By Tony Adamson BBC golf pundit

I've been at every Open Championship since 1979 and I can say Royal St George's has hosted some of the most exciting tournaments over the years.

Norman was fantastic in 1993 All the Sandwich winners

It's a very tricky links golf course and can be a very forbidding place when the wind's up.

It's more undulating and it has more humps and hollows than any other Open venue.

There are also more blind shots at Sandwich than anywhere else.

I remember when Greg Norman won back in 1993, he said there were at least 14 blind shots on the course.

Some critics say that's unfair, but others admit that is the sign of a true links course.

The first Open I saw there was in 1981 when Bill Rogers, who nobody knew and had never played links golf in his life, won by four strokes.

I can remember him walking up the 18th on the last day of the Championship and having to explain to a policeman who he was before being let through.

I also recall at the same competition, Jack Nicklaus shot an opening round in the 80s for his worst ever score at the Open.

Of course, in 1985, Sandy Lyle became the first British champion since Tony Jacklin in 1969 and I remember he was in the clubhouse waiting for his most serious challengers David Graham and Bernhard Langer to finish.

They needed a birdie on the 18th to tie, and Langer nearly did it - his pitch from the side of the green just went past the edge of the hole - but Lyle won that day.

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Henry Cotton, who won at Royal St George's in 1934, was there as well, aged 78, and cheering Lyle on.

Another great character I met was 1932 Open champion Gene Sarazen - at Sandwich, eight years after Lyle's win.

Gene was 91 at the time and said it was the greatest championship he'd ever seen.

I think I'd go along with that, it was a fantastic tournament.

Norman shot 64 in the final round and beat Faldo, who was the defending champion, and Langer, who was the Masters champion.

Actually, 24 players were below par at the end of the tournament.

And Langer, who played with Norman on the last day, said the Australian's golf was the most perfect he'd ever seen played under pressure.

Clearly, Sandwich has always produced great players, as well as great Open Championships.