As The Open heads to a new-look Royal Birkdale this week, it’s time to rank Scottie Scheffler and the rest of the field for the year’s final major.
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Jordan Spieth said he expects the Royal Birkdale course to play very differently than when he won The Open in 2017, but he thinks scores will be similar.
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154TH OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP
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