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From ESPN.com

When the Open Championship was held at Royal Birkdale in 1991, Mark O''Meara played in the final pairing, losing to winner Ian Baker-Finch by 3 strokes. Seven years later, O''Meara drew on that experience, returning to the venue to claim his first and only Claret Jug.

This week, the Open is back in Birkdale for the first time since, and no one will have fonder memories than the 1998 champ. We recently put O''Meara on the ESPN.com Hot Seat to discuss changes to the course, his knowledge of Tiger Woods'' knee injury before the U.S. Open and the role of a mentor to younger players on tour.

Q: It''s been 10 years since you won the Open Championship at Royal Birkdale. Does it seem more like a lifetime ago or just yesterday?
A: You know, it kind of seems like a lifetime because 10 years, as you get older, it seems like it goes by quicker. It just seems like it was so long ago, but it was just very memorable, especially to have my family there -- my wife, Alicia; my son, Shaun; my daughter, Michelle. So it was a special victory 10 years ago, back in ''98.

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