Why BBC chose Match of the Day over The Open

The price of golf’s soul has already been decided, with The Open switching to Sky’s pay TV in two years' time

The Open, one of the most fabled sporting events in Britain, switches to pay TV in 2017 Getty

From small begin- nings come great things. Such as The Open Championship, as we now call the British Open which many of us grew up watching in darkened living rooms, curtains ...