4
•
PST
ST4
OIL
•
•
The Open o This article is more than 5 months old Just Stop Oil protest disrupts play on day two of Open Championship
Woman escorted off 17th green by Billy Horschel Latest in series of incursions at sporting events this year
Michael Butler atRoyalLiverpool tr. @michaelbutlerl8 Fri 21 Jul 2023 13.01 BST
The Open Championship is the latest sporting event to be interrupted by Just Stop Oil after the activist group took responsibility for invading the 17th green at Hoylake on Friday, with the American golfer Billy Horschel helping to escort a woman into police custody. The woman was one of four protesters who were arrested after spreading orange powder over the 17th green before Horschel and nearby marshals intervened, despite a previous instruction by the Royal & Ancient for players and caddies not to take action if any protest occurred. "We can confirm four people have been arrested following an incident at the Open," read a police statement. "A small amount of powder was discarded on to the playing surface and it was reported that one personla1 7noke pyrotechnic. Two males and two females were quickly detained by both stewards 478 1017
Made with FlippingBook interactive PDF creator