Who can be America’s saviour?

IT is one of those assessments that is personal to the core, a belief you attach yourself to because you’re comfortable no one can offer evidence to the contrary or shake you from your point of view.

In major golf championship history, the best collection of champions in a decade belongs to the British Open Championship from the 1970s. The winners, in order, of the Claret Jug were Jack Nicklaus, Lee Trevino, Trevino, Tom Weiskopf, Gary Player, Tom Watson, Johnny Miller, Watson, Nicklaus, and Seve Ballesteros.

Ten years of unmatched glory, seven different winners, 49 major championships between them.