Brown Leads English Contingent Hoping to Bring Home The Open The Open Championship has arrived at Royal Birkdale, providing a welcome distraction for English sports fans still reeling from their World Cup exit.
For 34 years, no English golfer has lifted the Claret Jug, and the nation's top golfers have been quietly biding their time.
Dan Brown, a 31 year old from Yorkshire, has emerged as one of the early contenders, shooting a four under 66 to sit just one behind American leader Jackson Suber.