The build-up to St. Andrews has begun and there is no more sobering reminder of how long people have been playing, loving and wondering about this crazy game than a return to the Old Course. It's overwhelming and even can get quite emotional pondering what St. Andrews has meant to so many lives.
Thankfully, we have the archive of British Pathé films to remind us how long St. Andrews has influenced lives.
Note in this first how much the Claret Jug means to Jock Hutchison, 1921 Open Championship winner, who defeats Roger Wethered(a) in a playoff.
And here is the great Joyce Wethered, sister of Roger, beating Glenna Collett Vare in the finals of the 1929 Ladies Open Championship at the Old Course. Check out the size of that gallery and the rush to the first green!