I'm with Vassos in Turnberry for the 138th Open Championship that officially gets underway tomorrow morning at 6:30am with Englishman Paul Broadhurst hitting the first tee shot.

Padraig Harrington holds the title at present and he is going for 3 Open wins on the trot. Tiger Woods is playing this time after taking the year off from Carnoustie to have surgery on his knee - he will be trying to win his 15th Major.

Wednesday is when all the engineers from around the world test their equipment to ensure that everything is up and running in time for tomorrow's tournament, and as you can see it was pretty quiet at the media centre this morning when Vassos was doing his sports bulletins at 6am.



This is a beautiful part of the country and the golf course is spectacular - just check out the Golf course hotel.....and before you ask we are not staying here. We are in a little 3 bed bungalow 10 minutes drive away. Gary Lineker, Peter Aliss and the rest of the TV and radio teams are also in the same street - it's a bit like Ramsey Street without the glamour.



The Golf course hugs the coast line and you'll see some spectacular shots if you see any coverage on BBC TV over the next few days.

As for 5 live we will be bringing you uninterrupted coverage of the Open from tomorrow morning starting with Breakfast. Nicky will be out and about on the course so i hope he's been practicing his whispering technique - an absolute must for broadcasting at Golf tournaments.

Olie D'Albertanson (Vassos's producer/cup of tea maker/driver).

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