Matthew Jordan has been fielding questions for advice and tips from fellow professionals but isn't giving too much away as he prepares to play The 151st Open at the golf course he grew up playing.
A lot of eyes will be on Matthew Jordan this week, who has the honour of hitting the first tee shot at his home course after making it through Final Qualifying two weeks ago.
And it's simply because there's no-one in the field who will know the course as well as he does.
When he talks about getting prepared for arguably the biggest event of his year, it's nothing like how he would typically go about a tournament week. Jordan doesn't need the same preparation, because his knowledge of Royal Liverpool means he can visualise walking every part of the golf course without ever stepping foot on it. Instead, it's about feeling his way around and working out how the course is playing, rather than looking at the course itself.
When he arrived on Monday he explained that when he'd been here two weeks ago, the rough was a bit sparse, so he was looking forward to seeing the course condition.
"I just want to see exactly how firm it is in terms of like hitting shots towards bunkers, how big the bounce is, how big the bounce is on greens," said Jordan.
"Yeah, just more so being able to -- instead of looking at the course, being able to actually feel it and see the bounces and everything like that.
"Unfortunately actually this is the first time I've been here for a couple of weeks, so I haven't seen it. From what I can remember, because we had a dry spell, I remember the rough actually being a bit sparse, which obviously isn't the best thing. And then if it rains, then it could soften up.
"I'm kind of intrigued myself to get out there and see exactly what it's like, but compared to previous Opens, I remember in '14 I think it was soft and the scoring was really good, and then in '06 it was completely burnt out. So I have seen that kind of side of it. I think we're just hoping that it does firm out a bit and there is a bit of wind, so it can offer good scores and bad scores."
He grew up playing here and the multiple club championship titles attest to his skills around this course, which include a personal best of 62. He still plays it regularly since changes were made and his dad is a member, so it's no surprise he's already had a few players asking his advice this week.
"There's been a couple [asking] so far," said Jordan.
"I'm just looking at certain spots that you can hit it in terms of like I want to see where the rough is in certain places. I'm not going to reveal where because I don't want to give away too many tips. I might pick and choose what I tell people."
It's a unique situation to be in. Jordan is making just his second Major start, having missed the cut at The Open last year in St. Andrews on his debut, but arrives with plenty of focus on him.
For Jordan, who has memories of watching in both 2006 and 2014, it's all about enjoying the occasion while trying to temper his own emotions so that he can play the course like he knows he can.
"It's an amazing honour," said Jordan.
"I'm sure the first tee, no matter what was going to be special, but obviously to have this as a kid growing up, I used to wake up early, 6:30, and that was The Open commencing. So I've got fond memories, so to have this honour is brilliant.
"I can't come up with a number, but once I qualified, so many people told me, messaged me, saying they're going to be here, they're going to be loud, they're going to offer me support.
"Ultimately I want to perform. That is my main goal. I think in terms of me doing that, when I come away from this next week I just want to play the golf course like I know I can, like I do in practice, like I normally will if I'm here preparing for any other events.
"And if I feel like I can do that, then I know that I can do well around here. For me it's not letting the occasion dictate what I exactly do. It's just me playing the golf course."
There are several big changes between the 2014 Open Championship and this year at Hoylake, including moving the internal out of bounds 20 yards left and the tee further back on 18, and the addition of a new and intimidating par-three 17th named 'Little Eye'.
The 17th in particular is hole that is already garnering a lot of attention due to it's significantly raised infinity green, which has large waste bunkers in front of it and pot bunkers either side of big fall off areas.
Asked for his opinion, Jordan explained that while he feels 17 will be weather dependant, the 18th is a change he thinks will be brilliant in all conditions.
"So my honest opinion, I've tried actually asking quite a few pros to see exactly what they feel, and for me personally the new hole requires the right weather.
"I think if you're having 120 yards with no wind and it's soft, I think it's not going to create the drama that you guys probably want, that members probably want. However, if we get a bit of wind into, I think you will see guys make 2 but they will still miss the green.
"In terms of 18 bringing the out of bounds in, I think it's a lot better. I think it makes it a proper risk and reward hole. If you hit a good drive, you can go for it. Then even bailing out on the left, it makes the lay-up a lot tougher because it's a bit longer now.
I think certainly from my opinion 18 especially has been a brilliant change."
Jordan will get The 151st Open under way on Thursday alongside Richie Ramsay and Branden Grace.
