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Spieth to seize spotlight at British Open

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US golfer Jordan Spieth, seen here during a practice round on The Old Course at St Andrews in Scotland, is gunning to become just the second player ever to win the first three majors of the year

St Andrews (United Kingdom) (AFP) - Tiger Woods has seldom, if ever, been upstaged in a major golf tournament, but at this week's British Open, golf's new poster boy, Jordan Spieth, will run him close.

The former world number one and 14-time major winner will still draw the crowds at St Andrews where he won in style in 2000 and 2005.