2012 Open Championship Infographic
Author: Jake Filan @ Golfsliced.com
The 2012 British Open is here and kicks off today at Royal Lytham & St. Annes. This is a highly anticipated major since Tiger Woods seems to have found his game and is looking for his 4th Open Championship in 12 years. The field is deep and so is the rough, should be a great week. For tips on who might take the crown this week see the betting blog here.
But its not all about the golf as this interesting insight behind the scenes demonstrates:

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Thanks Jake. The Open facts were very interesting. There should have been at least ONE! artist on the list……. ME!