Anand, the celebrated artist whose famous works include that of Cardinal Thomas Wolsey on St Peter’s Street in Ipswich, has indicated that it will be repaired quickly.
Last month, during the Dunhill Links played at the Open venue, a large crowd witnessed the ceremony, including Sandy Lyle, the 1985 recipient of the Claret Jug, and Morris’ great-great-granddaughter, Sheila Walker. She lives less than 200 yards from the plinth in the flat above his shop where Old Tom once lived.
Old Tom was not just a pro, but worked as a greenkeeper, clubmaker, ballmaker, and instructor. He is remembered as the Keeper of the Green at The Old Course. Old Tom still holds the record as the oldest winner of The Open at 46.
The next year, in 1868, he finished second – to his 17-year-old son Young Tom Morris, who also won the Open four times. Old Tom is buried beside Young Tom in the nearby churchyard of St Andrew’s Cathedral.
