It is not just Tiger Woods who will have changed in the eight years since the Open Championship last visited Hoylake, the Royal Liverpool course he tamed in 2006 will be presenting quite a different challenge this time around.

LEE WESTWOOD was just 19 when he first visited Sandwich – and won twice in two days.

Ian Woosnam has expressed his delight after Europe’s Ryder Cup side, beaten to the BBC Team of the Year award by St Helens Rugby League Club, were named today as the Golf Writers’ Trophy winners for 2006.