The Scots are a hearty people. They have to deal day in and day out with some of the most miserable weather on the planet. They do it with a smile and a wink. Saints all!
The second day of The Open began with another downpour early in the morning, followed intermittently with brilliant sunshine offset by fierce sudden watery outbursts. Notwithstanding the vagaries of the Fife weather, the golfers with heads down trudged onward through it all, while the indomitable patrons held their ground watching them play. Until...
At about 2:45P Scottish time, the winds returned with a vengeance. I was watching one of the featured groups of Tiger, Justin Rose and Camillo Villegas on #1 green. Rose was sizing up a 2 foot par putt when a jetstream of cold air arrived from the grave of old Tom Morris overwhelmed the green and moved his ball 15 feet. Isn't golf hard enough on a perfect day? Needless to say, the post on the monster yellow scoreboard came swiftly, PLAY SUSPENDED DUE TO HIGH WINDS.
Just got word that the winds have abated and play will resume in 30 minutes. The R&A will try to work out a deal with the heavens and get this round in. They have connections you know!
It doesn't get dark until about 10PM around here, so we'll have plenty of time to watch some exciting golf in dull-free Scottish weather. It will be a helluva ride for all of us.
Cheers.
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