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British Open Underway At St. Andrews

The stage is set for the third major championship of the season as the best players in the world head to the home of golf, St. Andrews, for the British Open Championship.

Rory McIlroy completed the third leg of the career grand slam last year when he carded a 1-under 71 in the final round to end at 17-under-par 271 at Royal Liverpool and win by two shots. McIlroy is still looking for a Masters title to complete the grand slam.

 width=The Ulsterman saw his lead drop to two shots a couple times throughout the final day, but that was as close as anyone would get.

This week's field will be missing the world's top player. McIlroy will not be back to defend his title after tearing a ligament in his ankle playing soccer a couple weeks ago.

There are still plenty of big storylines remaining, however, with the biggest one being that of world No. 2 Jordan Spieth. Coming off a playoff win at last week's John Deere Classic, Spieth is looking to become the first player since Ben Hogan in 1953 to win the Masters, U.S. Open and British Open in the same season.

Spieth will be paired with Dustin Johnson and Hideki Matsuyama over the first two days. Johnson 3-putted for on the final hole at the U.S. Open in June, giving the title to Spieth.

Three-time champion Tiger Woods is back for his second event since missing the cut at Chambers Bay. Two of Woods' three victories at this championship came at St. Andrews in 2000 and 2005.

Charl Schwartzel will be playing alongside Woods and serves as last player to win at St. Andrews. Schwartzel captured the 2010 title on the Old Course by a whopping seven shots.

Phil Mickelson is looking for his first win since his Open title in 2013. Rickie Fowler hopes to join Mickelson as the only players to win the Scottish Open and British Open in back-to-back weeks.

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