Golf courses were packed and tennis clubs fully booked across the country on Wednesday as the Covid-19 lockdown guidance was relaxed to allow singles tennis and two-balls in golf
Of all the thousands of golfers and tennis players who were reacquainted with the reassuring swoosh and snap of club and racket on ball on Wednesday, few surely heard a sweeter sound than the 18-handicapper Ed Sandison.
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