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Jason Day has arrived at Royal Troon for the 145th British Open desperate to add the Claret Jug to his trophy cabinet.The world No.1 will spearhead an 11-strong Australian assault on golfs oldest major championship and is making no secret of his desire to atone for last years despair.Day held a share of the third-round lead at St Andrews, but never got going on Sunday and ultimately missed a playoff - won by American Zach Johnson - after leaving a 10-metre birdie putt on the 72nd hole a revolution short.Coming so close last year is definitely a motivational factor in that I would love to one day hold the Claret Jug and be able to put my name down in history with the best that have ever lived and played the game, Day said on Monday. Just to be able to be called the Champion Golfer of the Year would be fantastic.So Im very excited to be here and looking forward to a nice, challenging week.Day has already squeezed in two rounds at Troon since arriving in Scotland on the weekend.He said surviving the links courses own Amen Corner-style mid-round stretch would be crucial with wind and rain, as ever, forecast for the Open.We played 36 holes already, he said.We had a westerly, south-westerly kind of wind, and apparently thats not the prevailing wind. Its more sort of out of the opposite direction, I guess.It was great. Its a very challenging course. 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