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Play resumes at Open after morning deluge

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A fan sits alone in the grandstand on the first hole during the first round of the British Open golf …

ST ANDREWS, Scotland (Reuters) - The second round of the British Open was delayed on Friday after torrential rain flooded the Old Course at St Andrews, leaving many of the greens, fairways and bunkers under water.

Royal and Ancient chief executive Peter Dawson said he hoped play would be able to commence in "an hour or two," though high winds gusting up to 35mph will make scoring extremely difficult.

With pools of water lying all across the Old Course layout and the surrounding streets and car parks completely saturated, the bad weather represents a real headache for the organizers.