Rickie Fowler heads to this week’s Open Championship in the best form possible capturing the Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open at Gullane.

Fowler, 26 birdied three of his closing four holes in a closing round two under par 68 for a 12-under par tally.

It is only the reigning Players Championship title-holders second victory outside of the U.S. after capturing the 2011 Korean Open and his fourth as a professional.

Fowler, who was eighth in the tournament a year ago, also the second American in two years to capture the Scottish title after Phil Mickelson won at Castle Stuart in 2013 and then captured a first Open Championship at Muirfield.

Fellow American Matt Kuchar (68) and Frenchman Raphael Jacquelin (70) shared second place on 11-under par.

Jacquelin along with England’s Daniel Brooks and Sweden’s Rikard Karlberg earned places in this coming week’s Open Championship in finishing the leading three in the top-10 finishers not already qualified for The Open.

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Rickie Fowler (USA) wins the Final Round of the 2015 Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open, played at Gullane Golf Club, Gullane, East Lothian, Scotland. /12/07/2015/. Picture: Golffile | David Lloyd
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