It's brilliant. You can basically get right up close to the action, particularly lesser known (but still boss) players on the Thursday or Friday. Obviously following Tiger or Rory on a Sunday is a nightmare, but it's otherwise really good.

We tend to get in the grandstand for the tee shot on the first for an hour first thing, then we'll just pick spots on tees, fairways or greens (close to bars and toilets if poss) at various holes throughout the day and watch groups come through. Some of the greens at Birkdale are ace cos you can pitch up on a dune and watch loads of approaches and putts unimpeded, even for the massive names.

In Hoylake in 2014 we basically got to stand in the middle of an argument between Jimenez and Bill Haas about whether a ball was embedded or not (which isn't even a rule here I don't think). Basically Miguel was (correctly in my view) calling out Haas for being a cheating bastard. Was hilarious - "BIIIILLL, THAT BALL IS NOT EMBEBBLED".

He was spot on but a shithouse ref let Haas have a free drop cos "a spectator probably stood on the ball" which was bollocks. The one and only time I've ever seen Jimenez fuming.