CROSSWORD

Across

7 First target? (7)

8 Championship course

at Turnberry (5)

9 The only Masters winner to

hail from Augusta (4)

10 St Andrews 17th (4,4)

11 Slopes raises money (7)

13 Andre tweaks a green

design (5)

16 Sinks shots with side spin (5)

18 Assessing a green perhaps

in Berkshire (7)

20 He topped the 2003 and 2004 European Tour Order of Merits (5,3)

22 Carry – for those who do not

want to carry! (4)

23 Close match with inaugural Seniors’ British Open winner in 1987 (5)

24 Ryder Cup venue which saw

a miracle (7)

Down

1 Am into redesigning 1944

USPGA course (6)

2 Bare lie at Carnoustie’s 5th (4)

3 Disputes ran up Prestwick’s

15th (7)

4 The basis of links courses (4)

5 Florid layout of Essex course (6)

6 Place to get a drink at one

of Royal Portrush’s holes (6)

12 Sussex club (3)

14 Finish at St Andrews 9th (3)

15 Shy here to reveal where

Nelson won USPGA in 1940 (7)

16 Oldest national open in

Continental Europe (6)

17 A former World No.1 ranked golfer yet has never won a Major (6)

19 BBC Overseas Sports Personality of the Year in 1986 and 1993 (6)

21 Course at Wentworth, Saunton

and Royal Melbourne (4)

22 Can’t hit it perfectly at first

with this shot (4)