October 01-04
The Renaissance Club, North Berwick, Scotland
$7,000,000
Round 1, Round 2, Round 3
Aaron Rai defeated Tommy Fleetwood in a play-off to win his first Rolex Series title at the 2020 Aberdeen Standard Investments Scottish Open.
"It's incredible. I played a lot in Scotland growing up, dreamed of playing in a European Tour event in Scotland. To be able to play in it was incredible a couple of years ago and to be able to go still further is an incredible feeling.
"I didn't really see many leaderboards all the way around. I knew we had to play well and knew we had to cope pushing forwards but luckily I had a good couple of breaks and also played very well, so I'm very pleased."
Carding the joint lowest round of the weekend to win your first #RolexSeries event ✍️
— The European Tour (@EuropeanTour) October 4, 2020
Amazing Aaron Rai.#ASISO pic.twitter.com/TWYyDKeJ5f
"It's a dream come true. If I'm honest, to win any event on the European Tour is amazing. You have to play some world-class golf, but for it to be a Rolex Series with the class of field that was this week is deeply satisfying, and yeah, incredibly pleased."
The Englishman signed for a wonderful 64 to set the target at 11 under par but countryman Fleetwood holed a 20 foot putt on the last for a closing birdie to take it to extra holes at The Renaissance Club.
It was advantage Fleetwood off the tee as Rai found a bunker but the 25-year-old rescued his par and when Fleetwood three putted from just off the green, Rai had his second European Tour title.
โI hit a poor putt and that's the end of it, really," said Fleetwood. "Aaron played 72 holes very, very good, and it was Aaron's time and Aaron's week. Congratulations to him.
โObviously, I'd have loved it to have been me, but overall looking back at the week, there's so many putts that probably cost me being further in the tournament but that's golf. There's a lot of asset in the game that you have to do well to win, and you know, yeah, one putt on 18 on the 72nd hole, putting cost me at the end. But that's life and try again next week.
How the drama unfolded on the play-off hole 🎥#ASISO #RolexSeries pic.twitter.com/NXc9coW0mx
— The European Tour (@EuropeanTour) October 4, 2020
โI played really, really good, especially the back nine today, felt really in control of my game, and you know, end of the day, finish second -- nobody beat me over 72 holes and like I say, it was Aaron's time and that's how it goes.โ
Rai's victory comes after he finished second at last week's Dubai Duty Free Irish Open, and moves him into the top five on the Race to Dubai Rankings presented by Rolex, and the top 100 in the Official World Golf Ranking.
"The Race to Dubai wasn't something I was thinking of, or certainly winning it wasn't something I was thinking of before this week.
"Any time you're up there in the Race to Dubai, whether it's winning it, whether it's in the top three, top five, it shows a great degree of consistency with some really top results, as well. So still a long way to go in the season but it's a great spot to be in."
It's not to be for Rock on 18.
— The European Tour (@EuropeanTour) October 4, 2020
Only two men remain - Rai v Fleetwood. Play-off time.#ASISO #RolexSeries pic.twitter.com/fBdeSblw8i
England's Robert Rock missed out on a place in the play-off by one shot after a bogey on the last in a round of 70, with Australian Lucas Herbert and home favourite Marc Warren at nine under after rounds of 65 and 66.
Warren bogeyed the last to slip to nine under, a shot clear of Swede Marcus Kinhult, England's Ian Poulter and South African Erik van Rooyen, with Ryder Cup Captain Padraig Harrington, English pair Eddie Pepperell and Matthew Southgate, Frenchman Victor Dubuisson and Finn Kalle Samooja at seven under.
Pos. |
Player | To Par |
R1 |
R2 |
R3 |
R4 |
Total |
1 |
Aaron Rai | -11 |
70 |
69 |
70 |
64 |
273 |
2 |
Tommy Fleetwood | -11 |
69 |
68 |
69 |
67 |
273 |
3 |
Robert Rock | -10 |
65 |
67 |
72 |
70 |
274 |
T4 |
Lucas Herbert | -9 |
66 |
65 |
79 |
65 |
275 |
T4 |
Marc Warren | -9 |
70 |
69 |
70 |
66 |
275 |
T6 |
Marcus Kinhult | -8 |
66 |
69 |
71 |
70 |
276 |
T6 |
Ian Poulter | -8 |
67 |
66 |
73 |
70 |
276 |
T6 |
Erik van Rooyen | -8 |
71 |
69 |
71 |
65 |
276 |
T9 |
Victor Dubuisson | -7 |
73 |
68 |
67 |
69 |
277 |
T9 |
Padraig Harrington | -7 |
71 |
70 |
69 |
67 |
277 |
T9 |
Eddie Pepperell | -7 |
68 |
70 |
71 |
68 |
277 |
T9 |
Kalle Samooja | -7 |
65 |
70 |
74 |
68 |
277 |
T9 |
Matthew Southgate | -7 |
68 |
71 |
71 |
67 |
277 |
T14 |
David Horsey | -6 |
70 |
67 |
72 |
69 |
278 |
T14 |
Haotong Li | -6 |
68 |
70 |
74 |
66 |
278 |
T14 |
Robert MacIntyre | -6 |
74 |
67 |
68 |
69 |
278 |
T14 |
Victor Perez | -6 |
69 |
69 |
74 |
66 |
278 |
T14 |
Jeung-Hun Wang | -6 |
73 |
68 |
70 |
67 |
278 |
T19 |
Alexander Björk | -5 |
63 |
75 |
72 |
69 |
279 |
T19 |
Grant Forrest | -5 |
71 |
66 |
72 |
70 |
279 |
T19 |
Benjamin Hebert | -5 |
70 |
70 |
69 |
70 |
279 |
T19 |
Joost Luiten | -5 |
63 |
72 |
76 |
68 |
279 |
T19 |
Wade Ormsby | -5 |
66 |
70 |
70 |
73 |
279 |
T19 |
Brandon Stone | -5 |
69 |
70 |
70 |
70 |
279 |
T19 |
Lee Westwood | -5 |
62 |
71 |
76 |
70 |
279 |
T26 |
Adri Arnaus | -4 |
75 |
66 |
67 |
72 |
280 |
T26 |
Garrick Higgo | -4 |
72 |
67 |
72 |
69 |
280 |
T26 |
Shubhankar Sharma | -4 |
70 |
67 |
76 |
67 |
280 |
T26 |
Andy Sullivan | -4 |
67 |
72 |
69 |
72 |
280 |
T30 |
Nicolas Colsaerts | -3 |
68 |
70 |
72 |
71 |
281 |
T30 |
Thomas Detry | -3 |
71 |
69 |
77 |
64 |
281 |
T30 |
Ewen Ferguson | -3 |
69 |
70 |
73 |
69 |
281 |
T30 |
Callum Shinkwin | -3 |
69 |
70 |
70 |
72 |
281 |
T30 |
Matt Wallace | -3 |
70 |
71 |
72 |
68 |
281 |
T30 |
Min Woo Lee | -3 |
66 |
74 |
72 |
69 |
281 |
T36 |
Maverick Antcliff | -2 |
69 |
70 |
75 |
68 |
282 |
T36 |
Sean Crocker | -2 |
73 |
68 |
70 |
71 |
282 |
T36 |
Scott Jamieson | -2 |
64 |
73 |
73 |
72 |
282 |
T36 |
Jordan Smith | -2 |
70 |
70 |
72 |
70 |
282 |
T36 |
Julian Suri | -2 |
70 |
70 |
72 |
70 |
282 |
T36 |
Jeff Winther | -2 |
71 |
69 |
69 |
73 |
282 |
T42 |
Matthew Fitzpatrick | -1 |
69 |
72 |
72 |
70 |
283 |
T42 |
Gavin Kyle Green | -1 |
70 |
71 |
67 |
75 |
283 |
T42 |
Francesco Laporta | -1 |
71 |
70 |
70 |
72 |
283 |
T42 |
Craig Lee | -1 |
65 |
71 |
76 |
71 |
283 |
T42 |
Michael Lorenzo-Vera | -1 |
68 |
66 |
76 |
73 |
283 |
T42 |
Adrian Otaegui | -1 |
71 |
70 |
73 |
69 |
283 |
T48 |
Jorge Campillo | E |
71 |
67 |
75 |
71 |
284 |
T48 |
Rasmus Højgaard | E |
68 |
70 |
73 |
73 |
284 |
T48 |
Mikko Korhonen | E |
68 |
70 |
72 |
74 |
284 |
T48 |
Connor Syme | E |
70 |
69 |
71 |
74 |
284 |
T48 |
Bernd Wiesberger | E |
70 |
69 |
77 |
68 |
284 |
T48 |
Ashun Wu | E |
70 |
70 |
77 |
67 |
284 |
T48 |
Fabrizio Zanotti | E |
69 |
67 |
75 |
73 |
284 |
55 |
Matthieu Pavon | 1 |
68 |
72 |
74 |
71 |
285 |
T56 |
David Howell | 2 |
72 |
67 |
74 |
73 |
286 |
T56 |
Masahiro Kawamura | 2 |
69 |
69 |
77 |
71 |
286 |
T56 |
Edoardo Molinari | 2 |
74 |
67 |
72 |
73 |
286 |
T59 |
George Coetzee | 3 |
71 |
69 |
75 |
72 |
287 |
T59 |
Scott Hend | 3 |
71 |
70 |
77 |
69 |
287 |
T59 |
Pablo Larrazabal | 3 |
72 |
64 |
76 |
75 |
287 |
62 |
James Morrison | 4 |
72 |
67 |
74 |
75 |
288 |
T63 |
Calum Hill | 5 |
71 |
70 |
73 |
75 |
289 |
T63 |
Joakim Lagergren | 5 |
68 |
72 |
75 |
74 |
289 |
T63 |
Sami Välimäki | 5 |
68 |
69 |
78 |
74 |
289 |
66 |
Chris Wood | 8 |
69 |
71 |
79 |
73 |
292 |
CUT |
Thomas Aiken | E |
72 |
70 |
142 |
||
CUT |
Steven Brown | E |
72 |
70 |
142 |
||
CUT |
Dean Burmester | E |
71 |
71 |
142 |
||
CUT |
Justin Harding | E |
73 |
69 |
142 |
||
CUT |
Sam Horsfield | E |
76 |
66 |
142 |
||
CUT |
Martin Kaymer | E |
72 |
70 |
142 |
||
CUT |
Guido Migliozzi | E |
72 |
70 |
142 |
||
CUT |
Tapio Pulkkanen | E |
70 |
72 |
142 |
||
CUT |
Ryan Fox | 1 |
69 |
74 |
143 |
||
CUT |
Sebastian Heisele | 1 |
71 |
72 |
143 |
||
CUT |
Raphael Jacquelin | 1 |
74 |
69 |
143 |
||
CUT |
David Law | 1 |
69 |
74 |
143 |
||
CUT |
Graeme McDowell | 1 |
69 |
74 |
143 |
||
CUT |
Richard McEvoy | 1 |
70 |
73 |
143 |
||
CUT |
Shaun Norris | 1 |
71 |
72 |
143 |
||
CUT |
Thomas Pieters | 1 |
71 |
72 |
143 |
||
CUT |
Haydn Porteous | 1 |
73 |
70 |
143 |
||
CUT |
Joël Stalter | 1 |
72 |
71 |
143 |
||
CUT |
Danny Willett | 1 |
74 |
69 |
143 |
||
CUT |
John Catlin | 2 |
72 |
72 |
144 |
||
CUT |
Joachim B. Hansen | 2 |
73 |
71 |
144 |
||
CUT |
Peter Hanson | 2 |
69 |
75 |
144 |
||
CUT |
Jazz Janewattananond | 2 |
70 |
74 |
144 |
||
CUT |
Søren Kjeldsen | 2 |
72 |
72 |
144 |
||
CUT |
Paul O'Hara | 2 |
75 |
69 |
144 |
||
CUT |
Alvaro Quiros | 2 |
71 |
73 |
144 |
||
CUT |
Oliver Wilson | 2 |
77 |
67 |
144 |
||
CUT |
Nino Bertasio | 3 |
75 |
70 |
145 |
||
CUT |
Richard Bland | 3 |
74 |
71 |
145 |
||
CUT |
Ashley Chesters | 3 |
73 |
72 |
145 |
||
CUT |
Ignacio Elvira Mijares | 3 |
72 |
73 |
145 |
||
CUT |
Stephen Gallacher | 3 |
75 |
70 |
145 |
||
CUT |
Julien Guerrier | 3 |
73 |
72 |
145 |
||
CUT |
Chris Paisley | 3 |
72 |
73 |
145 |
||
CUT |
Renato Paratore | 3 |
74 |
71 |
145 |
||
CUT |
Lucas Bjerregaard | 4 |
70 |
76 |
146 |
||
CUT |
Kristoffer Broberg | 4 |
73 |
73 |
146 |
||
CUT |
David Drysdale | 4 |
76 |
70 |
146 |
||
CUT |
Ross Fisher | 4 |
73 |
73 |
146 |
||
CUT |
Thorbjørn Olesen | 4 |
76 |
70 |
146 |
||
CUT |
Graeme Storm | 4 |
74 |
72 |
146 |
||
CUT |
Christiaan Bezuidenhout | 5 |
69 |
78 |
147 |
||
CUT |
Michael Campbell | 5 |
73 |
74 |
147 |
||
CUT |
Neil Fenwick | 5 |
80 |
67 |
147 |
||
CUT |
Oliver Fisher | 5 |
72 |
75 |
147 |
||
CUT |
Maximilian Kieffer | 5 |
73 |
74 |
147 |
||
CUT |
Justin Walters | 6 |
75 |
73 |
148 |
||
CUT |
Gaganjeet Bhullar | 8 |
77 |
73 |
150 |
||
CUT |
Jason Scrivener | 8 |
75 |
75 |
150 |
||
CUT |
Lorenzo Gagli | 9 |
77 |
74 |
151 |
||
CUT |
Richie Ramsay | 9 |
80 |
71 |
151 |
||
CUT |
Laurie Canter | 10 |
76 |
76 |
152 |
||
CUT |
Romain Langasque | 10 |
79 |
73 |
152 |
||
CUT |
Paul Lawrie | 10 |
73 |
79 |
152 |
||
CUT |
Alexander Levy | 10 |
80 |
72 |
152 |
||
CUT |
Thomas Bjørn | 11 |
77 |
76 |
153 |
||
CUT |
Miguel Angel Jiménez | 12 |
78 |
76 |
154 |
||
CUT |
Andrea Pavan | 15 |
81 |
76 |
157 |
||
WD |
Andrew Johnston | 5 |
71 |
40 |
111 |
||
WD |
Paul Waring | 3 |
74 |
74 |