NY Times · Jul 17, 2015
The Latest: Hotel Comes in Handy for Early Risers at Open
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — The Latest from the 144th British Open on the Old Course at St. Andrews (all times local):
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5:30 p.m.
Thank goodness for a good hotel on the golf course.
Clubhouse leader Danny Willett said he was up at 5 a.m. exercising and watching the rain pour down as play briefly started before a delay of more than three hours.
Instead of having to sit in the locker room, though, he hopped on a shuttle to the Old Course Hotel just off the 17th hole and laid down on his bed for an hour or so before beginning his pre-round routine again.
The routine worked, as the Englishman shot a 69 to get to 9-under midway through the tournament.