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Andrew Dodt’s wife, Rachel arrived from Sydney just as her husband was teeing off and packed for afive-day holiday next week in New York. However, the 31-year old Dodt is not only in position for a third Tour success but he and joint third round leader Callum Shinkwin (72)  are currently the two top of three qualifiers into next week’s Open at Royal Birkdale. Also sharing the lead on nine under is Ian Poulter (71) who qualified just under two weeks ago for The Open. Fellow Englishman Andy Sullivan, ...

Ian Poulter described the conditions as “brutal” moving into a three–way share of the lead on day three of the Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open at Dundonald Links. The 41-year Florida-based Englishman carded a one-under par 71 to join compatriot Callum Shinkwin (72) and Australia’s Andrew Dodt (71) at nine-under par and two clear of their rivals on a windswept and rainy day on the Scottish west coast. Poulter, and looking to win for a first time anywhere in five years, highlight ...

Rory McIlroy is optimistic he can challenge at next week’s Open Championship after the bitter disappointment of missing the halfway cut by two shots in the Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open. McIlroy recorded scores of 74 and a second round 71 on a rain-softened Dundonald Links course just to the south of Glasgow. The World No. 4 offered some glimmer of hope of winning through to the weekend with birdies at the third, fifth and seventh holes to get himself inside the red at one-under. But ...

Dundonald Links, Scotland … Padraig Harrington admitted he is not at all surprised in producing an “out-of-the-blue” effort in finding his way to a three-stroke lead early on day two of the Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open. Harrington also continues to put aside an early season marred by injury adding a four under 68 to advance to nine under par at Dundonald Links. Harrington, 45 did not drop a shot in managing four birdies and move to nine-under par and three clear of American ...

Dundonald Links, Ayrshire, Scotland … Gatton born golfing giant Andrew Dodt muscled his way to a share of second place on day one of the Scottish Open and then admits he faces a predicament. Dodt,  31 birdied four of his closing five holes to be among six players with five under par 67s and trail just two shots behind Finland’s Mikko Ilonen who established a new Dundonald Links course record with his seven under 65. Sharing second with the 189-metre tall Dodt is American Rickie Fowler, ...

Padraig Harrington ended his round soon after 7pm and having to play the last few holes in rain, and it was during the rain he managed to pull off the par save of the first day at the Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open. Next week’s Royal Birkdale 2008 defending champ was four under for his round standing on the 16th tee and with the Glasgow to Prestwick rail line all the way down the right of the hole. “We got on the 16th and it started raining, and while modern equipment is built for nice ...

Ricky Fowler offered some comforting words for struggling Rory McIlroy with the World No. 4 crashing to four over par after just four holes on day one of the Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open at Dundonald Links. McIlroy eventually carded a disappointing two over par 74 to already be trailing seven shots behind Fowler who shares second with Padraig Harrington, Aussie Andrew Dodt and the England duo of Ian Poulter and Callum Shinkwin and all five shooting 67s. Finish Mikko Ilonen leads by two ...