Patrick Reed jets over to Carnoustie bidding to accomplish a rare double.
Reed broke his major duck in April after he slipped on the Green Jacket following his Masters triumph, and now he has the chance to become the first player to win at Augusta and The Open Championship in the same year since Tiger Woods achieved this feat in 2005.
Mark O'Meara did the same back in 1998 - the only two majors of his career - Sir Nick Faldo in 1990 and Tom Watson in 1977, whereas Gary Player was the first to scoop the famous double three years earlier.
Reed, priced at 40/1, will now be looking to join this elite group, and believes that the confidence gained from winning the Masters puts him in good stead this week in Scotland.
"Closing out at Augusta, finishing off the tournament and winning my first major, now I have the confidence that I know I can win majors”, Reid told BBC Sport.
“I've already done it and I can keep that pedal down and when the Open comes I can go out and try and win that one too."
Reed, who famously shushed the Gleneagles crowd at the 2014 Ryder Cup, has prepared for The Open with a T23 finish at the Scottish Open, while he came 4th at the US Open, 8th at the Wells Fargo Championship, and 7th at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans. It's worth noting that in his last three majors his record stands at 4th, 1st and T2. Not bad, not bad at all.
Now the 27-year-old’s focus is firmly pinned on this week’s Open, as he bids to tame the famously tough Carnoustie.
"I feel like it (links golf) plays really well in my game because when it is that fast and that firm, as it was when I was practising up there, you will get some bounces that put you in bad spots. "But you're going to hit some bad shots that end up in good spots and I feel like mentally I can handle that. I feel like there are some guys out there, mentally, they just can't handle it."
Reed has been paired with former Open winner Louis Oosthuizen (80/1) and Englishman Paul Casey (45/1), with the trio teeing off at 10.20am on Thursday morning.
The confident American will be hoping that come Sunday evening it’s his name that sits top of the leaderboard as he attempts to become the first player since Woods to win the Masters and Open double within the same year.
"We just need to keep grinding and keep on going, and hopefully add a Claret Jug and the other two majors as well, and hopefully win the career Grand Slam at some point."
(Quote via Sky Sports)
