The BBC Sport website will be offering live coverage and you'll also be able to catch up on anything you've missed through the iPlayer service.

Reigning champion Padraig Harrington has a wrist injury which may force him out and Tiger Woods is definitely not present having recently undergone knee surgery.

The 7,173-yard course, a par 70, hasn't seen a British winner since Paul Lawrie in 1999, but Lee Westwood, Justin Rose, Paul Casey and Graeme McDowell will be aiming to change that.

However, Phil Mickelson, Ernie Els and Australians Geoff Ogilvy and Adam Scott will be looking to take advantage of Woods' absence to add silverware to their collections.

Spain's Sergio Garcia also cannot be ruled out, having finished in the top 10 for six of the last eight Opens.

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