Heavy rain forced the suspension of play at St Andrews
Heavy rain forced the suspension of play
before the first group had even managed to finish the first hole on the
second day of the 144th Open Championship at St Andrews.
Persistent rain throughout the early hours got worse just as Jaco van Zyl, Mark Calcavecchia and Marcel Siem teed off at 6.32am.
The downpour saw a torrent of water gushing down Golf Place, the road
leading to the R and A clubhouse, and with the greens quickly flooding
organisers were left with no option but to suspend proceedings at
6.46am. Weather forecasters predicted outbreaks of heavy rain in the morning
with winds gusting up to 30mph and speeds increasing to 35-40mph in the
afternoon but drier conditions. Jordan Spieth, at five-under-par two off compatriot Dustin Johnson's
lead chasing the third leg of an unprecedented calendar year grand slam
and teeing off at 2.34pm, said he was expecting tough conditions. "It's definitely going to be a brutal day. We just don't know when
the rain is going to start, when it's going to stop, if it's going to
come back," he said. "I think it will be a true Scottish day that we all should enjoy the challenge ahead."
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