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British Open 2016 preview: Dustin Johnson looks to continue torrid pace at Royal Troon

The Open Championship is headed to Scotland this week at the famed Royal Troon Golf Course, where the treacherous "Postage Stamp" hole awaits the best golfers in the world.

The tiny par-3 eighth hole has a miniature green nestled on the bank of a sand dune with deep bunkers guarding it on either side. But Troon is famous for more than just its signature hole.

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Gary Player once described Royal Troon's back nine as "the most difficult in the world when the wind is blowing," and the 10th hole, with its large sandhills making the tee shot blind, is one of the trickiest on the course.