Jason Day defended golfs big four after their forecast heavyweight showdown failed to materialise at Royal Troon.All the hype before the 145th British Open centred on Days bid to keep Dustin Johnson, Jordan Spieth and Rory McIlroy at bay as the superstar quartet jostled for the famous Claret Jug and golfs top ranking.Instead veterans Phil Mickelson and Henrik Stenson have stolen the show with a swag of less-heralded Americans and Europeans playing supporting roles.But Day believes any criticism of the Gen-Y dominators is unfair, citing an unfavourable draw for golfs top four players at Troon.Australias world No.1 even has the numbers to back it up.Every player in the top 10 at the Opens halfway point enjoyed the best of the conditions on Thursday morning and Friday afternoon, while Day, Johnson, Spieth and McIlroy were left to deal with the elements, including a 55kph squall that swept through the links course late in the second round.While Day struggled to a two-over-par 73 in tough early going on Thursday, Mickelson made hay in the afternoon with a major championship record-equalling 63 while third-round leader Stenson opened with 68 and 65.The pair have engaged in a two-man shootout ever since.Day said it was no great coincidence he and his big-name rivals were battling to keep pace.Rory, Jordan and myself are in the other wave, so that has a lot to do with it, Day said after his even-par 71 on Saturday.I think the best score out of our wave was two under with Patrick Reed and Rory, and obviously the (other) wave has played great golf and thats why theyre at the top of the leaderboard.So theres obviously a little bit of luck that is involved with getting to the top as well as playing good golf.But, once again, you get what you take and unfortunately thats just the way it is.Youve just got to try and get yourself into contention.Playing the brutal back nine in seven over has cost Day, but hes not the only one to have suffered.A triple-bogey on the railway hole, the punishing 11th, dashed Johnsons hopes on Saturday after the US Open champion surged to five under and within sight of the leaders.He finished at one under after his round of 72 included 39 on the back nine.McIlroy ended the third round with only 13 clubs after smashing his three wood in disgust on the 16th as the 2014 champion slumped to even for the tournament with a 73.And like Day, Spieth picked up four shots going out before giving them all back coming home to be five over and out following his third-round 72.The American then lashed reporters for expecting too much.Spieth said it seems hes become a victim of his own success after arriving at St Andrews last year with the chance to become the first player since 1953 to win golfs first three majors of the year and finishing one shot shy of a playoff.It seems a bit unfair at 22 to be expecting something like that all the time, Spieth said. 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Wayne Bennett believes Stephen Kearney can be the circuitbreaking coach the Warriors need to finally unlock the NRL clubs potential.Kearney was announced as the Warriors new boss on Tuesday, replacing Andrew McFadden, who was demoted to an assistant role.Currently Bennetts right-hand man in Brisbane, the former Kiwi Test second-rower will officially commence the new job once the Broncos finals campaign is over.Bennett believes the Warriors have made a smart choice, describing Kearney as a coach on top of his game who will know precisely how to sort out their issues.Despite some of the best on-paper talent in the competition, the New Zealand franchise havent made the finals since 2011, with Kearney to become their seventh coach since then.I hope he is (the right coach) for their sake, Bennett said.The game needs them to be good; the game needs every club to be good.Im pleased for Steve - its a club Im sure is close to his heart.Hes been a wonderful Kiwi player and a great coacch for them so its obviously something thats got a lot of appeal to him, to go back home and have the opportunity to coach there in his own right.ddddddddddddIn Kearneys last stint as a NRL coach, he quit Parramatta with three rounds to go in the 2012 season after guiding them to just 10 wins in 42 games.However, he has been New Zealands Test coach since 2008, with Bennett famously serving as his assistant when they won the World Cup that year.When I came back (to Brisbane), I had a decision to make about coaches, Bennett said.I did keep him on because Ive worked with him in the New Zealand team and he brings up that predictability, that consistency you need.Hes on top of his game,