Ernie Els in his winner's press conference at the 2012 Open championship at Royal Lytham & St Anne's. Photo: Michael Sherman
The Open Championship has arrived once more, and as a South African golf writer, I’m always reminded why it’s my favourite week of the year.
I grew up watching the tournament on TV in South Africa, and could watch all of it because it was in the same timezone. I quickly learnt about the history and tradition of the tournament which is the oldest in golf.
Watching my sixth Open on TV, I witnessed SA star Ernie Els win at Muirfield in 2002. Eight years later, Louis Oosthuizen lapped the field at St Andrews. Those were highlights of watching it on TV.
Then came 2012.
