British Open 2010: Top 10 Things I Love about the Open at St. Andrews

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Published: July 16, 2010

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Featured Columnist Andy Reistetter is home in Jacksonville Beach, Florida taking a break after 10 straight weeks on tour. While he is enjoying watching the Open at St. Andrews on television this week, here are his thoughts and comments…

The Top Ten Things I Absolutely Love about the Open at St. Andrews…

 

1. The Old Course at St. Andrews is the home of golf.

This is where the game of golf originated over 600 years ago.

Sailors walking up to town from the boats anchored in St. Andrews Bay knocking a rock around with a stick. Sheep finding shelter in a swale in the links land and exposing the first sand bunker.

The rock becomes wood and then a feather-encased leather sphere. The stick becomes enhanced with a metal attachment at one end and a leather grip at the other.

A course is laid out. A club is formed. An ancient clubhouse is built. The game takes root around the world.

There is inspiration to be found in the journey to learn and experience the roots of our treasured game of golf.

 

2. This is the world championship of golf.

Yes we have the other three major championships, commercial WGCs, and even golf in the Olympics in 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, but the Open Championship has been being played for the last 150 years. 

Yes the United States Open is open, but the Open has more qualifying sites around the world and attracts a more diverse field. 

This is the golfing World Cup!

 

3. It is a treat to see the ABC/ESPN broadcast team in action.

This is the only PGA TOUR golf tournament that ABC does. Though its coverage is not necessarily better than that of CBS, NBC, or the Golf Channel, it is different in terms of the mix of talent, graphics, and features and in its approach of being live on the air for 11 hours straight.

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