St. Andrews

Like St Andrews, the home of last year's AIG Women's Open, the course was played as intended because the golfers were having to hit longer clubs to small targets with unforgiving run-off areas.

The report, produced by academics working for the Third Generation Project at the University of St Andrews, said churches, charities, local authorities, the police and the UK government's Scottish Office all played a role in this.

At the Cheesy Toast Shack on the East Sands of St Andrews, the dry weather has been a boon for business, with trade up 30% compared with May last year.

The anti-poverty strategy is a requirement inserted into the Northern Ireland Act, following the St Andrews Agreement in 2006.

On to the Old Course at St Andrews for The Open and Spieth was once again in the mix, finishing just a shot outside of a play-off ultimately won by Zach Johnson.