Smith leads six-man Aussie charge at Royal Troon

When the 152nd Open Championship returns to Royal Troon on Scotland’s windy west coast from July 18-21, a handful of Australians will be hoping their putting strokes remain pure as they try to join the five previous Australian winners of the famous Claret Jug – Peter Thomson, Kel Nagle, Greg Norman, Ian Baker-Finch and Cameron Smith. But history is against them.