Spectators at the 150th Open can expect a bright and mostly dry weekend as sunny skies are forecast in St Andrews. The Open Championship is taking place from Thursday July 14 to Sunday July 17.
With 156 golfers descending on the historic Old Course, a record crowd of 290,000 spectators will join them. For now it appears that the weather may just play along, with only light rain forecast by the Met Office.
A 50% chance of light rain is forecast for St Andrews from around 5 o'clock today, Thursday. On Friday there’s a 30% chance of scattered showers early in the morning, which are forecast to dry up before 11am.