The Open
Letters: It's nonsense to say that golf in Scotland is for the elite
![Shane Lowry is focused on winning Olympic gold](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18337533.jpg)
![Shane Lowry is focused on winning Olympic gold](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18337533.jpg)
![The Open LIVE: Updates from the final round at Royal Troon](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18335255.jpg)
![The Open LIVE: Updates from the final round at Royal Troon](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18335255.jpg)
![England's Daniel Brown and USA's Scottie Scheffler after finishing their round](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18335235.jpg)
![England's Daniel Brown and USA's Scottie Scheffler after finishing their round](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18335235.jpg)
![The Open LIVE: Updates from the third round at Royal Troon](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18333859.jpg)
![The Open LIVE: Updates from the third round at Royal Troon](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18333859.jpg)
![Waving goodbye to Troon?](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18331416.jpg)
![Waving goodbye to Troon?](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18331416.jpg)
!['Massive' uplift for Glasgow as Open benefits spill over out of Ayrshire](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18325660.jpg)
!['Massive' uplift for Glasgow as Open benefits spill over out of Ayrshire](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18325660.jpg)
Business Briefing
![ScotRail train](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17528852.jpg)
![ScotRail train](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17528852.jpg)
![Kite surfers on the south beach at Troon](/resources/images/128x89/1x/11721983.jpg)
![Kite surfers on the south beach at Troon](/resources/images/180x180/1x/11721983.jpg)
KEVIN MCKENNA
![The Open LIVE: Updates throughout day 1 of the championship at Royal Troon](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18330360.jpg)
![The Open LIVE: Updates throughout day 1 of the championship at Royal Troon](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18330360.jpg)
![Rory McIlroy](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18325841.jpg)
![Rory McIlroy](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18325841.jpg)
![USA's Justin Thomas at Royal Troon](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18324449.jpg)
![USA's Justin Thomas at Royal Troon](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18324449.jpg)
![The Open got underway at Royal Troon](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18322105.jpg)
![The Open got underway at Royal Troon](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18322105.jpg)
![Rory McIlroy will bid to erase his US Open heartbreak by winning a second Open title at Royal Troon](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18320880.jpg)
![Rory McIlroy will bid to erase his US Open heartbreak by winning a second Open title at Royal Troon](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18320880.jpg)
![The Open Championship prize fund is not among the top 25 in men’s professional golf](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18319883.jpg)
![The Open Championship prize fund is not among the top 25 in men’s professional golf](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18319883.jpg)
![Loch Lomond Whiskies launch tasting trail to celebrate return of The Open to Troon](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18315186.jpg)
![Loch Lomond Whiskies launch tasting trail to celebrate return of The Open to Troon](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18315186.jpg)
![Tiger Woods fired back at Colin Montgomerie](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18315180.jpg)
![Tiger Woods fired back at Colin Montgomerie](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18315180.jpg)
![Rory McIlroy at the Genesis Scottish Open 2024](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18311130.jpg)
![Rory McIlroy at the Genesis Scottish Open 2024](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18311130.jpg)
![Justin Rose prepared for The Open at Royal Troon](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18313122.jpg)
![Justin Rose prepared for The Open at Royal Troon](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18313122.jpg)
![Dry weather is predicted for Trnsmt](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18301124.jpg)
![Dry weather is predicted for Trnsmt](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18301124.jpg)
![The all-time record attendance of 290,000 was set at 150th Open at St Andrews in 2022](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18262942.jpg)
![The all-time record attendance of 290,000 was set at 150th Open at St Andrews in 2022](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18262942.jpg)
Business HQ Monthly
![The R&A has made changes to exemption categories for The Open but there has been no concession to LIV Golf.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17824993.jpg)
![The R&A has made changes to exemption categories for The Open but there has been no concession to LIV Golf.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17824993.jpg)
![Four Just Stop Oil protesters were arrested after disrupting the Open at Royal Liverpool (Richard Sellers/PA)](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17027934.jpg)
![Four Just Stop Oil protesters were arrested after disrupting the Open at Royal Liverpool (Richard Sellers/PA)](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17027934.jpg)
![Christo Lamprecht](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17025355.jpg)
![Christo Lamprecht](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17025355.jpg)
![Graeme Robertson](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17020917.jpg)
![Graeme Robertson](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17020917.jpg)
![Rory McIlroy is bidding to win the Open at Royal Liverpool for the second time (Richard Sellers/PA)](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17018619.jpg)
![Rory McIlroy is bidding to win the Open at Royal Liverpool for the second time (Richard Sellers/PA)](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17018619.jpg)
![Tommy Fleetwood is hoping to shine in an Open close to home (Peter Byrne/PA)](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17017866.jpg)
![Tommy Fleetwood is hoping to shine in an Open close to home (Peter Byrne/PA)](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17017866.jpg)
![R&A chief executive Martin Slumbers said he had not received any intelligence regarding a possible protest during the Open at Royal Liverpool (Peter Byrne/PA)](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17017349.jpg)
![R&A chief executive Martin Slumbers said he had not received any intelligence regarding a possible protest during the Open at Royal Liverpool (Peter Byrne/PA)](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17017349.jpg)
![Robert MacIntyre](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17015494.jpg)
![Robert MacIntyre](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17015494.jpg)
![Jordan Spieth celebrates winning the 2017 Open Championship at Royal Birkdale (Richard Sellers/PA)](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16986506.jpg)
![Jordan Spieth celebrates winning the 2017 Open Championship at Royal Birkdale (Richard Sellers/PA)](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16986506.jpg)
![Michael Stewart](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16963144.jpg)
![Michael Stewart](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16963144.jpg)
![Emerging luxury motor brand unveils Scottish city centre showroom](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16947677.jpg)
![Emerging luxury motor brand unveils Scottish city centre showroom](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16947677.jpg)
![File photo dated 14-07-2022 of Tiger Woods, who has undergone successful ankle surgery to treat arthritis caused by a previous injury. Issue date: Thursday April 20, 2023. PA Photo. See PA story GOLF Woods. Photo credit should read Jane Barlow/PA Wire.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16705220.jpg)
![File photo dated 14-07-2022 of Tiger Woods, who has undergone successful ankle surgery to treat arthritis caused by a previous injury. Issue date: Thursday April 20, 2023. PA Photo. See PA story GOLF Woods. Photo credit should read Jane Barlow/PA Wire.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16705220.jpg)
opinion
![The owner of Scotland's famous Old Course hotel has died aged 83](/resources/images/128x89/1x/14086709.jpg)
![The owner of Scotland's famous Old Course hotel has died aged 83](/resources/images/180x180/1x/14086709.jpg)
![The Open: Dream debut from magical Morikawa seals second grand slam](/resources/images/128x89/1x/12809697.jpg)
![The Open: Dream debut from magical Morikawa seals second grand slam](/resources/images/180x180/1x/12809697.jpg)
![The Open: Scotland's Robert MacIntyre thrives in the heat of battle](/resources/images/128x89/1x/12809698.jpg)
![The Open: Scotland's Robert MacIntyre thrives in the heat of battle](/resources/images/180x180/1x/12809698.jpg)
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