Never has a patch of British land been so occupied by the Irish than the second hole at Royal Birkdale during a practice round ahead of the 154th Open Championship. Royal Birkdale is the perfect mix of green and brown, the fairways bounce like centre court at Wimbledon and the fescue is picture of sandy rust. At a previous Open edition at Hoylake, ashtrays were handed out to stop people putting out cigarette buts on the turf and risking setting …
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