ST. ANDREWS, Scotland -- Sometime this morning, perhaps not minutes after the sun had spread daybreak over this historic hamlet by the Firth of Forth, the Old Course was returned to its proper form, its golden brown grass, prickly gorse, and flowery heather given back to the citizenry. (Full article: 1419 words)

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