SPECTACTORS dining al fresco in the tented village have been able to do so without fear of having their grub nicked from their hands by the dive-bombing rats in the sky. There’s not a seagull to be seen since the R&A employed the services of a Harris Hawk, an Indian Eagle Owl and an African Tawny Eagle to scare off the pesky predators.
It’s given a whole new meaning to birdies and eagles. But heaven help the locals when the visiting wildlife depart and the pests return in their droves seeking revenge for being cleared out of town temporarily.
THERE'S a commemorative plaque at St Andrews highlighting the contribution made by Polish signals officer Jozef Kosacki, inventor of a device for detecting mines. Now there’s another Pole desperate to see his name commemorated in the Auld Grey Toon if he can produce a spectacular finish at The Open.
