Still near enough to peek through, though, was the Welsh coast, a handful of long tee shots across the estuary.
The British Open, scheduled to conclude on Sunday, may never come closer to Wales.
First played when Queen Victoria was on the throne, the Open is a national rite that has encompassed only so much of the nation: Unlike England, Scotland and Northern Ireland, Wales has not hosted it.
With sites through 2026 already selected and Wales still left out, the drought will last at least as long as the first 154 Opens.
By then, Northern Ireland, which did not welcome a modern Open until 2019, will have had another.
Persons:
Queen Victoria, ”, Ken
Organizations:
Royal Liverpool Golf, British, Wales, Welsh Parliament
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Welsh, Wales, England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Britain