The Gardeners' World Blog

From the searing heat of Hoylake last year to a sodden Carnoustie (and we are talking proper rain here), we gear up for our seventh year of interactive TV streaming from The Open. On a personal note, I'm thrilled to be at Carnoustie as it's the only Open venue I had not visited. The course looks spectacular, even with some ominous puddles forming.

My colleague Paul Davies has already written about our complete Open coverage, but I’m just going to go into a little more detail about the services which will be available via the red button. We will be returning to our roots somewhat and offering exclusive live coverage from holes 16, 17 and 18 - a service we initially offered back in 2001 and 2002 - rather than offering the player group option of more recent years.