Jul 15, 2026 · 33 min · 10 segments
The final major of the year is upon us. We look at all the storylines heading into the event, including a look at the big 3 and their form heading into Birkdale, as well as hometown hero Tommy…
Ben, Open week, we talked about it a little bit yesterday.
But what are you looking for out of this Open? Let's get to Sunday night.
We're sat there.
What will make you, because you're quite harsh on these major championships when they maybe don't materialise the way that you first thought that they would.
what would you be happy with when it's all said and done on Sunday evening?
I think It's difficult, isn't it? I mean, you want to have an entertaining Sunday where there's more than two or three players in the mix.
Could be wrong.
And again, the way the PGA Champs was when there were so many in the mix, I'm not sure that's what it needs.
We want to see some good golf, which will be on a tough golf course.
And we want to see... and we want to see Holt, we want to see putts hold, we want to see emotion, and we want to see something.
We want to see it, basically.
Yeah, absolutely.
Absolutely.
No, I agree with that.
I agree with that.
I think... a meaningful golf coming down the stretch, I think is what we're all tuning in for at the end of the day.
It's up that 18th hole, that par four, which plays as a par five for the members over there at Birkdale, up the hill, left to right.
We want to see someone hanging on to a lead.
We want to maybe even see a drool coming up the stretch.
Ben, Open week, we talked about it a little bit yesterday.
But what are you looking for out of this Open? Let's get to Sunday night.
We're sat there.
What will make you, because you're quite harsh on these major championships when they maybe don't materialise the way that you first thought that they would.
what would you be happy with when it's all said and done on Sunday evening?
I think It's difficult, isn't it? I mean, you want to have an entertaining Sunday where there's more than two or three players in the mix.
Could be wrong.
And again, the way the PGA Champs was when there were so many in the mix, I'm not sure that's what it needs.
We want to see some good golf, which will be on a tough golf course.
And we want to see... and we want to see Holt, we want to see putts hold, we want to see emotion, and we want to see something.
We want to see it, basically.
Yeah, absolutely.
Absolutely.
No, I agree with that.
I agree with that.
I think... a meaningful golf coming down the stretch, I think is what we're all tuning in for at the end of the day.
It's up that 18th hole, that par four, which plays as a par five for the members over there at Birkdale, up the hill, left to right.
We want to see someone hanging on to a lead.
We want to maybe even see a drool coming up the stretch.
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