There’s always a sense of ‘follow that!’ when an Open champion returns to try and win the tournament again 12 months later.
Shane Lowry didn’t even get the chance last year however after the renewal at Royal St George’s was postponed due to COVID 19.
It means, by default, the Claret Jug has spent two years in the Lowry household – the first player to keep it for that long since fellow Irishman Padraig Harrington won back-to-back Opens in 2007 and 2008.
Unlike The Masters and the vast majority of regular European Tour/PGA Tour events, Open champions have to defend on different courses.
Some themes remain the same but certain venues on the Open rota – St Andrews and Carnoustie for example – have obvious differences.
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