00:00A giant portrait of Southport golfer Tommy Fleetwood has appeared in Liverpool's city centre
00:06as the region prepares to host the 154th Open at Royal Birkdale.
00:12The 1,000 square metre artwork covers the grass at Chavasse Park in Liverpool 1
00:17and was created using specialist pitch marking paint.
00:21Organisers say the painting, which took three days to create,
00:25celebrates the return of one of golf's biggest championships
00:28and welcomes visitors arriving from across Britain and overseas.
00:33Royal Birkdale is hosting the Open for the 11th time.
00:37More than 300,000 golf fans are expected to descend on Southport
00:41as the competition tees off on Thursday.
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