It will be McDowell's first Open Championship start since 2016, He should have a home course advantage, as he's played Portrush "between 300 and 500 times".
Like it or not, a sporting event is defined by its ending, and the 2018 Open Championship was like a movie that keeps you on tenterhooks for 90 minutes and then sputters through the conclusion.
In a year in which spectators have made more headlines than ever for their hooting and hollering at tour events, we might've just had our most high-profile situation out of all of them at Carnoustie's Home hole.
