BBC News | SCOTLAND | Fine day for streakers

Five streakers - three women and two men - have been fined for stripping off their clothes and running onto the course during The Open at St Andrews.

The highest-profile incident, seen by millions around the world, involved lap dancer Jacqui Salmond, a mother-of-two, who danced round the 18th flag on Sunday seconds after Tiger Woods had teed off.

Woods said later that her actions had spoiled the final hole of his championship-winning round.

Royal and Ancient officials plan to review security in an attempt to reduce the numbers of nudes making it onto Open courses in future.

Female streaker
Jacqui Salmond circles the flagpole
Appearing from the cells at Cupar Sheriff Court, 33-year-old Salmond, from Kirkcaldy, admitted a breach of the peace and was fined �100.

Procurator fiscal Ted Russell, himself a low handicap golfer who plays over the St Andrews links, said: "Clearly the maintenance of good order depends on the good behaviour of the public.

"In addition, disruption can prove a great distraction to the players, who are under great pressure."

In Salmond's case, there had been a suggestion that she would receive money for streaking.

Her solicitor Tom Anderson told the court: "There was an element of naivety and it has been much publicised that there was money available to anyone who would do it.

"Unfortunately, that appears not to have been the case."

Four others were held in custody after being caught:

Carol Limond, 37, from Inverurie.

Fined �100 for cavorting round the 16th green on Friday.

The sheriff told her: "The evil of this offence lies in the damage it can do to the concentration of players in a game which requires a very high level of concentration, and for them, the consequences could be significant."

Julie Methven, 23, from Cupar.

Fined �100 for wearing only shorts when she ran onto the 18th fairway on Friday.

Michael Duncan, 22, from Dundee.

Fined �100 for streaking across a fairway on Friday morning.

Barrie Dorman, 28, from Tyne and Wear.

Fined �200 for turning somersaults naked on the 18th fairway and perching on top of the Swilken Bridge on Saturday afternoon.

Commenting on the streakers, Peter Dawson, R&A secretary, added: "It's mindless, and the way I think to get rid of it is to ignore it."


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