Last Thursday, Ballesteros, Watson and Faldo commenced battle for the £50,000 British Open Golf Championship at St Andrews. On the Middlesbrough municipal greens the winner will take home 50p when Mark, Jeff, Dougie and Dave play their own private championship between trips to the Jobcentre. 'When you come out here, you become a man again for a couple of hours', Dougie on the 4th hole, 'you never know who you're going to play with - it's a great leveller'. The odd club comedian, the passing millionaire; that's when for these council blouse golfers the stakes become higher, maybe a fiver - if they don't lose their ball.