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To whet your whistle for this week, we have compiled a few of the key memories from St Andrews over the years, so read on for a little refresher.

The figure of looms large over the Old Course these days, after winning the last two Opens to be staged at St Andrews in 2005 and 2000.

The world number one's star has since lost some of its sheen because of off-course shenanigans, but Woods has a liking for the Old Course and three wins there in 10 years to take him to 15 majors is a distinct possibility.

Woods dominated all four days in warm, sunny conditions, carding 66-67-71 before dousing the home crowd's hopes of a famous Scottish winner as he held off Colin Montgomerie with a closing 70 to win by five.

The poignancy was there for all to see as Woods strolled to his second Open title and a 10th major in all, two days after 18-time major champion , inextricably linked to St Andrews, waved an emotional goodbye to the tournament on the Swilcan Bridge.

In the , a fresh-faced 24-year-old Woods was equally unstoppable, leading by three at halfway and building a six-shot lead going into the final day.

Playing partner David Duval started quickly and closed the gap to three shots after seven holes but the American could not sustain his surge and fell back as Woods, who did not find a single bunker all week triumphed ahead of Thomas Björn and Ernie Els.

, colourful American the man known as "Wild Thing" and "Long John", showed he had a sweet short game to match his prodigious power off the tee and added the Open Championship to his breakthrough 1991 US PGA win.

Italy's Costantino Rocca needed a birdie on the last to tie with Daly and hit his drive just short and left of the green, into the area known as the Valley of Sin. But he mis-hit his chip and watched in horror as the ball dribbled back. Now needing to hole his third from all of 60ft, Rocca took out his putter and sent the ball on its long journey over the humps, hollows and contours of the 18th green - and into the cup. But the Italian could not hang on in the four-hole play-off and the mullet-haired Daly lifted the Claret Jug.

The 25th Open at St Andrews was also the stage for to say his goodbyes after first competing in the event in 1960, when he finished as runner-up to Australian Kel Nagle.

, the Old Course crowned an English winner as calculated, plotted and caressed his way to victory. Faldo laid the foundations with rounds of 67 and 65 and then fired a third-round 67 to sink the challenge of co-leader Greg Norman, who amassed a 76. Faldo ended with a 71 to win by five shots from American Payne Stewart and Zimbabwe's Mark McNulty.

To this day, one of golf's most iconic images came at St Andrews in when holed out for a birdie on the last to take a one-shot lead with one group to come. The images of him excitedly punching the air in celebration will always be associated with the flamboyant Spaniard, who will sadly not be able to attend this year because of ill health.

Back on the 17th, Tom Watson, who had been tied with Ballesteros on the tee, was in trouble after firing his second shot through the green. Pitching back from near the wall by the road, Watson could only make a bogey as his dreams of a third straight Open title were all but ended.

The American, inevitably, was unable to hole his second shot on the 18th to force a play-off and Ballesteros won the second of his three Open titles by two from Watson and Germany's Bernhard Langer.

In Nicklaus came to St Andrews poised on 14 major titles (ring any bells?) and had not won one since 1975 after narrowly missing out to Watson in the 'Duel in the Sun' at Turnberry the year before.

Watson led again going into the final round on the Old Course and was joined by Britain's Peter Oosterhuis. Nicklaus, fellow American Ben Crenshaw, New Zealand's Simon Owen and Japan's Isao Aoki were one stroke behind. But by the 17th Nicklaus was clear on his own and held on to win by two from Crenshaw, Owen and Americans Tom Kite and Ray Floyd. It was his second Open title at St Andrews, and third Open in all, coming 12 years after his first at Muirfield and 16 years since he had won his first major, the 1962 US Open.

Nicklaus's Open triumph in was due largely to the misfortune of another, as Doug Sanders missed a downhill three-footer on the 18th which would have secured victory. Sanders had to settle for a play-off with Nicklaus on the Monday and the Golden Bear, as Nicklaus was known, was one ahead going up the last.

After driving the green, Nicklaus holed out for a birdie to Sanders's par. Nicklaus celebrated by throwing his putter high in the air, nearly braining his rival with it on the way down and Sanders was consigned to a second runner-up spot behind Nicklaus to go with 1966.

A young Nicklaus was himself a runner-up behind "Champagne" at St Andrews in . The American had never seen St Andrews before, but armed with local caddie Tip Anderson, and benefitting from the withdrawal of Palmer, Lema beat Nicklaus by five shots to win his only major title. Tragically, Lema died in a plane crash two years later.

Back in , South African Bobby Locke stopped Australian run of three straight Open titles. Thomson, who won five Opens in all, came second, two years after winning at the Home of Golf himself. Other illustrious winners of the Open at St Andrews include Sam Snead (1946), and Bobby Jones (1927).

These are just the highlights, now over to you. What are your favourite memories of the Open at St Andrews? Were you there to witness any of these Opens, or remember watching on TV? Let's hear your thoughts.