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In The Open’s early years, Scotland dominated.
From the players to the courses, the game’s oldest major started life north of the border, where legends were formed and its heroes first played.
Indeed, the first 29 championships were won by Scottish golfers and even now – more than 100 years on – they remain the standard-bearers for today’s players, the elders of the links.
From Willie Park Sr, the first Champion Golfer at Prestwick in 1860, to four-time champion Old Tom Morris, the early years were littered with all-time greats.
But one man often forgotten is Jamie Anderson, a three-time Champion Golfer and two-time runner-up.
Unlike Young Tom Morris, whose natural talent carried him to the top of the game as soon as he was old enough to swing a club competitively, Anderson was something of a late bloomer.
But when he did bloom, he left the rest of the field trailing in his wake.
Read more at TheOpen.com.
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