Usual suspects best bet for Jug

The oldest golf championship in the world, the British Open, returns for the 11th time this week to the Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club in Lancashire.

It’s a venue renowned for its collection of past champions (Bobby Jones, Bobby Locke, Peter Thomson, Bob Charles, Tony Jacklin, Gary Player, Seve Ballesteros (twice), Tom Lehman and David Duval) all of whom were either officially or unofficially recognised or ranked as the world’s best player at the time of lifting the Claret Jug.

All of which bodes well for the top ranked players in the field this week.