Jordan Spieth ready to ‘ride the wind’ and leave it to the imagination

There is something special about an Open Championship that makes everyone in the field believe they can lift the famous Claret Jug on Sunday evening.

Which is why, between the hours of 6.35am this morning and 4.16pm this afternoon, the first tee box on Carnoustie’s championship links will be the most optimistic place on the planet, as 156 golfers get their opening rounds underway at the 147th Open.