Genesis Scottish Open
Tournament information
LocationNorth Berwick, Scotland
Established1972
Course(s)Renaissance Club
Par70
Length7,237 yards (6,618 m)
Tour(s)European Tour
PGA Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fundUS$9,000,000
Month playedJuly
Tournament record score
Aggregate260 Brandon Stone (2018)
To par−22 Benjamin Hébert (2019)
−22 Bernd Wiesberger (2019)
Current champion
Northern Ireland Rory McIlroy
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Scottish Open venues ( 2022 venue)

The Genesis Scottish Open is a professional golf tournament in Scotland, and is one of five tournaments that are part of the Rolex Series, which identifies it as one of the European Tour's premier events. It has been played on various courses, but in recent years it has been played on a links course, appealing to players who wish to gain experience before the Open, which takes place in the following week.

Since 1987 it has, together with John Deere Classic, been the last chance to qualify for The Open. 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 became a Rolex Series event in 2017 (when the series was inaugurated), which meant the prize fund was increased to $7 million. Beginning in 2022, the tournament was co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour and title sponsored by Genesis.[1]

History

1972 and 1973

The first Sunbeam Electric Scottish Open was part of the 1972 European Tour and was held at Downfield Golf Club in Dundee. Neil Coles beat Brian Huggett at the second hole of a sudden-death playoff, holing a 12-foot putt.[2] 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.[3] Total prize money was increased to £15,000 with a first prize of £2,500.[4]

Both 1972 and 1973 tournaments were broadcast extensively on ITV.[5][4] The tournament was cancelled when television coverage could not be arranged in 1974.[6]

1986 revival

The event returned to the European Tour calendar in 1986 when, under a new sponsorship deal with Bell's, the Glasgow Open, which had been held at Haggs Castle Golf Club from 1983 to 1985, was rebranded as the Scottish Open.[7][8] After remaining at Haggs Castle for the first year, the tournament moved to Gleneagles in 1987 and was played the week before the Open Championship. 1987 also saw the BBC broadcast live coverage of the event, and continued to do so until 1993. 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.[9] This rose to £200,000 with a first prize of £33,330 for the 1987 event at Gleneagles.[10] 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.[11]

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.[12] 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.[13] 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.

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.[14] 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.[15] It was played at Gullane Golf Club in 2015 and at Castle Stuart Golf Links in 2016.[16] 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.[17] In 2017 it was held in Ayrshire, for the first time in its current guise, at Dundonald Links, and was played at Gullane again in 2018.[18] Since 2019 the event has been held at the Renaissance Club and is scheduled to remain there until 2026.[19]

Disability Event

From 2019, a 36-hole EDGA (European Disabled Golf Association) Scottish Open event of ten players takes place on the same course on the Saturday and Sunday morning of the main event.[20]

Winners

European Tour (Rolex Series)2017–
European Tour (Regular)1972–1973, 1986–2016
# YearTour(s)[lower-alpha 1]WinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-upPurse[lower-alpha 2]Winner's
share[lower-alpha 2]
Venue
Genesis Scottish Open
41st 2023EUR, PGATNorthern Ireland Rory McIlroy265−151 strokeScotland Robert MacIntyre9,000,0001,575,000Renaissance
40th 2022EUR, PGATUnited States Xander Schauffele273−71 strokeUnited States Kurt Kitayama8,000,0001,440,000Renaissance
Abrdn Scottish Open
39th 2021EURAustralia Min Woo Lee266−18PlayoffBelgium Thomas Detry
England Matt Fitzpatrick
8,000,0001,333,330Renaissance
Aberdeen Standard Investments Scottish Open
38th 2020EUREngland Aaron Rai273−11PlayoffEngland Tommy Fleetwood7,000,0001,166,669Renaissance
37th 2019EURAustria Bernd Wiesberger262−22PlayoffFrance Benjamin Hébert7,000,0001,166,669Renaissance
36th 2018EURSouth Africa Brandon Stone260−204 strokesEngland Eddie Pepperell7,000,0001,166,669Gullane
Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open
35th 2017EURSpain Rafa Cabrera-Bello275−13PlayoffEngland Callum Shinkwin7,000,0001,166,669Dundonald
34th 2016EURSweden Alex Norén274−141 strokeEngland Tyrrell Hatton3,250,000541,668Castle Stuart
33rd 2015EURUnited States Rickie Fowler268−121 strokeFrance Raphaël Jacquelin
United States Matt Kuchar
3,250,000541,668Gullane
32nd 2014EUREngland Justin Rose268−162 strokesSweden Kristoffer Broberg3,000,000500,000Royal Aberdeen
31st 2013EURUnited States Phil Mickelson271−17PlayoffSouth Africa Branden Grace3,000,000500,000Castle Stuart
30th 2012EURIndia Jeev Milkha Singh271−17PlayoffItaly Francesco Molinari2,500,000416,668Castle Stuart
Barclays Scottish Open
29th 2011EUREngland Luke Donald197[lower-alpha 3]−194 strokesSweden Fredrik Andersson Hed3,000,000500,000Castle Stuart
28th 2010EURItaly Edoardo Molinari272−123 strokesNorthern Ireland Darren Clarke3,000,000500,000Loch Lomond
27th 2009EURGermany Martin Kaymer269−152 strokesSpain Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño
France Raphaël Jacquelin
3,000,000500,000Loch Lomond
26th 2008EURNorthern Ireland Graeme McDowell271−132 strokesSouth Africa James Kingston3,000,000500,000Loch Lomond
25th 2007EURFrance Grégory Havret272−14PlayoffUnited States Phil Mickelson3,000,000500,000Loch Lomond
24th 2006EURSweden Johan Edfors271−132 strokesEngland Luke Donald
Argentina Andrés Romero
South Africa Charl Schwartzel
2,400,000400,000Loch Lomond
23rd 2005EURSouth Africa Tim Clark265−192 strokesNorthern Ireland Darren Clarke
Netherlands Maarten Lafeber
2,400,000400,000Loch Lomond
22rd 2004EURFrance Thomas Levet269−151 strokeNew Zealand Michael Campbell2,200,000366,660Loch Lomond
21st 2003EURSouth Africa Ernie Els (2)267−175 strokesNorthern Ireland Darren Clarke
Wales Phillip Price
2,200,000366,660Loch Lomond
20th 2002EURArgentina Eduardo Romero273−11PlayoffSweden Freddie Jacobson2,200,000366,660Loch Lomond
Scottish Open
19th 2001EURSouth Africa Retief Goosen268−163 strokesDenmark Thomas Bjørn2,200,000366,660Loch Lomond
Standard Life Loch Lomond
18th 2000EURSouth Africa Ernie Els273−111 strokeUnited States Tom Lehman1,100,000183,330Loch Lomond
17th 1999EURScotland Colin Montgomerie268−163 strokesSpain Sergio García
Sweden Michael Jonzon
Sweden Mats Lanner
1,000,000166,660Loch Lomond
16th 1998EUREngland Lee Westwood276−84 strokesAustralia Robert Allenby
Sweden Dennis Edlund
England David Howell
Argentina Eduardo Romero
Wales Ian Woosnam
850,000141,660Loch Lomond
Gulfstream Loch Lomond World Invitational
15th 1997EURUnited States Tom Lehman265−195 strokesSouth Africa Ernie Els800,000133,330Loch Lomond
Loch Lomond World Invitational
14th 1996[lower-alpha 4]EURDenmark Thomas Bjørn277−71 strokeFrance Jean van de Velde750,000125,000Loch Lomond
Scottish Open
13th 1996[lower-alpha 4]EURWales Ian Woosnam (3)289+14 strokesScotland Andrew Coltart480,00080,000Carnoustie
12th 1995EURAustralia Wayne Riley276−122 strokesEngland Nick Faldo650,000108,330Carnoustie
Bell's Scottish Open
11th 1994EUREngland Carl Mason265−151 strokeEngland Peter Mitchell600,000100,000Gleneagles
(King's Course)
10th 1993EURSweden Jesper Parnevik271−95 strokesUnited States Payne Stewart600,000100,000Gleneagles
(King's Course)
9th 1992EURAustralia Peter O'Malley262−182 strokesScotland Colin Montgomerie600,000100,000Gleneagles
(King's Course)
8th 1991EURAustralia Craig Parry268−121 strokeZimbabwe Mark McNulty500,00083,330Gleneagles
(King's Course)
7th 1990EURWales Ian Woosnam (2)269−154 strokesZimbabwe Mark McNulty400,00066,660Gleneagles
(King's Course)
6th 1989EURUnited States Michael Allen272−82 strokesSpain José María Olazábal
Wales Ian Woosnam
300,00050,000Gleneagles
(King's Course)
5th 1988EUREngland Barry Lane271−133 strokesScotland Sandy Lyle
Spain José Rivero
250,00041,660Gleneagles
(King's Course)
4th 1987EURWales Ian Woosnam264−207 strokesAustralia Peter Senior200,00033,330Gleneagles
(King's Course)
3rd 1986EURNorthern Ireland David Feherty270−14PlayoffAustralia Ian Baker-Finch
Republic of Ireland Christy O'Connor Jnr
130,00021,660Haggs Castle
1974–1985: No tournament
Sunbeam Electric Scottish Open
2nd 1973EURAustralia Graham Marsh286−26 strokesEngland Peter Oosterhuis15,0002,500St Andrews
1st 1972EUREngland Neil Coles283−5PlayoffWales Brian Huggett10,0002,000Downfield

Sources:[21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29]

Previous event of same name

Scottish Open
Tournament information
LocationScotland Scotland
Established1935
FormatStroke play
Final year1936
Final champion
Scotland Jimmy Adams

In 1935 Gleneagles hosted a Scottish Open Championship held on the King's course. Total prize money was £750.[30] The R&A objected to the use of the term "Championship" being used for a tournament organised by a private enterprise.[31] Percy Alliss won the tournament by 4 strokes from Jack Busson with an aggregate of 273.[32] 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.[33] In the 36-hole playoff, Adams had rounds of 68 and 69 and won by 11 strokes.[34] 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.[35] Penfold resumed their golf sponsorship with the Penfold Professional Golf League in 1938.

# YearWinnerScoreMargin of
victory
Runner-upVenue
Penfold Scottish Open
2nd 1936Scotland Jimmy Adams287PlayoffEngland Tom CollingeBelleisle
Scottish Open Championship
1st 1935England Percy Alliss2734 strokesEngland Jack BussonGleneagles (King's)

See also

Notes

  1. EUR − European Tour; PGAT − PGA Tour.
  2. 1 2 Before 2017 the prize fund was always stated and paid in pound sterling (£). Since 2017 the prize fund has been stated and paid in United States dollar (US$).
  3. Shortened to 54 holes due to rain.
  4. 1 2 Two events were played in 1996 after the Loch Lomond World Invitational became retrospectively recognised as an edition of the Scottish Open.

References

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