It was one of the things that made the Open unique among the crown jewels of the sporting summer. As far as last-minute attendance is concerned, the Open is now closed. There were 1.3m ticket applications for the 150th edition of the Open at St Andrews this yearNo fewer than 1.3million ticket applications were received for this year’s landmark occasion. The last St Andrews Open attracted an attendance of 239,000 — and felt pretty cramped with that many — so you can see the problem. Steve Stricker (pictured), 55, will return to the Champions Tour this week after a heart scare‘It stayed that way until Christmas Eve,’ said Stricker.

Source: The Times April 26, 2022 09:22 UTC