This was the dream. As a young boy with stars in his eyes, when he watched Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy make history, local boy Matthew Jordan hoped he would one day walk down Royal Liverpool’s 18th fairway and receive the same acclaim.
Imagine his feelings, then, when fantasy became reality. On this sodden afternoon, when practically every other English golfer was left grimacing, Jordan had what might prove to be a once-in-a-lifetime moment to put the gloss on a near-perfect week at Hoylake.
Having hoicked a drive down the left, Jordan had to cross railings to reach his ball.