In golf, there are tournaments, then there are majors, and then there is the Open Championship. Then there is the Open Championship at St. Andrews. Every five years, the best golfers in the world gather at the “home of golf” for arguably the most prestigious title in the sport.

2015 has been the year of Jordan Spieth, who charged his way to a win at the Masters in April, then followed it up with a win at Chambers Bay in the U.S. Open. There is still some debate among golf fans as to whether Spieth “won it,” or Dustin Johnson “lost it,” but the native Texan has earned where he’s at in the world golf conversation. His poise at the John Deere Classic, where he won in a playoff, only added more substance to the hype he’s been given. With Rory McIlroy not competing because of a freak injury, this could be Spieth’s opportunity to go atop the world golf rankings, and complete the third chapter to a potential Grand Slam.

Speaking of Johnson, he’ll be paired with Spieth on Thursday and Friday. Johnson came close on separate occasions to winning majors in 2010, at the U.S. Open & the PGA Championship, but last month’s ending had to be the most heartbreaking finish he’s endured. How he performs in the first two rounds will show if he’s put the Chambers Bay disappointment behind him.

He may no longer be the top-ranked golfer in the world, but most eyes will inevitably be on Tiger Woods. He won at St. Andrews in convincing fashion in 2000 & 2005, and it’s not necessarily a coincidence that he’s paired with Louis Oosthuizen, who won at St. Andrews in 2010. Also in that threesome is Jason Day, one of many golfers (Johnson included) who most agree is due for a major championship soon. Tiger was most recently at the Greenbrier Classic in West Virginia, closing his first round with three straight birdies. Although he admitted he got fortunate with the weather, Woods missed multiple putts on Sunday that could’ve put him in contention, instead finishing -7 for the tournament. Can he make enough shots to be a presence on the leaderboard this week?

There have many magical moments at the Open Championship, especially in the last two decades. It was at this tournament where “Jean Van de Velde” became a verb; where Tiger rediscovered his form after losing his father; where Tom Watson nearly won at age 59; and where last year, Rory McIlroy began his surge through the second half of the season, not long after calling off his engagement to Caroline Wozniacki. It’s the Open Championship, and 2015 will yield more spectacular memories.