On a day when Cameron Tringale required just 61 shots at the Scottish Open, Jordan Spieth became the latest high-profile golfer to express fears that the Old Course at St Andrews has been overtaken by equipment advances.
Tringale’s nine under par on a calm morning at the Renaissance Club will create only minor ripples. Yet if the sacred turf of the Old Course is pulled apart in similar fashion at next week’s 150th Open Championship – for which the weather forecast is fair – those calling for action against driving distances will have been handed fuel for their argument.
