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Peter Dawson announces Monday finish for the Open

Sunday, July 19 2015 by SNTV
  • Intro:

    Peter Dawson of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club said the Open Championship would finish on Monday (20th July) due to weather delays.

    Script:

    Peter Dawson, Royal and Ancient chief executive

    "...so we believe firmly that -- I hope I don't regret saying this -- that play will proceed to a finish tonight and that we will then have completed the second round. At the end of this evening, we will, of course, establish the cut, do the draw, and we're going to return to normal Open mode of the third round being played tomorrow (Sunday). By normal Open mode I don't mean which day. We're obviously a day late, but we're going to play the third round tomorrow. We haven't decided yet whether that's going to be in two balls or three balls, we'll decide that later, and then the final round on Monday and crowning the champion Monday evening."

    Peter Dawson, Royal and Ancient chief executive

    "...and the weather forecast for tomorrow and Monday, whilst there is some rain in the forecast overnight tonight and into tomorrow morning - and there will be winds in the sort of 10 miles an hour, maybe rising to 15 bracket - there's nothing in there to particularly worry us. So we're confident -- famous last words - but we're confident that we will finish play on Monday and crown the champion then."

    Peter Dawson, Royal and Ancient chief executive (on the 32 minutes of play early Saturday morning)

    "Well, clearly with the benefit of hindsight, it would have been better if play hadn't started, but the decision was taken based on the evidence at the time. I supported it fully - I was an integral part of it - and I believe it was the right decision given the facts at the time we took it. When you're out at the far end of the course and balls are not moving on the 11th green -- although it's a tough day with a big wind -- it's the right decision to play. It proved that as the wind increased that we would have been better not starting, but we did start."

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