SPECTACTORS eating al fresco within the tented village have been in a position to take action with out worry of getting their grub nicked from their fingers by the dive-bombing rats within the sky. There’s not a seagull to be seen because the R&A employed the companies of a Harris Hawk, an Indian Eagle Owl and an African Tawny Eagle to scare off the pesky predators.
It’s given a complete new which means to birdies and eagles. However heaven assist the locals when the visiting wildlife depart and the pests return of their droves in search of revenge for being cleared out of city briefly.
THERE'S a commemorative plaque at St Andrews highlighting the contribution made by Polish alerts officer Jozef Kosacki, inventor of a tool for detecting mines. Now there’s one other Pole determined to see his identify commemorated within the Auld Gray Toon if he can produce a spectacular end at The Open.
Adrian Meronk has already made historical past after registering the primary ever victory by an Japanese European on the DP World Tour
when he received the Irish Open to earn a passport to St Andrews.
THERE has been no scarcity of well-known faces and members of royalty in and across the Outdated Course. Line of Responsibility’s Martin Compston, Love Island’s Nathan Massey and ex-One Course singer Niall Horan are amongst those that’ve been noticed mingling with the punters.
There have been additionally rumours that Robbie Williams was noticed driving round city. And on the royal entrance, Princess Anne and Prince Albert of Monaco have been company of the R&A.
WE have had all 4 seasons this week – wind, rain, leaden skies and wonderful sunshine. Given St Andrews’ unusual micro local weather, it could come as no nice shock if we additionally bought a flurry of snow.
However the danger of hypothermia? That is perhaps pushing it a tad – until the media centre air con isn’t reined in.
It’s saying one thing that sweaters are the order of the day to fight the chilliness air. Consider me, it’s a rattling sight hotter outdoors!
THE native constabulary has achieved a positive job by and huge below making an attempt circumstances. However two of their quantity earned a black mark yesterday for blighting the entrepreneurial expertise of a few youngsters bagpipers.
The kids had been coining it in from their pitch in Golf Place, largely from the largesse of visiting People who confirmed their appreciation within the type of the folding stuff. However they had been shortly moved on by the boys in blue who defined that their music was disturbing the calm of the neighbourhood.
On condition that 70,000 golf followers had been roaring and cheering the equal of a brief chip away it’s honest to say that it was a daft over-reaction on the a part of the legislation.
THE Auld Gray City is buzzing. The electrifying environment and unbelievable hype generated by occasions on the Outdated Course has
everybody on a excessive.
A lot in order that it’s unattainable to be laid-back - until you’re a seal. A whole lot of the creatures loved their 5 minutes of fame on TV stretched out on the west sands basking within the sunshine, apparently with no care on the earth.
Not even the presence of a report 290,000 followers at The Open this week has disturbed the peace and tranquillity of the native sea life, it appears.