Swedish golfers Per Lilliefelth, Stefan Engvall and Goran Persson refused to miss their Old Course and Castle Course tee times due to the volcanic ash cloud that saw their flights to Scotland on Friday morning cancelled. Instead the group decided to set off on Thursday evening and undertook a 42 hour non-stop car and ferry journey to arrive safely in St Andrews and ready to tee off on Sunday morning.
Their journey included a drive from Sweden to Denmark and a ferry ride from Denmark to Germany. They then drove through Europe to Calais where they boarded the second ferry to Dover and finally a ten hour drive from Dover to St Andrews.
The group have been looking forward to playing The Old Course for five years and it was incredibly important to them that they made the journey. ‘We have had a great trip and the journey was worth it,’ said Per Lilliefelth. ‘All we have done is eat, sleep and play golf.’