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Invaluable! This was Aaron Rai’s response when asked how valuable was the experience of finishing runner-up in last week’s Dubai Duty Free to capturing the ASI Scottish Open. Rai, 25 secured a first Rolex Series victory event and a second European Tour title of his career after both he and fellow Englishman found themselves in play-off on the Renaissance course to the east of Edinburgh. Rai was on the practice range following a final round 64 for an 11-under par tally when Fleetwood brilliantly ...

Padraig Harrington battled his way through the pain barrier to record a best European Tour result in two-years with a gutsy ninth-place finish at the ASI Scottish Open. Harrington tweaked his neck ahead of teeing-off but then went out to post a best round of his week, a four-under 67 that included a 16th eagle on the Renaissance course to the east of Edinburgh. No such pain for England’s Aaron Rai, and who had been in contention for much of last week’s Dubai Duty Free Irish Open, going one better ...

Aussie Lucas Herbert brilliantly regrouped in posting a final round 65 and a round that was 14 shots fewer a day earlier at the ASI Scottish Open at the Renaissance course to the east of Edinburgh. Herbert. 24 had charged his way into an early last day clubhouse lead at nine-under par before eventually settling for a share of fourth place at nine-under and two shy of the England duo of Aaron Rai (64) and Tommy Fleetwood (67) who headed into a play-off at 11-under par. Rai then captured a maiden Rolex ...

As Australia’s Lucas Herbert moved into the clubhouse lead on day two of the ASI Scottish Open it was not lost that there was a fellow Australian walking with Herbert around the Renaissance course to the east of Edinburgh. Wayne ‘Radar’ Riley is one of the real characters working for SKY Sports Golf and he’s brought a down-to-earth approach to on-course TV commentary whether on the European Tour or PGA Tour. Of course, there’s many a time when Radar has left his fellow ...

Martin Laird grabbed five birdies in a four-under par 68 to be inside the top-10 early on day one of the PGA Tour’s $US 6.6m Sanderson Farms Championship in Jackson, Mississippi. The now Denver-based Scot, and competing in a third of the four new 2020/21 season events, capped his round to be four-under after 13 holes before his only bogey at 14 ahead of a penultimate hole birdie. The Scot was in the clubhouse as the leading European and trailing just four shots behind the American duo of Jimmy ...

Lee Westwood brilliantly turned back the clock with two eagles and five birdies in a nine-under par 62 to head the field by a nine-under par on day one of the Aberdeen Standard Investments Scottish Open at the Renaissance Club to the east of Edinburgh. The effort is the now 47-year old Westwood’s lowest round in 17-years since a similar 62 at Kingsbarns Links on route to victory in the 2013 Alfred Dunhill Links Championship and also in Scotland. Westwood, who is no stranger to the course having ...

Scotland’s Paul Lawrie has announced he will be ending a 620 European Tour event career at this year’s Aberdeen Standard Investments Scottish Open. Lawrie, 51 indicated to journalists following an opening round of a two-over par 73 at the Renaissance Club that there is ‘many factors’ leading to his decision. The proud Scot made is Tour debut in early 1992 in the co-sanctioned Johnnie Walker Asian Classic in Thailand. Lawrie capped his career in capturing the 1999 Open Championship at Carnoustie ...