World’s best braced for wild, windy Women’s Open

Catriona Matthew, competing in her final British Open, fears St Andrews’ Old Course may be ‘borderline unplayable’

Ireland’s Leona Maguire. Pic: Ryan Byrne/Inpho

A recent poll confirmed what has long been suspected. The British obsession with the weather is a fact, meteorological conversations apparently taking place, on average, five times a day. Which is nowhere near how often the subject has come up at St Andrews this week.

With forecasts for the coming days suggesting high winds and regular bouts of torrential rain, the possibility of delays to play in the AIG Women’s Open over the storied Old Course is best described as “high”.