July 11-14
The Renaissance Club, North Berwick, Scotland
$7,000,000
Live leaderboard
Round 2, Round 3, Round 4
Edoardo Molinari continued his love affair with Scotland as a brilliant round of 63 left him in a four-way tie for the lead after round one of the Aberdeen Standard Investments Scottish Open.
“I've been playing really consistent golf in the last two months probably, but I'm starting to putt much better. Last week was quite good and today again was definitely another improvement. So, I'm very happy with my game at the moment, and just go day by day and see what happens.
“I think it's just consistency in my practice and what I'm doing on and off the golf course. I'm in a good place at the minute. It seems like every week I'm playing better. I'm building something every week, and when you play golf like this, it's quite easy, but then everything can change in a very short amount of time.
“You just have to be careful and keep doing the same things, and hopefully the results continue to improve.”
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Fresh off a top ten finish at last week's Dubai Duty Free Irish Open, the Italian recorded his lowest Rolex Series round to date at The Renaissance Club to sit at eight under par alongside countryman Nino Bertasio, Romain Wattel of France and American Matt Kuchar.
“It's been a great year," said Kuchar. "I've really enjoyed it. Golf is fun when you're playing well. It's even fun when you're not playing well. I've had a couple of those and it just kind of drives me to fix things and get better. But right now, when it's going well, I'm really enjoying it.
“I still feel like I'm a 26-year-old kid. I know there are some mornings where I really know I'm not 26, but I feel like that. I feel like there's still that excitement for the game, that love for the game.
“When I come to a place like this, I come to the Scottish Open and I can't wait to play here and I can't wait for next week. There's still a love and a passion and excitement for it.”
Molinari won this event and the Johnnie Walker Championship in 2010 as he earned a Captain's Pick for the Ryder Cup team and he could be playing alongside brother Francesco again at next week's Open Championship.
The top three players in the top ten this week not already exempt will head to Royal Portrush Golf Club, and Molinari will be looking to take his chance after only narrowly missing out in County Clare last week.
South Africans Thomas Aiken and Erik van Rooyen, Welshman Jamie Donaldson, Belgian Thomas Pieters, Finn Kalle Samooja and English pair Lee Slattery and Andy Sullivan – who finished in second place in Ireland last week - are one shot off the lead, with Samooja making the 17th hole-in-one of the European Tour season on the 15 th hole before Trevor Immelman took the tally to 18 on the same hole later in the day.
“Obviously full of confidence off the back of second last week, so feels good to get back out there, and to start in the manner I finished off last week. Hopefully long may it continue," said Sullivan.
“You want to peak for these sort of tournaments and get in contention. It's part and parcel of it. First time I've been in contention in a long time last week. For me, it's just focussing on going out there and having fun. I know if I do that, I'm going to give myself the best chance of being in and around it.”
Leading Scot Richie Ramsay is one shot further back at six under par alongside the 2016 Open Champion Henrik Stenson, English trio Ian Poulter, Chris Paisley and Oliver Wilson and Frenchman Romain Langasque. Meanwhile rising Scottish star Robert MacIntyre shot a three under par round of 68 playing in his national open for the first time, in the company of four-time Major winner Rory McIlroy and the 2015 tournament winner Rickie Fowler.
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— The European Tour (@EuropeanTour) July 12, 2019
“It was brilliant," said MacIntyre. "I've not yet thought about what I could have done better, what I've learned yet, but I'll do that later on tonight. To get in at three under par, playing with these two guys, I'd say it's pretty good.
“Even this morning, all I'm thinking about is that first tee, meeting the two guys. Luckily, I met Rickie on Monday. But meeting Rory; these are guys I've watched over the years.
“So, to get put into that bracket for the day was absolutely brilliant. I'm sure I'll learn a lot. Two chilled-out guys, chatting all the way around. It's a day that I'll never forget.”
Pos. |
Player | Nat |
To Par |
R1 |
T1 |
Romain Wattel | FRA |
-8 |
63 |
T1 |
Matt Kuchar | USA |
-8 |
63 |
T1 |
Nino Bertasio | ITA |
-8 |
63 |
T1 |
Edoardo Molinari | ITA |
-8 |
63 |
T5 |
Andy Sullivan | ENG |
-7 |
64 |
T5 |
Jamie Donaldson | WAL |
-7 |
64 |
T5 |
Kalle Samooja | FIN |
-7 |
64 |
T5 |
Thomas Aiken | RSA |
-7 |
64 |
T5 |
Lee Slattery | ENG |
-7 |
64 |
T5 |
Erik Van Rooyen | RSA |
-7 |
64 |
T5 |
Thomas Pieters | BEL |
-7 |
64 |
T12 |
Oliver Wilson | ENG |
-6 |
65 |
T12 |
Henrik Stenson | SWE |
-6 |
65 |
T12 |
Romain Langasque | FRA |
-6 |
65 |
T12 |
Chris Paisley | ENG |
-6 |
65 |
T12 |
Ian Poulter | ENG |
-6 |
65 |
T12 |
Richie Ramsay | SCO |
-6 |
65 |
T18 |
Jacques Kruyswijk | RSA |
-5 |
66 |
T18 |
Guido Migliozzi | ITA |
-5 |
66 |
T18 |
Mikko Korhonen | FIN |
-5 |
66 |
T18 |
Alexander Bjoerk | SWE |
-5 |
66 |
T18 |
Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano | ESP |
-5 |
66 |
T18 |
Sean Crocker | USA |
-5 |
66 |
T18 |
Darren Fichardt | RSA |
-5 |
66 |
T18 |
Trevor Immelman | RSA |
-5 |
66 |
T18 |
Lucas Bjerregaard | DNK |
-5 |
66 |
T18 |
Rafael Cabrera Bello | ESP |
-5 |
66 |
T18 |
Jeff Winther | SWE |
-5 |
66 |
T29 |
Stuart Manley | WAL |
-4 |
67 |
T29 |
Hideto Tanihara | JPN |
-4 |
67 |
T29 |
Joost Luiten | NED |
-4 |
67 |
T29 |
Grant Forrest | SCO |
-4 |
67 |
T29 |
Renato Paratore | ITA |
-4 |
67 |
T29 |
Padraig Harrington | IRL |
-4 |
67 |
T29 |
Pablo Larrazabal | ESP |
-4 |
67 |
T29 |
Justin Thomas | USA |
-4 |
67 |
T29 |
Sebastian Soederberg | SWE |
-4 |
67 |
T29 |
Benjamin Hebert | FRA |
-4 |
67 |
T29 |
Jeung-Hun Wang | KOR |
-4 |
67 |
T29 |
Ashley Chesters | ENG |
-4 |
67 |
T29 |
Masahiro Kawamura | JPN |
-4 |
67 |
T29 |
Oliver Fisher | ENG |
-4 |
67 |
T29 |
Gavin Green | MAS |
-4 |
67 |
T29 |
Victor Dubuisson | FRA |
-4 |
67 |
T29 |
David Lipsky | USA |
-4 |
67 |
T29 |
Adrian Otaegui | ESP |
-4 |
67 |
T29 |
Bernd Wiesberger | AUT |
-4 |
67 |
T29 |
Lucas Herbert | AUS |
-4 |
67 |
T29 |
Matthew Fitzpatrick | ENG |
-4 |
67 |
T29 |
David Horsey | ENG |
-4 |
67 |
T29 |
Rory McIlroy | NIR |
-4 |
67 |
T29 |
Eddie Pepperell | ENG |
-4 |
67 |
T29 |
Tom Lewis | ENG |
-4 |
67 |
T54 |
Nacho Elvira | ESP |
-3 |
68 |
T54 |
Julian Suri | USA |
-3 |
68 |
T54 |
Branden Grace | RSA |
-3 |
68 |
T54 |
Matthias Schwab | AUT |
-3 |
68 |
T54 |
Brandon Stone | RSA |
-3 |
68 |
T54 |
James Morrison | ENG |
-3 |
68 |
T54 |
Calum Hill | SCO |
-3 |
68 |
T54 |
Victor Perez | FRA |
-3 |
68 |
T54 |
Andrea Pavan | ITA |
-3 |
68 |
T54 |
Lorenzo Gagli | ITA |
-3 |
68 |
T54 |
Michael Lorenzo-Vera | FRA |
-3 |
68 |
T54 |
Richard Sterne | RSA |
-3 |
68 |
T54 |
Anton Karlsson | SWE |
-3 |
68 |
T54 |
Max Schmitt | GER |
-3 |
68 |
T54 |
David Drysdale | SCO |
-3 |
68 |
T54 |
Martin Kaymer | GER |
-3 |
68 |
T54 |
Matt Wallace | ENG |
-3 |
68 |
T54 |
Robert MacIntyre | SCO |
-3 |
68 |
T54 |
Kurt Kitayama | USA |
-3 |
68 |
T54 |
George Coetzee | RSA |
-3 |
68 |
T54 |
Haydn Porteous | RSA |
-3 |
68 |
T75 |
Paul Waring | ENG |
-2 |
69 |
T75 |
Thongchai Jaidee | THA |
-2 |
69 |
T75 |
Fabrizio Zanotti | PAR |
-2 |
69 |
T75 |
Pelle Edberg | SWE |
-2 |
69 |
T75 |
Si-Woo Kim | KOR |
-2 |
69 |
T75 |
Jack Singh-Brar | ENG |
-2 |
69 |
T75 |
Sang-Hyun Park | KOR |
-2 |
69 |
T75 |
Andrew Putnam | USA |
-2 |
69 |
T75 |
Dean Burmester | RSA |
-2 |
69 |
T75 |
Jason Scrivener | AUS |
-2 |
69 |
T75 |
Marc Warren | SCO |
-2 |
69 |
T75 |
Andrew Johnston | ENG |
-2 |
69 |
T75 |
Alvaro Quiros | ESP |
-2 |
69 |
T75 |
Thomas Detry | BEL |
-2 |
69 |
T75 |
Jorge Campillo | ESP |
-2 |
69 |
T75 |
Nicolas Colsaerts | BEL |
-2 |
69 |
T75 |
Raphael Jacquelin | FRA |
-2 |
69 |
T75 |
Zander Lombard | RSA |
-2 |
69 |
T93 |
Matthew Southgate | ENG |
-1 |
70 |
T93 |
Soren Kjeldsen | DEN |
-1 |
70 |
T93 |
Ryan Fox | NZL |
-1 |
70 |
T93 |
Christiaan Bezuidenhout | RSA |
-1 |
70 |
T93 |
Stephen Gallacher | SCO |
-1 |
70 |
T93 |
Tyrrell Hatton | ENG |
-1 |
70 |
T93 |
Kevin Kisner | USA |
-1 |
70 |
T93 |
Lee Westwood | ENG |
-1 |
70 |
T93 |
Justin Harding | RSA |
-1 |
70 |
T93 |
Scott Jamieson | SCO |
-1 |
70 |
T93 |
Paul Dunne | IRL |
-1 |
70 |
T93 |
Christopher Doak | SCO |
-1 |
70 |
T93 |
Louis De Jager | RSA |
-1 |
70 |
T93 |
Shiv Chawrasia | IND |
-1 |
70 |
T93 |
Ashun Wu | CHI |
-1 |
70 |
T93 |
Pedro Figueiredo | POR |
-1 |
70 |
T93 |
Ricardo Melo Gouveia | POR |
-1 |
70 |
T93 |
Jake McLeod | AUS |
-1 |
70 |
T93 |
Russell Knox | SCO |
-1 |
70 |
T93 |
Jens Dantorp | SWE |
-1 |
70 |
T93 |
Jordan Smith | ENG |
-1 |
70 |
T93 |
Liam Johnston | SCO |
-1 |
70 |
T93 |
Robert Karlsson | SWE |
-1 |
70 |
T93 |
Ross Fisher | ENG |
-1 |
70 |
T93 |
Justin Walters | RSA |
-1 |
70 |
T93 |
Niklas Lemke | SWE |
-1 |
70 |
T119 |
Scott Henry | SCO |
Par |
71 |
T119 |
Cheng Tsung Pan | TPE |
Par |
71 |
T119 |
Marcus Kinhult | SWE |
Par |
71 |
T119 |
Alexander Levy | FRA |
Par |
71 |
T119 |
Kiradech Aphibarnrat | THA |
Par |
71 |
T119 |
Robert Rock | ENG |
Par |
71 |
T119 |
Shubhankar Sharma | IND |
Par |
71 |
T119 |
Chris Wood | ENG |
Par |
71 |
T119 |
Sam Brazel | AUS |
Par |
71 |
T119 |
Wade Ormsby | AUS |
Par |
71 |
T119 |
David Howell | ENG |
Par |
71 |
T119 |
Tapio Pulkkanen | FIN |
Par |
71 |
T119 |
Maximilian Kieffer | GER |
Par |
71 |
T119 |
Rickie Fowler | USA |
Par |
71 |
T119 |
Joachim B. Hansen | DEN |
Par |
71 |
T119 |
Kristoffer Reitan | NOR |
Par |
71 |
T119 |
Yusaku Miyazato | JPN |
Par |
71 |
T119 |
Ben Evans | ENG |
Par |
71 |
T137 |
Aaron Rai | ENG |
1 |
72 |
T137 |
Kris Nicol | SCO |
1 |
72 |
T139 |
Matthieu Pavon | FRA |
2 |
73 |
T139 |
Haotong Li | CHN |
2 |
73 |
T139 |
Paul Lawrie | SCO |
2 |
73 |
T139 |
Graeme McDowell | NIR |
2 |
73 |
T139 |
Bradley Dredge | WAL |
2 |
73 |
T139 |
Jimmy Walker | USA |
2 |
73 |
T139 |
Thomas Bjorn | DEN |
2 |
73 |
T139 |
Hyo-Won Park | KOR |
2 |
73 |
T139 |
Clement Sordet | FRA |
2 |
73 |
T139 |
Steven Brown | ENG |
2 |
73 |
T149 |
Joakim Lagergren | SWE |
3 |
74 |
T149 |
Richard McEvoy | ENG |
3 |
74 |
T149 |
Scott Hend | AUS |
3 |
74 |
T152 |
Sam Horsfield | ENG |
4 |
75 |
T152 |
Jaco Van Zyl | RSA |
4 |
75 |
T154 |
Gaganjeet Bhullar | IND |
6 |
77 |
T154 |
David Law | SCO |
6 |
77 |
T154 |
Kim Koivu | FIN |
6 |
77 |