Rickie Fowler has revealed his excitement at playing on a links course ahead of this year's Open at Royal Lytham.
The American has been drawn alongside two-time winner Padraig Harrington and amateur Manuel Trappel for the tournament that gets underway on Thursday.
"As far as majors go, the Open Championship has been definitely my best performance the last two years, St. Andrews finishing tied for 14th and last year finishing tied for fifth," the 23-year-old told reporters.
"It's a tough driving course, very narrow, and there's a lot more rough than I've seen the last couple years at Open Championships, so I'm looking forward to the week.
"I love links golf, it's probably my favourite. I just like the amount of options you have while out playing a links golf course. I think there may be fewer options here this week just because of how narrow and how much rough there is and how many bunkers."
Northern Ireland's Darren Clarke won last year at Sandwich to claim his first ever major.
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