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St Andrews: Q&A With Gordon Moir

St Andrews: Q&A With Gordon Moir

Turf and green speed will be a huge story at The 150th Open. A chat with the retired Director of Greenkeeping about his time in St Andrews and what to expect.

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Jul 07, 2022
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15th hole at the Old Course, 2015 (Geoff Shackelford)

Round one of the Genesis Scottish confirmed what we’ve been hearing for weeks: the links are dry, fast and low humidity means turf will be an even greater focus at St Andrews. As Jordan Spieth noted following his first round 68 at Renaissance, “You almost need to get over here and get on this turf.”

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