Grounds staff at the Royal Lytham and St Annes Golf Club spent the morning draining and sweeping away puddles after the Fylde saw heavy rain overnight. More rain is forecast for this afternoon.
A 16-year-old boy was hit on the head by an errant drive from the world's number two golfer, Rory McIlroy, at the Open Championship at Lytham.
Jason Blue, from Bristol, was taken to a first aid point.
He suffered bruising.
The star apologised and gave him an autographed glove.
A 16-year-old boy was hit on the head by an errant drive from the world's number two golfer, Rory McIlroy, at Royal Lytham and St Annes
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The Met Office say the weather could improve as the weekend approaches. The forecast should see the sun coming out, although there could still be a gusty wind for the players to contend with.
The Royal and Ancient have issued the weather forecast for today at The Open 2012 at Royal Lytham.
The outlook is cloudy with some bright or sunny intervals developing but also one or two blustery showers, especially around late morning to early afternoon. Wind very slowly moderating.
