Josh Antmann

The past 12 months has been a topsy turvy one in the world of golf. Fractions between tours and players lining their pockets with a lot of money. The sport always seemed top heavy and that seems even more so these days. Whilst we celebrate the abilities of McIlroy, Rahm and Scheffler (and rightly so), the smaller tours seem to be forgotten a little.

But it became quickly apparent that the Marco Simone is going to be very special for the fans. The 1st tee grandstand is huge and will hold 5,000 people. Friday morning is going to be an electric atmosphere and if you don't get goosebumps there's something wrong with you. It will be colourful, loud and the view down the fairway is spectacular. There is so much elevation on the course that you can't really have a bad viewpoint. But there's are a couple of spots I would highly recommend.

He also won the Valspar via a playoff with a 40ft putt and a celebration which lived long in the memory. He captured five wins in 2015 including back-to-back major championships, won twice in 2016 and three more times in 2017 including that incredible Open victory at Birkdale. Being a fan of Spieth could be summed up in that astonishing 90 minutes on the back nine in Southport.