracle six-
iron in '61 on the 15th (now 16) to Tiger's 390-
yard drive in '98, John Barton picks the best.

The Course

The Level Fields of Birkdale

Royal Birkdale Golf Club is flat. Really, really flat. Therein lies a conundrum: Why are Birkdale's fairways such fair ways for wayfaring golfers?

Player Profiles

McIlroy: Is He That Good?

The word on Irish phenom McIlroy at 19: 'He's That Good'. It's a game he's found easy. If you saw him last year at Carnoustie, you'll remember him.

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