The answer is blowing in the wind

WHEN he arrived at St Andrews on Sunday and took a tour of the Old Course, 45-mile-per-hour winds were out of the west, meaning you could just about reach the par four 18th green with a hybrid or even a long iron.

Three days later, the last shot to practice for the 139th Open Championship, Tom Watson stepped outside and discovered sheets of rain and wind roaring in from the east, meaning you would need a driver and 3 iron if you hoped to reach the 18th in regulation.

“A different golf course from Sunday,” Watson said. What followed was a gentle smile and the pointed wisdom you’d expect of a 60-year-old Hall of Famer.