Matt Jordan: The new MJ looking to dominate the world of golf after his Open display!

In a sporting world dominated by one M. Jordan in the last 40 years, a new M. Jordan has arrived on the golf scene, looking to dominate as Michael did in the NBA.

Matt Jordan arrived at the Open Championship as an unknown at the beginning of last week and had the honor of taking the first tee shot to get the tournament underway.

What would transpire in the four days following for the local lad to Royal Liverpool wouldn't be in his wildest dreams, as he stole the show for his exceptional performance.

The story for Jordan this week was always going to be emotional, the local lad at his local course in a major championship, setting the scene for fairytales.

Knowing the course after playing there since he was a kid was always going to have its advantages, reading the greens and landing spots on each hole.

But knowing the course as well as he did could have all gone out the window when the grandstands went up, the best players in the world are playing, and the rain comes falling down.

Jordan steadied the nerves with a two-under score of 69 in the opening round and wavered through the second round with one-over 72, making the cut and his dreams even more of a reality.

MJ shot another 69 in the third round and finished his final round with a birdie on the 18^th, capping off a magical weekend and a first top-ten finish in a major.

His top-ten finish has also secured him automatic qualification for next year's Open Championship, held at Royal Troon in Scotland.

According to golf.com, Jordan said: It was just the perfect finish to what has been the most unbelievable week. I just wanted to knock it in for everyone who supported me."

Jordan currently competes on the DP World Tour and has strong finishes in his last few events, coming 15^th in the British Masters, leading after the first round, shooting a 63.

MJ will have to bring himself down a few pegs after his performance in the Open, focusing on his next tournament, the ISPS Handa World Invitational in Northern Ireland.

The golf world will show up and leave a course in a hurry, explaining how weird it will be to play at Royal Liverpool again with no fans and grandstands.

This week he has a tee time at Royal Liverpool alongside his girlfriend's father and her sister's fiancé. The idea of normality made Jordan reminisce about his past week.

Speaking after his final round, Jordan said: "How weird it's going to be just going around just as a practice because I'm probably going to remember everything I've done beforehand."

The Jordan name is the largest in sports, and Matt Jordan will hope to replicate similar success in the golf world and push on from his first top 10 major finish.