From Old Tom to Young Rory, St. Andrews has remained the best golf has to offer
From Old Tom to Young Rory, St. Andrews has remained the best golf has to offer
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — Walking to work this morning, for the first round of the British Open, I went by the cemetery where Old Tom Morris is buried, in the shadows of the cathedral ruins here. Old Tom. Golf’s original Father Time. Maybe you’ve seen the famous picture of him, circa 1900, coming out of the sea in his woolen suit, beard dripping salt water, carrying a mashie, chasing some godless …
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