Which way the winds. . .

Photo by Stan Rolfsrud 

Photo by John Dovolos

Swilcan Bridge, Home Hole, Old Course, St. Andrews
Five-time  Open Winner Tom Watson crossed it yesterday,
possibly for the last time in competition.

It's the middle of July, but the cold stormy winds are again blowing off the east coast of Scotland today, presenting a stiff challenge to the sturdy men of the The Open. We were up bright and early to watch the live coverage, set amidst the ruins of an ancient age when constant struggles drew real blood and wrecked cathedrals.
Some believe that the invention of golf was the distraction needed to keep the English and the Scots, the Catholics and Protestants, from constantly killing each other.