Murray added: "It's just so nice to be back playing in front of crowds again and it's so important for events like this to get crowd support at the beginning of the week. "'The time was right, honestly, I didn't feel like I wanted to rush into anything, just like signing here the first time, it just happened naturally." One of the most interesting outsiders is Smith, who is among the best drivers in Europe, and whose sole European Tour win came on its longest course. Back in that kind of form, he can also call upon a top-10 finish from the 2017 PGA Championship and providing his short-game holds up, odds of 400/1 could look really generous.18th Tee Torrey Pines@usopengolfpic.twitter.com/kAs3wDcXbf "I think that is massive," the former England batter said. "A lot has been said on commentary about a coach under pressure.