We knew when we left the house in the morning that there was a high winds delay as we could see the trees bending sideways with each gust so we took our time and left a little later figuring that the quickly changing climate would be more conduscive to golf when we arrived. But no.
The "look" at St. Andrews:
At 11 an announcement was made to delay play until 3. Ugh! So we took a walk through the village of St. A to get a little exercise. We went into churches, did a little poking through shops, people watching was fun too.
By 2 p.m, they were saying 4, then at 3:30, they said 5. About 30,000 people were at the course for the event so it was a very large group looking for ways to entertain themselves. Drinking was the most popular pasttime and many spectators were falling down drunk by the time play actually resumed at 6 p.m. We had a couple of half-pints of Stella Artois--the official brew of the Open--but were still steady on our feet when we had to rush to find a good viewing spot before play commenced.
We ended up in the grandstands on the 17th green/18th tee and were able to see many fine players come through who were finishing their Friday round to determine the cut for the final two days of play.
So, because of the rains on Friday, that round finished Saturday night. The Saturday round will be played in full on Sunday and the final round will be played on Monday. A little confusing.
But, we were there. We saw some of the biggest names in golf. We had a lovely dinner at The Doll's House and celebrated Patty's birthday.
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