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Although he has four top-10 finishes in the Dunhill Links Championship, the Englishman does not appear to be a natural player of links golf. However, if he is to play well in any Open it is likely to one played be at St Andrews where, if the weather is kind, his long-hitting and high trajectory will be well suited. With the large greens it is also true that if he is in form he will be less inconvenienced by a short game that is not great from thick rough around greens. His form in 2010 has been patchy. He began the campaign with six top-11 finishes in seven starts but since then his next seven starts have reaped no top-10 at all. Looking for positives he did lead the US Open after round one and was lying sixth at the halfway stage. On the other hand he drifted on the weekend to finish 41st - in that one tournament he played much as he has done all year; good to begin with, poor thereafter. A confidence player, he might struggle to contend this week.