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When the 154th Open Championship commences, it will be lost on none of the home challengers that 34 years have passed since one of their own won golf's oldest major.

RIATH AL-SAMARRAI AT ROYAL BIRKDALE: After three missed cuts in three majors, the enigmatic American's first-round 67 in the last-chance saloon of 2026 was impressive.

The Englishman, who finished 10th at The Open in 2024, launched a brilliant challenge for the Claret Jug on Thursday with a 66 on the parched links in Southport.

RIATH AL-SAMARRAI AT ROYAL BIRKDALE: Bryson DeChambeau became embroiled in a fresh row with Open Championship bosses after shooting a third-round 69 on Saturday.

RIATH AL-SAMARRAI: It was a little before 3pm when Bryson DeChambeau emerged from a network of secluded pathways and into the sightline of a small group of schoolkids.

RIATH AL-SAMARRAI AT ROYAL BIRKDALE: The best vantage point at Royal Birkdale is also the one with the worst view. But here we are, crowded under the wooden roof and squinting in the darkness.

RIATH AL-SAMARRAI AT ROYAL BIRKDALE: Bryson DeChambeau became embroiled in a fresh row with Open Championship bosses after shooting a third-round 69 on Sat

After Cameron Young posted the -9 target after a best-of-the-day 64 a couple of hours earlier, double figures was the aim for those out on the course.

RIATH AL-SAMARRAI: On Friday, around the time Bryson DeChambeau was arguing his two-stroke penalty, a few of us made the same joke: 'How long before Donald Trump gets it overturned?'

Bryson DeChambeau reportedly tried to get US President Donald Trump involved in the dispute that saw him hit with a two-shot penalty at The Open.