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After winning last week's Scottish Open by five shots, South Africa's Ernie Els will be confident of defending his Open crown

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Welshman Ian Woosnam's 70-foot chip in final round qualifying will see him compete in his 22nd consecutive Open

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England's Nick Faldo finds time to relax during practice, the three-time champion is preparing for his 28th Open

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Spain's Sergio Garcia is set to go head-to-head with Tiger Woods as they are paired together in Tuesday's draw

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2003 US Masters winner Mike Weir is one of the ones to watch at this year's Open as he will aim to build on a solid season

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After only winning two events in the last 12 months, Scotland's Colin Montgomerie will be hoping for an upturn in fortune

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But all eyes will be on Tiger Woods as the American is in the hunt for his ninth major at Royal St George's

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Another home hopeful is young gun Justin Rose who had his confidence boosted with a top ten finish on his US Open debut

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Veteran Greg Norman doesn't rate his chances, despite winning the Open when it was last played at Royal St George's in 1993

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England's Lee Westwood will be hoping to put a terrible couple of years behind him and perform well at Sandwich