For the preparation British Open, from the whole, is not too much different from other grand slam champion. In St Andrews, I have been taken the role of caddies for many times. In all the four majors, we do the same preparation. When you play your cheap golf clubs in links golf course, you need to make sure you can find all the lines. For example, when the wind blows from one direction, you need play this course in a way. When the wind blows from the other direction you have to change your way of play. It's like playing chess which needs thinking. When you play in some course in United States, you can play in the same way every day.
Over the past few years, Tiger once came on weekends to do some routine exercises. Once a few years, he played a few rounds in Ireland. This is his usual plan, he stick to the plan.