Here’s a view taken from the top row of a virtually empty grandstand around the 18th hole at Royal Liverpool. There’s a bit of a competition going on at the course right now …The Open of course!
I took this photo on Monday afternoon, the second practice day and there weren’t many spectators around the 18th. The hustle and bustle of the competition had yet to descend upon the course. In fact Ian Poulter was so laid back he treated himself to a coffee on the green:
The Residents of Hoylake have worked very hard for the Festival of Firsts and left everything up for the Golf.
It is soul destroying when the Bunting is pulled down yet again last night and the Planters spoilt as well.
Late night bars and drunks around the Village’ having ‘a bit of fun,
Where were the loads of Police who did not prevent it???
What compensation can the Residents expect for the disruption of the Village???
Nothind I guess.”