Evans relishing return to Muirfield

The record books will show that Ernie Els won the Open Championship the last time it was staged at Muirfield in 2002, beating Thomas Levet in sudden death after an initial four-man, four-hole play-off also involving Steve Elkington and Stuart Appleby.

They will also reflect that England’s Gary Evans, Ireland’s Padraig Harrington and Japan’s Shigeki Maruyama finished just a shot outside the play-off.