The one hundred and fiftieth championship may be remembered because the rip-off Open. With lodging at a premium, lodges in close by Dundee, the place you'll be able to usually keep for as little as seventy quid an evening, are charging as a lot as £7,000 for every week’s board and lodgings.
Punters seem keen to pay such eye-watering quantities judging by the truth that there's hardly a room available in Fife and Tayside. However some get-rich-quick locals in St Andrews have had their plans scuppered.
They have been compelled to slash rental costs of their houses of something as much as thirty grand for a two up and two all the way down to half that quantity. It’s additionally rumoured that the native toy store is doing a roaring commerce in Dick Turpin masks!
An early pee time
Paul Lawrie was delighted when he found that he’ll hit the opening tee-shot on the Outdated Course on Thursday. Not least as a result of 6.35 am is his regular pee-time.
However It’s simply as effectively that the previous Open champion, 53, isn’t staying on the halls of residence. Older American guests, accustomed to having to reply a name of nature very first thing within the morning, have complained that the absence of ensuite services means they’re queuing up to make use of a restricted variety of loos.
LIV by way of this
Justin Thomas is passionately anti-LIV, however you wouldn’t have thought so when he was pictured clutching a LIV-PUR water bottle. The provider has no hyperlinks to the controversial breakaway tour that has cut up the golf world.
But it surely did nothing for the American’s avenue cred, all the identical.
Off the menu
Ardour is off the menu throughout Open week. Danger taking native college students with a style for journey are identified to go for the secluded seaside space of Elephant Rock adjoining the Outdated Course.
However they're liable to being noticed by hundreds of prying eyes. And that has compelled the long run alumni to chill their passion for the subsequent few days.
A take a look at the chances
Fancy a punt on The Open? You could possibly do worse than an each-way guess on defending champion Collin Morikawa.
The American is 25/1 to defend his crown. Apparently three reigning champions have completed runner-up at St Andrews - Harry Vardon in 1900, Peter Thomson in 1957 and Tom Watson in 1984.
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Rory McIlroy is favorite at 10/1 with newly topped Scottish Open champion Xander Schauffele subsequent finest at 16s. Oban ace Bob MacInyre - simply one in every of three Scots within the discipline - is a tempting 80/1 after attaining prime 10s in his first two Opens.
Turner prize
Budding teenage artist Iona Turner may have her work exhibited to the world on the Outdated Course within the type of her successful design for restricted version luggage for use by the 34 Callaway workers professionals at The Open. The 17-year-old was amongst college students from two native colleges, Madras School and St Leonards, to participate within the competitors.
Her design was impressed by most of the city’s iconic landmarks, together with the well-known Swilcan Bridge and the historic cathedral the place Outdated Tom Morris is buried.
Learn Jim Black's Open Diary within the Document on daily basis this week.