Rory McIlroy Confirms To Contest 2015 Scottish Open.

World No. 1 Rory McIlroy has confirmed he will contest the Aberdeen Assert Management Scottish Open starting on July 9th at Gullane to the east of Edinburgh.
 
This news comes just a week after fellow Open Champion and 2013 Scottish Open winner Phil Mickelson indicated he will also return to the Scottish Open
 
It will be McIlroys fifth appearance in Scotland’s premier event since making his debut as a then amateur in the 2005 touranment at Loch Lomond.
 
A year ago McIlroy set a then new Royal Aberdeen course record 64 before the Friday fright of a 78 and eventually share 14th place and nine strokes adrift of Justin Rose.
 
Despite his disappointment McIlroy drew on the Aberdeenshire links experience to then go on and capture a first Open Championship triumph at Royal Liverpool.
 
“The Scottish Open is definitely on my schedule this year and I’m looking forward to it given we played such a great links course last year up at Royal Aberdeen,” said McIlroy.
 
“I haven’t played Gullane 1 but I know a lot about the course from my amateurs days as the course has hosted all the great Scottish amateur events, so it’s going to be a great challenge and like Royal Aberdeen, the perfect warm-up before heading over to St. Andrews for The Open.”
 
And McIlroy pointed out the Scottish Open will be the fourth of four ‘links’ venues he will compete before defending the Claret Jug starting on July 16th.
 
Rory McIlroy striding to a then new Royal Aberdeen course record on day one of the 2014 Socttish Open.   (Photo - Stuart Adams/www.golftourimages.com)

Rory McIlroy striding to a then new Royal Aberdeen course record on day one of the 2014 Socttish Open. (Photo – Stuart Adams/www.golftourimages.com)

“I’ve got a PGA Championship media day up at Whistling Straits on the Friday before the U.S. Open so I will then spend the weekend up there playing a few more practice rounds,” he said.

 
“Then it’s off to Chambers Bay up in Washington State where the U.S. Open is being held this year and after that I’m back to Ireland for the Irish Open at Royal Country Down.
 
“I’ve then got a couple of weeks break before going over to Scotland for the Scottish Open, so what better practice could I get playing on two links-like courses at Whislting Straits and Chambers Bay before two of the best true links venues in Royal County Down and Gullane?
 
“And then to be playing the Old Course and where I wrapped-up my Tour card in 2007 and shot a 63 in The Open the last time it was at St. Andrews is going to very special.
 
“So like I said could I have asked for anything better in terms of championship venues this year going into The Open?”


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