All eyes on Tiger

At 9.01am precisely tomorrow the eyes of the sporting world turn to Muirfield and its golfing minefields.

Wed, 17 Jul, 2002 - 18:07

At 9.01am precisely tomorrow the eyes of the sporting world turn to Muirfield and its golfing minefields.

Not for the start of the 131st Open championship - that will have happened two hours earlier - but for the start of one man’s bid to win the 131st Open championship.

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