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Wind may lead to golf problems for the British Open. Video and forecast

A true test of a champion is how some are describing this year's British Open, and because of the weather. The tournament is played in Sandwich, England, a coastal region. This adds to the influence of wind, which in turn can have a significant impact on the golf ball in flight (see in this video of sports science).

Of course, the Royal St. George is in very good condition, but an active weather pattern will give occasional rain, but a guarantee of high wind gusts expected 30 to 40 mph. This may be responsible for a few golf tees. There is a par 5 on the 7th and a par 3 11th that could be impacted: 

"We do have some wind issues out there," said Peter Dawson, the Royal and Ancient chief executive. "We made the players aware at the start of the week that some tees may be moved up and they were invited to practice off forward tees if they wished. I think players should be able to reach the fairway and reach the par 3s, frankly."

 This is the 14th time the open has been played at this course, so weather was expected to be a factor. The UK Meteorological Office has payed particular attention. Check out their forecast through the weekend in the slide show on the left. Below is the press release the UK Met Office put out describing the influence of weather and the focus of their office:

Open Championships Alistair Beggs – Consultant from STRI Grant Moir – Director of Rules, R&A

My names is Alistair Beggs and I work as a consultant for the STRI who themselves are consultants to the championship committee of the R&A. Now I’m an agronomist by profession and agronomy is the study of soil management, so we get involved in the preparation of the golf course for the Open Championships and that process starts the minute the previous Open has finished and I visit the golf course on a regular basis to help the golf club themselves, the committee of the golf club, the green keeping team and the championship committee of the R&A prepare the golf course for the forthcoming championships and that may well be a ten year process.

My name is Grant Moir and I’m Director of Rules with the R&A and during the course of the Open Championship I’m involved in decisions which occur in terms of rules of the game and I’m also involved in the set up of the course in terms of tee positions, hole locations and basically how the course will play for the four days of the Championships.

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