This week’s Scottish Open features an excellent field of players, and it is easy to understand why. The tournament serves as a tuneup for next week’s British Open, giving players an opportunity to get acclimated with the challenges of links golf, played on courses on sandy soil near a coastline. 1 Jon Rahm, the winner of last month’s United States Open; No. A number of top players from England will also compete, including Tyrrell Hatton (10), Matthew Fitzpatrick (23), Lee Westwood (28) and Tommy Fleetwood (33). 5, was in the hunt at the U.S. Open in June, finishing in a tie for seventh.

Source: International New York Times July 07, 2021 09:00 UTC