Scottish Open (golf)
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location |  Scotland |
| Established | 1935, re-established 1972, 1986 |
| Course(s) | In 2018 - Gullane Golf Club |
| Par | 70 |
| Length | 7,133 yards (6,520 m) |
| Tour(s) | European Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | $7 million |
| Month played | July |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 260 Brandon Stone (2018) |
| To par | −20 Ian Woosnam (1987) Brandon Stone (2018) |
| Current champion | |
 Brandon Stone | |
The Scottish Open (currently known as the Aberdeen Standard Investments Scottish Open) is a golf tournament on the European Tour.
Since 1987 it has been played the week before the Open Championship and has, together with John Deere Classic, been the last chance to qualify for the championship. It has been part of the Open Qualifying Series since that series started in 2014. The leading 3 players (4 in 2016) not already qualified, have received an entry to the Open. Before 2014 there was generally an exemption category so that the leading player or players, not already qualified, could play in the Open.
The Scottish Open is one of the European Tour Rolex Series events. The Rolex Series started in 2017, with each tournament in the series having a minimum prize fund of $7 million.
Contents
1 History
1.1 1935 and 1936
1.2 1972 and 1973
1.3 1986 revival
1.4 Loch Lomond
1.5 Links courses
2 Winners
3 Future venues
4 References
5 External links
History
1935 and 1936
In 1935 Gleneagles hosted a Scottish Open Championship held on the King's course. Total prize money was £750.[1] The R&A objected to the use of the term "Championship" being used for a tournament organised by a private enterprise.[2]Percy Alliss won the tournament by 4 strokes from Jack Busson with an aggregate of 273.[3] The 1936 tournament was sponsored by Penfold and known as the Penfold Scottish Open. Penfold had sponsored tournaments in Wales and England from 1932 to 1934. The tournament was played at Ayr Belleisle Golf Club. Total prize money was again £750. After 72 holes Jimmy Adams and Tom Collinge tied on 287.[4] In the 36-hole playoff, Adams had rounds of 68 and 69 and won by 11 strokes.[5] It was intended to hold the 1937 Penfold Scottish Open in the Carnoustie area, just before the 1937 Open Championship which was to be played there. The R&A objected to the arrangement and the event was cancelled.[6] Penfold resumed their golf sponsorship with the Penfold Professional Golf League in 1938.
1972 and 1973
The first Sunbeam Electric Scottish Open was part of the 1972 European Tour and was held at Downfield Golf Club near Dundee. Neil Coles beat Brian Huggett at the second hole of a sudden-death playoff, holing a 12-foot putt.[7] Total prize money was £10,000 with a first prize of £2,000. Sunbeam Electric had sponsored the Sunbeam Electric Tournament in 1971.
In 1973 the event was played on the Old Course at St Andrews. Graham Marsh won by 6 strokes from Peter Oosterhuis.[8] Total prize money was increased to £15,000 with a first prize of £2,500.[9]
Both 1972 and 1973 tournaments were broadcast extensively on ITV.[10][9]
1986 revival
The event returned to the European Tour calendar in 1986, replacing the Glasgow Open which had been held at Haggs Castle Golf Club from 1983 to 1985. The tournament, sponsored by Bell's, was held in August at Haggs Castle in its first year back. The following year it moved to Gleneagles and was played the week before the Open Championship. It remained at Gleneagles until Bell's withdrew their sponsorship in 1994 following the switch of TV coverage from BBC to SKY that year. In 1995 and 1996 it was held, without a sponsor, at Carnoustie.
The 1986 event had prize money of £130,000 with a first prize of £21,660.[11] This rose to £200,000 with a first prize of £33,330 for the 1987 event at Gleneagles.[12] This had risen to £600,000 and a first prize of £100,000 for the 1992 tournament. Despite the loss of Bell's sponsorship the prize money increased to £650,000 in 1995 but, with the event losing money, this was reduced to £480,000 in 1996.[13]
Loch Lomond
From 1997 the Scottish Open's pre-Open place on the European Tour schedule was taken by the Loch Lomond World Invitational, which had been first held at Loch Lomond Golf Club in September 1996. The top-60 in the World Rankings were invited but few non-Europeans entered.[14] The event was broadcast by the BBC. From 1997 to 2000 the Loch Lomond event was played the week before the Open Championship. These events did not use the Scottish Open name, the rights to which were owned by ISM. From 2001, it was decided that the Loch Lomond event would be known as the Scottish Open and all prior editions, including the September 1996 event, would be granted Scottish Open status. This resulted in the anomaly of there being two "Scottish Opens" in 1996.[15] The September 1996 event had a first prize of £125,000, rising to £133,330 in 1997 and £183,330 by 2000.
The 2001 Scottish Open was run without a main sponsor but from 2002 it was known as the Barclays Scottish Open, and was played at Loch Lomond until 2010. Some concern was expressed that the course, which is very different from the links courses on which the Open Championship is played, put European Tour players at a disadvantage compared to their leading rivals from the PGA Tour, who traditionally spent a week practising for the Open on links courses in Ireland.
Links courses
In 2011 it was held at Castle Stuart Golf Links, near Inverness, due to the financial difficulties being suffered by Loch Lomond. Play was reduced to 54 holes (three rounds) in the tournament due to heavy rain, which caused flooding and landslides.[16]Aberdeen Asset Management took over sponsorship in 2012, but the event remained at Castle Stuart in 2012 and 2013 before moving to Royal Aberdeen Golf Club in 2014.[17] It was played at Gullane Golf Club in 2015 and at Castle Stuart Golf Links in 2016.[18] In 2016, the attendance figures at Castle Stuart were disappointing, with a reduction of more than 20,000 to 41,809 over the four tournament days.[19] In 2017 it was held in Ayrshire, for the first time in its current guise, at Dundonald Links.[20] It was played at Gullane again in 2018 and will be played at the nearby Renaissance Club in 2019.
Winners
| Year | Winner | Country | Venue | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen Standard Investments Scottish Open | |||||||
| 2018 | Brandon Stone | South Africa | Gullane Golf Club | 260 | −20 | 4 strokes |  Eddie Pepperell |
| Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open | |||||||
| 2017 | Rafael Cabrera-Bello |  Spain | Dundonald Links | 275 | −13 | Playoff | Callum Shinkwin |
| 2016 | Alexander Norén |  Sweden | Castle Stuart Golf Links | 274 | −14 | 1 stroke | Tyrrell Hatton |
| 2015 | Rickie Fowler |  United States | Gullane Golf Club | 268 | −12 | 1 stroke |  Raphaël Jacquelin Matt Kuchar |
| 2014 | Justin Rose | England | Royal Aberdeen Golf Club | 268 | −16 | 2 strokes | Kristoffer Broberg |
| 2013 | Phil Mickelson | United States | Castle Stuart Golf Links | 271 | −17 | Playoff | Branden Grace |
| 2012 | Jeev Milkha Singh |  India | Castle Stuart Golf Links | 271 | −17 | Playoff |  Francesco Molinari |
| Barclays Scottish Open | |||||||
| 2011 | Luke Donald | England | Castle Stuart Golf Links | 197^ | −19 | 4 strokes | Fredrik Andersson Hed |
| 2010 | Edoardo Molinari | Italy | Loch Lomond Golf Club | 272 | −12 | 3 strokes |  Darren Clarke |
| 2009 | Martin Kaymer |  Germany | Loch Lomond Golf Club | 269 | −15 | 2 strokes | Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño Raphaël Jacquelin |
| 2008 | Graeme McDowell | Northern Ireland | Loch Lomond Golf Club | 271 | −13 | 2 strokes | James Kingston |
| 2007 | Grégory Havret | France | Loch Lomond Golf Club | 272 | −14 | Playoff | Phil Mickelson |
| 2006 | Johan Edfors | Sweden | Loch Lomond Golf Club | 271 | −13 | 2 strokes | Luke Donald Andrés Romero Charl Schwartzel |
| 2005 | Tim Clark | South Africa | Loch Lomond Golf Club | 265 | −19 | 2 strokes | Darren Clarke Maarten Lafeber |
| 2004 | Thomas Levet | France | Loch Lomond Golf Club | 269 | −15 | 1 stroke |  Michael Campbell |
| 2003 | Ernie Els (2) | South Africa | Loch Lomond Golf Club | 267 | −17 | 5 strokes | Darren Clarke Phillip Price |
| 2002 | Eduardo Romero | Argentina | Loch Lomond Golf Club | 273 | −11 | Playoff | Fredrik Jacobson |
| Scottish Open at Loch Lomond | |||||||
| 2001 | Retief Goosen | South Africa | Loch Lomond Golf Club | 268 | −16 | 3 strokes |  Thomas Bjørn |
| Standard Life Loch Lomond | |||||||
| 2000 | Ernie Els | South Africa | Loch Lomond Golf Club | 273 | −11 | 1 stroke | Tom Lehman |
| 1999 | Colin Montgomerie | Scotland | Loch Lomond Golf Club | 268 | −16 | 3 strokes | Sergio García Michael Jonzon Mats Lanner |
| Standard Life World Invitational | |||||||
| 1998 | Lee Westwood | England | Loch Lomond Golf Club | 276 | −8 | 4 strokes |  Robert Allenby Dennis Edlund David Howell Eduardo Romero Ian Woosnam |
| Gulfstream Loch Lomond World Invitational | |||||||
| 1997 | Tom Lehman | United States | Loch Lomond Golf Club | 265 | −19 | 5 strokes | Ernie Els |
| Loch Lomond World Invitational | |||||||
1996* | Thomas Bjørn | Denmark | Loch Lomond Golf Club | 277 | −7 | 1 stroke | Jean van de Velde |
| Scottish Open | |||||||
1996* | Ian Woosnam (3) | Wales | Carnoustie | 289 | +1 | 4 strokes | Andrew Coltart |
| 1995 | Wayne Riley | Australia | Carnoustie | 276 | −12 | 2 strokes | Nick Faldo |
| Bell's Scottish Open | |||||||
| 1994 | Carl Mason | England | King's Course, Gleneagles | 265 | −15 | 1 stroke | Peter Mitchell |
| 1993 | Jesper Parnevik | Sweden | King's Course, Gleneagles | 271 | −9 | 5 strokes | Payne Stewart |
| 1992 | Peter O'Malley | Australia | King's Course, Gleneagles | 262 | −18 | 2 strokes | Colin Montgomerie |
| 1991 | Craig Parry | Australia | King's Course, Gleneagles | 268 | −12 | 1 stroke |  Mark McNulty |
| 1990 | Ian Woosnam (2) | Wales | King's Course, Gleneagles | 269 | −15 | 4 strokes | Mark McNulty |
| 1989 | Michael Allen | United States | King's Course, Gleneagles | 272 | −8 | 2 strokes | José María Olazábal Ian Woosnam |
| 1988 | Barry Lane | England | King's Course, Gleneagles | 271 | −13 | 3 strokes | Sandy Lyle José Rivero |
| 1987 | Ian Woosnam | Wales | King's Course, Gleneagles | 264 | −20 | 7 strokes | Peter Senior |
| 1986 | David Feherty | Northern Ireland | Haggs Castle | 270 | −14 | Playoff | Ian Baker-Finch Christy O'Connor Jnr |
1974–85: No tournament | |||||||
| Sunbeam Electric Scottish Open | |||||||
| 1973 | Graham Marsh | Australia | Old Course at St Andrews | 286 | −2 | 6 strokes | Peter Oosterhuis |
| 1972 | Neil Coles | England | Downfield, Dundee | 283 | −5 | Playoff | Brian Huggett |
1937–71: No tournament | |||||||
| Penfold Scottish Open | |||||||
| 1936 | Jimmy Adams | Scotland | Belleisle Golf Club, Ayr | 287 | n/a | Playoff | Tom Collinge |
| Scottish Open Championship | |||||||
| 1935 | Percy Alliss | England | Gleneagles Hotel | 273 | n/a | 4 strokes | Jack Busson |
* – Two events held in 1996
^ – Shortened to 54 holes due to weather
Future venues
- 2019 Renaissance Club, North Berwick
References
^ "The Scottish "Open" – Practice play at Gleneagles". The Glasgow Herald. 17 June 1935. p. 20..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ "Golf – Scottish "Open" qualifiers – Callum and Alliss lead". The Glasgow Herald. 19 June 1935. p. 12.
^ "Great finish by Alliss – Final round of 66 at Gleneagles – Record aggregate in Scots Open championship". The Glasgow Herald. 20 June 1935. p. 20.
^ "Collinge-Adams replay – Tie in the Penfold tournament". The Glasgow Herald. 18 June 1936. p. 20.
^ "Record-breaking win – Adams's rounds of 68 and 69". The Glasgow Herald. 19 June 1936. p. 4.
^ "Scottish tournament cancelled – Result of R. and A. Club objection". The Glasgow Herald. 2 January 1937. p. 15.
^ "Golf – Coles wins title putting like a demon". The Times. 3 July 1972. p. 11.
^ "Marsh in line for Open win". The Glasgow Herald. 2 July 1963. p. 5.
^ ab "Golf –Scottish Open moves to the Old course". The Times. 12 January 1973. p. 7.
^ "Golf – Rich plum beyond reach of sponsors". The Times. 12 July 1972. p. I.
^ "Prize increase". The Times. 9 August 1986. p. 34.
^ "Woosnam tips himself for double win in Scotland". The Times. 13 July 1987. p. 34.
^ "Rights to Scottish Open sold to IMG". The Times. 10 July 1996. p. 45.
^ "Leading American immune to Loch Lomond's charms". The Times. 19 September 1996. p. 42.
^ "Scottish Open: Historic yet new". BBC Sport. 13 July 2001. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
^ "Bad weather suspends golf's Scottish Open". BBC News. BBC. 9 July 2011. Retrieved 9 July 2011.
^ "Scottish Open to moves to Royal Aberdeen in 2014". BBC Sport. BBC. 19 September 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
^ "Scottish Open: Gullane and Castle Stuart host next two tournaments". BBC Sport. 13 July 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
^ Inglis, Martin (10 July 2016). "Scottish Open attendance 'disappointing'". bunkered.
^ McEwan, Michael (25 April 2016). "Dundonald Links to host 2017 Scottish Open". bunkered.
External links
- Official website
- Coverage on the European Tour's official site
Coordinates: 56°01′58″N 2°50′05″W / 56.0329°N 2.8346°W / 56.0329; -2.8346
