European Tour 2021 - Abrdn Scottish Open, The Renaissance Club, 8-11 July: Day One
From ET Rolex Series News:
Jack Senior carded a bogey free 64 to lead the way from a world class chasing pack after day one of the 2021 abrdn Scottish Open.
The Englishman is making just his second Rolex Series appearance at The Renaissance Club but looked very much at home as he opened up a one shot advantage over reigning Race to Dubai champion Lee Westwood and World Number Three Justin Thomas.
World Number One Jon Rahm was then at five under, fresh off his maiden Major Championship victory at the U.S. Open Championship... Read more
From Yahoo!Sport, Reuters:
England's Jack Senior produced a flawless round of seven-under-par 64 to take the opening-round lead ahead of a chasing pack full of big names at the Scottish Open on Thursday.
Senior, world number 353, carded seven birdies to sit one shot ahead of American world number three Justin Thomas and Race to Dubai champion Lee Westwood who are honing their games ahead of next week's British Open.
Four of the world's five top-ranked players were on show in North Berwick but it was Senior who made the most of the perfect scoring conditions. Read more
From Pro Golf Now:
It’s become a tradition for some players. Instead of flying to the UK the Saturday or Sunday ahead of the British Open, they play the week before in the Aberdeen Standard Investments Scottish Open. Jon Rahm, Rory McIlroy and Justin Thomas are no different.
They are joined by Collin Morikawa, already a PGA champ, and Xander Schauffele, who recently got married.
“I always love coming back,” Rahm said about returning to Europe...
He decided to play because the course is a links test, and he wanted to refresh his memory on those kinds of challenges. Read more
From Golf Australia, by AP:
England's World No.353 Jack Senior has produced a near flawless seven-under-par 64 to take the Scottish Open opening round lead, defying some of golf's biggest names. Read more
Australians in the field include Maverick Antcliff, Jason Scrivener, Min Woo Lee, Scott Hend, Wade Ormsby and last week's winner of the Irish Open, Lucas Herbert.
The Scottish Open 2021 Leaderboard
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