Power hoping to harness the Hoylake feel-good factor 

Waterford pro has his eyes on adding another Irish name to the Claret Jug but will have to shake off a hip injury to do so

MERSEY PRIDE: Ireland's Seamus Power tees off the 1st during a practice round ahead of The Open at the Royal Liverpool, Wirral. Pic: Peter Byrne/PA Wire.

Seamus Power will channel the feel-good factor for Irish golfers in the Open Championship when he tees it up for Thursday’s opening round at Royal Liverpool.

The double PGA Tour winner from West Waterford will hope to defy a hip problem that caused his withdrawal from last week’s Scottish Open when he gets his first round underway in the company of Padraig Harrington and LIV golfer Talor Gooch at 9:14am.