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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 ...

Phil Mickelson has ruled out any visit to the infamous Dunvegan Hotel when in St.Andrews, and located a wedge from the 18th green, during what will be his sixth Old Course Open, and where he made his debut in golf’s oldest Major in 1990. “If I go into the Dunvegan I would get mobbed,” he said smiling. “Besides I can’t stand beer and I have had 1.7 beers since I was in college, so of three cans that I opened I drank one and had a little bit out of the other two. “So I can’t stand ...

Little known Daniel Brooks shook off a first hole wrist injury on day three to maintain the lead in the Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open at Gullane. Brooks, 28 jarred his right wrist in playing a shot from rough at the first hole on route to a one under par 69 to move to 12-under par. However the 528th world ranked Londoner found himself one behind in taking a double bogey at the first before birdies at five, eight and nine restored his position atop of the board. Brooks arrived in Scotland ...

Tiger Woods believes fellow Open Champion Rory McIlroy is ‘doing the right thing’ by not defending next week’s Open Championship at St. Andrews. McIlroy delivered golf’s oldest major a big blow in announcing he would not tee-up on the Old Course as he recovers from a ruptured ankle ligament while playing a five-man aside soccer match with friends on July 4. “He sent me a photo the day he did it,” said Woods of McIlroy. “We talked about it for a little bit. ...

Three-time Open Champion Tiger Woods has been shocked to see the Old Course at St. Andrews so green and so slow. Woods got his first look at next week’s course on Saturday morning playing three holes with five area junior players as part of a Nike-sponsored golf training camp. In an interview with ESPN.com and USA Today afterward, Woods talked about having to adjust his game plan having been in the country for less than half a day. “I was shocked,” Woods said. “I had seen ...

In-form Shane Lowry revealed the day World No. 1 Rory McIlroy ruptured a ligament in his left ankle, he and his future wife were horse riding at Doonbeg. Lowry expressed sympathy that McIlroy will miss next week’s Open Championship but like the majority of those competing this week in Scotland also remarked that golfer’s need to have a life away from the championship fairways. “You can’t say Rory should not have been playing five a side and you have to half a life and I can’t talk ...

Triple Major winning Padraig Harrington had not had the best of days when asked to sign to sign a young man’s trouser leg following his second round in the Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open. Harrington had won the morning Pro-Am on Wednesday and wearing a tartan pair of trousers in line with the ‘Tartan Wednesday’ theme. However waiting for the Dubliner among the fans was a fellow wearing a pair of duds you would see on John Daly. He politely asked Harrington if he would sign ...