TURNBERRY, Scotland - Greg Norman believes the course's greens could hold the key to success when the British Open gets underway tonight (NZ time).
Back at the scene of his 1986 triumph, 54-year-old Norman will be drawing on his wealth of experience as one of 14 Australian golfers in thetournament at the famed Ailsa Course.
"The most advantageous thing about Turnberry that people don't really look at is there's probably 11 to 12 greens that are bowl shaped and they can be very much in your favour if you know how that bowl sits," Norman said.
"A good player will know that, he'll know how to sling it in.
"If you know Turnberry well like that, you can use it and play aggressively ... there's a lot of little nuances around this golf course if you get to know it.
"The good players study it very, very well, they know it, they come in early enough, play different weather conditions."
Adam Scott is set to lead the Australians out, teeing off in the sixth group alongside David Duval of the United States and England's Nick Dougherty.
Norman is due to follow 11 minutes later, accompanied by American Kenny Perry and Englishman Oliver Wilson.
Padraig Harrington, seeking to become the first player in more than 50 years to win a hat-trick of Open titles, will feature later in the day with former US Open winners Geoff Ogilvy of Australia and American Jim Furyk.
World No.1 Tiger Woods plays alongside rising Japanese star Ryo Ishikawa and England's Lee Westwood.
Other notable Australians at Turnberry include Robert Allenby, Stuart Appleby, Mat Goggin and Rod Pampling.
