Golf-R&A 'relieved, thrilled' to host British Open again

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Organisers are relieved and thrilled to be able to stage the 149th British Open this week after the 2020 event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, R&A chief executive Martin Slumbers said on Wednesday. "After such a difficult time in the last year or so for the whole world, I have to admit we are relieved, thrilled, and a little bit emotional in being able to get to stage The Open once again," Slumbers told a news conference. Slumbers said the COVID-19 safety protocols had presented a huge logistical challenge.

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