Mickelson missed the British Open to be with his wife and mother, both of who are battling cancer, but he is still expected to be right up there on a course that is the longest in Major championship history, at 7,674 yards.

The left-hander was a little rusty on his return to action last week at Firestone, but on such a long course, his length off the tee will put him in good stead.

Goosen has returned to form this year and knows how to win on difficult courses - having won two US Open crowns - while Cink has not stopped smiling since his Open triumph, grinning his way to sixth at Firestone.

As for Harrington, the Irishman looks to be finding his form after making extensive swing changes at the end of 2008, a year in which he won two Majors.

'I was happy with the week overall,' he said. 'Obviously it was a disappointing finish to the week, (but) overall most things were pretty positive I would say. I certainly did a lot of things that you need to do right when you want to play good tournaments.

'My short game was sharp. Probably see a bit of a weakness in my wedge play. That needs a bit of improvement. And the long game was sufficient anyway.'