Open Form Guide

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65	1	1	MC	-	MC	22	5	37	20

Is it about time for one of the smartest golfers in the world to step back up to the plate? It might be. His Open record is strong: he has won two of the last three championships. His course record is impressive: he was fourth after round one of the Open in 2000 and he has twice lifted the Dunhill Links Championship. His mental strength is magnificent: he can cope with head to head action on the course, with the stresses of the back nine on Sunday and, crucially, the weight of questions from the media sits comfortably on his shoulders. His favoured mode of preparing for this event is a week playing links golf, specifically getting his lag putting into shape - another example of his perfectionism. But is he in form? The answer is yes. On his last outing he started and ended the week with rounds of 64 - the first time he had gone low twice in an event since his excellent run of form in the late summer of 2009. He is due a win and it could come this week.