An eight-man playoff for 2018 British Open? Why not? (Steve Flynn/USA TODAY Sports)

2. Spieth, Schauffele, Kisner, Chappell, Molinari, Woods, Noren and McIlroy head to playoff.

In the ultimate sign of modern day parity, a record is set for the number of participants in a British Open playoff. Following criticism for breaking up 2002’s four-man playoff, the R&A sends out an eightsome who take two hours, only to eliminate two players after the first four holes.  Kisner eventually sinks the winning putt at 10:35 p.m. local time and before a crowd of 500 or-so devoted fans, credits his playing eightsomes back home in Aiken, S.C. money games. The R&A declares soon after play that they will look into equipment rule changes to better allow top players to separate themselves so the Open will never go through such a grueling day again.