St Andrews Trust look to play out of road hole bunker row

THE St Andrew Links Trust have sought to quell fears the notorious Road Hole bunker is undergoing a dramatic reconstruction.

Details emerged yesterday of plans to apparently alter the character of the bunker by the 17th green on the Old Course at St Andrews, probably the most famous golf hazard in the world.

Long renowned for its ability to ensnare and embarrass the world's best players, the changes had supposedly simplified the hole and considerably lessened its appeal for spectators, with a past captain of the New Club at St Andrews, David Malcolm, calling the move a "tragedy".