00:00The 154th Open Championship is underway!
00:04Golf's oldest major has returned to Royal Birkdale on the Lancashire coast,
00:08and the world's best are battling for the Claret Jug!
00:11Defending champion Scotty Scheffler is chasing back-to-back titles,
00:14a feat not achieved since Patrick Harrington in 2008, ironically at this very course.
00:19But Rory McIlroy, fresh off his Masters win, is hunting his first Open since 2014!
00:25English hopes rest on local hero Tommy Fleetwood,
00:27who grew up a short walk from Birkdale, and three-time winner this year Matt Fitzpatrick.
00:32But there's a magical story too.
00:34Irish amateur David Howard, who has cystic fibrosis, is playing in his first major after qualifying.
00:40His father is on the bag!
00:41The course has changed since 2017.
00:43A new par 3 15th hole is already a talking point,
00:47and the par 4 5th is now a drivable 321 yards!
00:50With warm, sunny conditions predicted, scoring could be low!
00:54It's gonna be a thrilling week!
00:56Golf enthusiasts rejoice!
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