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MATCH POINT: Wildcard stitch ups are par for the course... here's how the system is abused - tennis has too many while the case of Matthew Jordan shows that some golf events have too few

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Those switching their attention to the Open golf next week may get to hear the name of Matthew Jordan, one of the 156 players who will tee off at Royal Liverpool.

After more discussions about the merits of wildcards at Wimbledon, he is an interesting comparison of how they do things in the partially equivalent event of another sport.

Jordan plays on the European Tour and has had a ranking in the top 200 before now, and this season he has had four top twenty finishes. He grew up playing at Hoylake, is well-known in the area and holds the course record.