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Article: STAY AWAY!; Fans warned as rain threatens Loch Lomond golf
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- Evening Times
- Article date:
- July 12, 2001
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TORRENTIAL rain is threatening to turn the Scottish Open at Loch
Lomond into a wash-out.
The start of the #2.2m golf classic was suspended this morning
after the Luss course was lashed by heavy showers overnight.
And the event organisers were even urging Scottish golf fans to
stay away until the downpour eases - for their own safety.
Loch Lomond vice-president Keith Williams said: "Play is delayed
and we're doing everything possible to get the course ready. It will
take about an hour once the rain eases to get play underway.
"We are keeping the media updated all the time and are advising,
at the moment, that spectators don't travel to the event. We will
keep putting out updates."
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