STAGING THE OPEN DURING A PANDEMIC
When the open was cancelled last year, it was the first time that golf’s oldest Major hadn’t been played since the Second World War. The R&A explored every option before finally pulling the plug, but the safety of everyone involved had to come first, and it was clear that the Covid-19 pandemic would put that in jeopardy. The decision was made with a heavy heart, but it was the right one – few people would contest that.
A year on, and while life – or sport for that matter – is still anything but normal, we can be pretty much certain that 2021 will give us The Open we’ve all been craving. Getting number 149 in the books was never going to be an easy task. It’s taken a monumental effort from The R&A and its workforce, but together with
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