IAM not a golfer, but for the first time I thoroughly enjoyed the Open on TV. I didn't know how many rounds they played so I sent a quick e-mail to my cousin who is a keen player and who, I know, would also be watching the match.

"How many rounds do they play?" I asked. Within minutes came the reply: 'Four.' How marvellous -- I was in Mellor Brook; he was on Vancouver Island, Canada.

BOB EDDLESTON, Mellor Brook, Blackburn.