SOUTHPORT, England (AP) They snaked their way beside the undulating fairways of Royal Birkdale all week, a group of around 150 spectators wearing white T-shirts and caps, displaying colorful banners and cheering on their working-class hero playing inside the ropes.
Meet Team Alfie, the fan club of a 25-year-old amateur golfer from east London who has risen to prominence at this British Open.
Alfie Plant is the only amateur playing the weekend at Birkdale, so he’s set to win the silver medal as low amateur, following in the footsteps of Tiger Woods (1996) and Rory McIlroy (2007) among others.