Review of the 146th Open Championship at Royal Birkdale

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The Open was a smashing success again this year, with Jordan Spieth blitzing his closest competitor Matt Kuchar, the sentimental favorite, in the final 5 holes. 

The golfing world loves to see history being made with Spieth's 3rd major, on the way to possibly being only the 6th player to win the Grand Slam, or at least the modern one -- Bobby Jones, at least, would have been included. Nevertheless, at only 23, he's in a class with only Tiger and Jack for greatness. 

The golf world loves a great story either way, which the majors tend to produce, especially the British Open, or the Open. Kuchar would have won his first major at 39 years old, having a stellar career, including a Players victory and 6 other PGA Tour wins.

Personally, Kuchar was my favorite to win, and was one of the 8 that I mentioned could win in my pre-tournament predictions. I never thought it would go down to the wire like it did though, with Jordan shooting 5 under in the last 5 holes. Wow, what a blistering finish, and what a heartbreak for Matt. 

Matt is contending with Lee Westwood as the best players to have not won a major, that still have a chance to do so. Colin Montgomery is likely the best player to have not won a major. 

I've been watching Kuchar closely for the last two seasons, waiting for him to win a major, cause I know he has the silent hunger, more than anyone else out there, after Dustin Johnson got his at the U.S. Open last year and Brooks Koepka did this year.

Congrats to Jordan Spieth for his victory, it was another great Open. The PGA Championship has another great story line to tell now with Grand Slam possibilities. Also, I'll look foward to seeing Kuchar win his first major soon. 

By the way, it was awesome to watch the event live on the Open app, and listen to it on their live radio feed. For someone who doesn't have cable or television, this was great; even if I did have those the viewing and listening through the Open app is first class and much preferable to commercial television stations. Bravo chaps.