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St Andrews (United Kingdom) (AFP) - Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews (R&A) officials said Wednesday that the Old Course, primed to stage the 144th Open Championship, will be able to withstand the expected adverse conditions set to hit the tournament.
With the opening tee-off set for 6:32 a.m. (0732GMT) Thursday and the course soft after heavy rains in recent weeks, there were fears the famous 18-hole links layout could suffer further under the force of Mother Nature.