British Open

Wednesday-friday: 10:30 p.m.-1 p.m. (Golf Channel)

Saturday: 1:30-4 a.m. (Golf Channel); 4 a.m.-noon (KSNV-3)

Sunday: 1:30-4 a.m. (Golf Channel); 4-11:30 a.m. (KSNV-3) the Open with a win at the PGA Championship the next month. He was on such a run that people in golf started talking about his chances of eventually passing Tiger Woods and Jack Nicklaus with the most major championship wins ever.

But while he still wins on a regular basis, there hasn’t been another major title since. He’s struggled when it really counts, including at the U.S. Open last month, when he shot 80 in the first round and failed tomakethecut.

A win here this week might just be what he needs to jump-start the talk about multiple majors once again.

If Mcilroy does have an advan- tage at this Open, it’s not just that he played well at Carnoustie in 2007. He’s also finished no worse than fifth in his last three Opens, including his win at Liverpool.

If there’s any added pressure at this Open, though, it’s because next year the tournament moves to Royal Portrush in Mcilroy’s native Northern Ireland, where he would like nothing better than to play as the defending champion.

“I’d obviously be very happy and be very proud to be the defending champion at a golf course that I know very well and playing in front of home fans,” Mcilroy said. “Geez, if it all worked out like that this week, I’d be one very happy man heading out of here.”