The Michael Barry Show.

You're listening to The Open Podcasts.

I'm already asleep.

I wish this one down the last and online,

and if it pops up, that's a magnificent shot.

I knew I was really in the tournament big time,

and it actually kicked me up a gear,

and I just even started to play better.

I had great chances. I was driving it.

It was great. It was everything, you know,

you think about how you would play an open.

The legacy of Australian golfers in the Open Championship

is storied, with nine Australian victories

from Peter Thompson, Kel Nagle, Greg Norman,

and Ian Baker Finch in the 40 years from 1954 to 1994.

But for all the successes of Australian golfers

in the past 70 years,

there have also been a number of players

who have come remarkably close to taking home

the Claret Jug.

One of those players is Steve Elkington.

A top-class player from much of his career

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