New Statue of Old Tom Morris Believed to be Vandalized at St. Andrews

A statue of one of the early dominators of the Open Championship was unveiled at St. Andrews last month.

But now, it appears that the statue of Old Tom Morris at “The Home of Golf” has been anything but hospitable.

Gutted to say that the Tom Morris statue in St Andrews was vandalised last night. They snapped the clubbed off. See pics. Needless to say we are looking at all CCTV cameras including the R&A to see if the perpetrators have been caught in the act.
If anyone has any information or… pic.twitter.com/EsU7ELB2Jy

— roger mcstravick (@R_McStravick) November 9, 2024

Roger McStravick is the historian at St. Andrews and posted pictures that make it appear that the club head of the statue was broken off.

The statue was dedicated on Oct. 2 to honor the former club professional at the famous course who won the Open four times in the 19th century. His son, known as Young Tom Morris, also won the tournament four times. 

McStravick said that the club and police would use surveillance footage to try to capture what had happened. There hasn’t been any word yet on if or when the statue will be fixed.

Cover Image via Golf Digest