Climate protestors disrupt Open Championship with orange substance on 17th green, Horschel forced to intervene

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Environmental activists briefly interrupted play at the British Open on Friday by throwing an orange substance to the side of the 17th green at Royal Liverpool, prompting American player Billy Horschel to intervene.

Police and security guards quickly took action to keep the Just Stop Oil protesters from causing a bigger disruption during the second round. Play resumed not long after the protesters were removed.

Horschel was playing the hole at the time and helped a greenside marshal lead one of the protesters away. The other players at the 17th were Corey Conners and Alex Noren. They were marking their balls and getting ready to hit their second shots when the disruption started. All three players made par on the hole.

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Organizers cleaned the affected area before the next group hit their tee shots.

The protesters, wearing white shirts with the words "Just Stop Oil," had entered from each side of the elevated green that sits with the Irish Sea in the background. One of them had a flare, police said.

A "Just Stop Oil" protester is led away by police near the 17th hole during the second day of the Open Championships at the Royal Liverpool Golf Club in Hoylake, England, on July 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)

Two protesters were immediately taken away from the green, while two others were later escorted away separately.

Local police said in a statement that two men and two women were detained "on suspicion of conspiracy to commit criminal damage and public nuisance."

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