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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
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Nick Rodger

Nicola Sturgeon visits The Open with polls for second independence referendum apparently tighter than some of the Old Course lies

Nicola Sturgeon Open Old Course
Nicola Sturgeon visits The Open with polls for second independence referendum apparently tighter than some of the Old Course lies

OOR esteemed leader was spotted visiting The Open yesterday. And the diarist is talking about Nicola Sturgeon here, not the sports editor. With a second independence referendum on the table, the polls are apparently tighter than some of the Old Course lies.

Miss Sturgeon was set to pop into one of the SwingZones in the tented village where hard-working PGA professionals pass on pearls of wisdom to all walks of golfing life. The tireless John Mulgrew, that well-kent 75-year-old who ran the famed Normandy Driving Range in Renfrew back in ye day, is manning one of the practice bays. Given that the Scottish independence vote hangs in the balance, the diarist is wondering if the First Minister asked the redoubtable John to cast his keen eye over her marginal swing?

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