Tiger Woods has described the Open Championship as his "favourite major" ahead of next week's tournament.
Tiger Woods: Big fan of The Open
The former world number will head to Royal Lytham on the back of some mixed results, having won the AT&T National at Congressional and then missing the cut at the Greenbrier Classic last week.
However, Woods is looking forward to returning to England as he is a big fan of links golf.
"You can have so many different weather conditions. You just don't know," he wrote in his blog on his official website.
"That's one of the unique things about the British Open and why it's my favourite major championship.
"It's the only tournament besides the sandbelt courses in Australia that we can actually use the ground as a friend and bounce the ball into the greens.
"Modern golf is all up in the air."
The 35-year-old, who could only manage a level-par at the Greenbrier Classic, is upbeat ahead of The Open despite the hiccup in West Virginia.
"I didn't play poorly," he wrote. "I had trouble gauging distances with my short irons and it was tough for me to adjust to the greens.
"They were slower than I expected and had a lot of wobble in them.
"Now I'm focused on the British Open. This will be my third visit to Royal Lytham and St Annes, where I tied for 22nd in 1996 and tied for 25th in 2001.
"I like the golf course, but I know they have made some changes since we played there. I think they lengthened a few holes, so it will play different.
"Plus in '01 it was pretty dry and firm. They've had a very wet summer, as we saw at Wimbledon, and the golf course is pretty soft.
"Weather plays such a huge role in the tournament. It will be interesting to see how the course is set up.
"It's different, because we're not really on the water - we're slightly inland. That train track that runs right along the golf course gets a lot of use that week.
"The time change is easy because I play all over the world. It's getting used to the conditions that week. Each British Open has its own little quirks.
"For instance, Hoylake was burnt out, some years at St Andrews the wind blew hard, this year it will be a little bit softer than it normally plays.
"But we don't know if it's going to rain or blow, so that adds different challenges as the week develops.
"I'll bring my five-wood and two-iron and decide which club to carry once I get there and feel out the conditions."
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