First Crime Scene Images From St. Andrews Trickling In

#savetheoldcourse followers on Twitter have already seen these, but thanks to Colin Donaldson for tweeting the first shots of the Old Course vandalism with this shot of the Road hole work and also another of the Eden under siege.

For the few defenders who thought the work on the 11th would entail just a lifting of sod, some raking and mere smoothing of slope before laying the sod back down...think again. This is a major project and a stunning change to one of the most revered green complexes on the planet. And all because no one wants to slow the green down a foot on the Stimpmeter on select days every five years?