Wednesday is a very different day on the Fife coastline for the final practice day before the Open, with rain and wind lashing across the famous St Andrews links
No it is not a badly cropped picture, the conditions really are this gloomy as a wrapped up Justin Rose drives at the 18th, with the clubhouse barely visible in the distance
And the conditions offer a new challenge for 18-year-old Japanese prodigy Ryo Ishikawa, who missed the cut on his Open debut last year
Sergio Garcia sported a Spain football shirt in the positively balmy conditions on Tuesday but needs all the equipment available to try to stay dry as classic Open weather moves in on Wednesday
Fans show their support for the great Seve Ballesteros, who won the Open at St Andrews in 1984 but was sadly prevented from attending this year because of health problems
The legendary Arnold Palmer was to have captained a team in the Champions Challenge but after the poor weather sees that event cancelled he devotes his time to signing autographs
A small selection of some of the souvenirs available in the ever-expanding merchandise pavilion
Further colourful offerings from the merchandise pavilion aimed at the multitudes of golf devotees that have gathered at St Andrews
South Korean KJ Choi, fourth at the Masters, missed the cut at last year's Open but is highly fancied this time and prepares in typically methodical fashion
Bristolian Chris Wood, who finished third at last year's Open at Turnberry only a shot away from the play-off, surveys the beguiling undulations of the Old Course at St Andrews
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