fatshot It's a shame it has to be so windy today. Supposedly, these guys are all right on their games, having
won several matches in a row to get to the last day. We've all played on days like this, and we know
you can't play your normal game under these conditions. We won't see many birdies today, I'll bet.
I see it differently (probably because I play in windy conditions quite often - if you wait for a calm day to play in Scotland, you won't be playing very often!) - if there's a bit of wind around, it's a much better test of a player than calm conditions. When there's no wind, the pros are basically hitting a shot to a number, without much need to think. If it's windy, they need to think a lot more - the ball will go further or shorter depending on the type of shot you hit (a fade into a right-to-left wind won't go as far, while a draw will go a good bit further, for example, or the low shot under the treeline will be affected less than a standard high shot), the right place to miss a green could change (you really don't want to leave yourself a downwind pitch shot to a green sloping away from you, even if you have plenty of green to work with!) Wind also adds to the uncertainty - you're going to get some good breaks and some bad breaks, and dealing with those adds to the challenge.
It's also matchplay, so it's the same for both players. (It is a little bit unfair when being in the right part of the draw gives some players significantly easier conditions to play in...)