"Right now, every day is Sunday in the cradle of the game."

Bunkered’s Michael McEwan files as uplifting a look as you can when visiting a locked down St. Andrews.

He covers all elements of the town, operation and details of the limited course maintenance allowed since the lockdown started March 23 to combat COVID-19.

Up and into the heart of the town, there’s only the faintest pulse of life. Auchterlonie’s Golf Shop, celebrating its 125th anniversary this year, is shut, as are all of the town’s most famous 19th holes: The Dunvegan, The Keys, The Whey-Pat, The Westport, Greyfriars Inn, Ham’s Hame, The Criterion and more.

The cobbles of Market Street are empty. The six bells of St Salvator's Chapel Tower on the university campus don’t chime. The students have nearly all skipped town. The tourists who top up the population have yet to arrive.