24/07/2024
The TV broadcast of the 152nd Open transmitted rainy and windswept conditions from Royal Troon. But in Athens, temperatures were persistently exceeding 38 degrees. It was during the afternoon when a cooling breeze came to rescue and made conditions delightful. Golf Greece couldn’t think of a better way to spend that evening, than to project the Duels back to back on a LED wall in the clubhouse garden of Glyfada Golf Course, with the precious company of friends and fellow golfers who hadn’t yet left for summer vacations.
When the footage (kindly provided by R&A Films and North Ridge Films) started rolling, great debates emerged: The Duel In The Sun or The Duel of the ‘Sons? Turnberry or Troon? Mustard sweaters, hard-collared shirts, checkered pants and woods made of actual wood or post-2000 stripe shows and all-black outfits? Equally important: pizza with cocktails during the first battle and burgers with beer during the second, or inversely?
Two golfing battles you can never put your finger on, on a night that rolled as smooth as thin plumes from ci**rs over some tables dispersed in the night air. A memory to keep handy for cold winter pillows.
