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Elliott Heath

Jordan Spieth's Infamous Royal Birkdale Driving Range Shot Won't Be Repeated At The 2026 Open. Here's Why...

Jordan Spieth plays a shot from the driving range in front of a Titleist tour truck at the 2017 Open.

The Open Championship returns to Royal Birkdale in 2026 and it is impossible not to think back to Jordan Spieth's remarkable, and rollercoaster, victory nine years ago.

The Texan captured the third leg of the career grand slam over the Southport links in 2017 thanks to a three-stroke margin over Matt Kuchar.

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