Defendind Aberdeen Standard Investments Scottish Open champion, Brend Wiesberger has 11 times in his pro career and seven of those have been in different countries.
Wiesberger, who turns 38 on 8th October, was rugged-up under four layers on the event of the Scottish event and vastly different to the glorious conditions that greeted competitors in July last year to the Renaissance course to the east of Edinburgh.
The very affable Austrian won with an impressive 22-under par tally in a play-off over Frencham Benjamin Hebert.
Bernd Wiesberger captures 2019 Scottish Open
Wiesberger has won the following events:-
2012 Ballantine’s Championship – South Korea
2012 Lyoness Open – France
2012 – Zurich Open – Switzerland
2013 – Indonesian Masters
2015 – French Open
2017 – Shenzhen International – China
2019 – Made in Denmark – Denmark
2019 – Scottish Open
2019 – Italian Open
And as he heads into his defence of this week’s Aberdeen Standard Investments Scottish Open the affable Austrian was asked about his strenght in being able to win not on in eight different countries but on different continents.
“I take great pride that I’ve been able to win around the world. I’ve had a couple of successful events in Asia,” he said.
“Obviously my home country, in Austria, and up here in the Scottish links. I’m very proud about being able to perform well in all sorts of conditions.
“I think what we faced on The European Tour, spreading out all over the globe, you need to adapt well to different conditions in a short period of time. You know, get your preparation well on those practice days. I think my game in general, if I’m feeling comfortable and swinging well, I’ve got a pretty good idea of how to manage my game, and therefore — as I said, I’m pretty proud to have been able to play well under different, all sorts of conditions.
“Definitely winning on a links course as a European player in a tournament like The Scottish Open, which, you know I’ve seen great champions over the years. I’m very proud to have added my nproud to have added my name to that list, and also, to get that win ticked off in a way on a links course, a game that I’ve always enjoyed playing and thought I could do well; and therefore, was very pleased with getting that win here last year.”
