ROYAL BIRKDALE — If a tree falls in the forest and nobody hears it, does it really make a sound?
The answer of course is yes it does, but it passes the world by.
The roars as Tommy Fleetwood sunk a birdie at the 72nd hole of his home major – he grew up virtually on this golf course – were heard for miles, but not many would have seen it happen.
That is because behind the paywall of Sky Sports, golf is quietly drifting into the semi-rough of the British sporting calendar.
Ryan Fox’s dramatic victory was hidden behind the Sky Sports paywall (Photo: Getty)
