As The Open heads to a new-look Royal Birkdale this week, it’s time to rank Scottie Scheffler and the rest of the field for the year’s final major.
'It is hot!' Early preview of toasty Open at Birkdale
Rex Hoggard and Ryan Lavner are on-site at The Open Championship, where "it is hot!" In this edition of the "Golf Channel Podcast with Rex and Lav," the senior writers preview the start of a warm week at Royal Birkdale.
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