October 15-18
Fairmont St Andrews, St Andrews, Scotland
โฌ1,000,000
Round 1, Round 2, Round 3
Adrian Otaegui produced a brilliant closing round of 63 to storm to his first 72-hole stroke play victory on the European Tour at the Scottish Championship presented by AXA.
"I'm very happy to win here in Scotland, the home of golf, next to St Andrews. It feels like a very special win for me."
The Spaniard has shown himself to be an expert at head to head battles, winning both the 2017 Saltire Energy Paul Lawrie Match Play and the 2018 Belgian Knockout for his first two European Tour victories, and he showed all those skills again as it came down to a three man contest with playing partners Matt Wallace and Garrick Porteous at Fairmont St Andrews.
Inches from an ace! 😮
— The European Tour (@EuropeanTour) October 18, 2020
Can Otaegui pick up his first strokeplay victory?#AXAScottishChamps pic.twitter.com/SLYcCsFSW2
"Stroke play is my favourite way of golf, I think it's the proper way. Youย have toย play very solidly and very consistently all fourย rounds,ย which I think I did. I'm very happy to be able to win stroke play as well, my third win on the European Tour. I have no words."
Otaegui entered the day four shots off the lead of Wallace but eight birdies in 11 holes from the fifth helped him finish at 23 under par, four clear of the Englishman.
"The whole week went very well," said Otaegui. "Started with a very good round and I just tried to do a reset after every day and start from zero. I felt very good on the golf course, hit some very good shots. Today again I just wanted to give myself some opportunities, chances. I think I did, I hit some very good iron shots into the green. I holed some very good important putts, so I'm just very happy.
"I didn't really (look at theย leaderboard). I knewย more or less howย Matt (Wallace) and I were, but I just tried to do the best I could. If I played my best, I knew I was going to be up there. You can't control what others are going to do, but I just tried to focus on myself, tried to feel confident and tried to feel good, and that's what I did."
Hole 4: 🐦
— The European Tour (@EuropeanTour) October 18, 2020
Hole 5: 🐦
Hole 6: 🐦
And Garrick Porteous ties the lead.#AXAScottishChamps pic.twitter.com/BmqlWO3tAU
Aaron Rai continued his recent excellent form to finish at 17 under par, a shot clear of fellow Englishmen Chris Paisley and Porteous, with the latter challenging for the title until falling away down the stretch.
After an opening round of 62, Otaegui's Sunday 63 bookended his week beautifully and saw him get over the line after three runner up finishes in stroke play events, including this season's English Championship.
Pos. |
Player | To Par |
R1 |
R2 |
R3 |
R4 |
Total |
1 |
Adrian Otaegui | -23 |
62 |
70 |
70 |
63 |
265 |
2 |
Matt Wallace | -19 |
65 |
67 |
66 |
71 |
269 |
3 |
Aaron Rai | -17 |
66 |
67 |
72 |
66 |
271 |
T4 |
Chris Paisley | -16 |
66 |
71 |
67 |
68 |
272 |
T4 |
Garrick Porteous | -16 |
66 |
69 |
66 |
71 |
272 |
6 |
Adrien Saddier | -15 |
67 |
67 |
71 |
68 |
273 |
T7 |
Marcus Armitage | -14 |
70 |
68 |
70 |
66 |
274 |
T7 |
Jonathan Caldwell | -14 |
70 |
66 |
68 |
70 |
274 |
T9 |
Matthew Baldwin | -13 |
70 |
72 |
68 |
65 |
275 |
T9 |
Sean Crocker | -13 |
70 |
66 |
67 |
72 |
275 |
T9 |
Jamie Donaldson | -13 |
70 |
70 |
69 |
66 |
275 |
T9 |
Oliver Farr | -13 |
73 |
67 |
70 |
65 |
275 |
T9 |
Sebastian Soderberg | -13 |
72 |
68 |
70 |
65 |
275 |
T14 |
Padraig Harrington | -12 |
66 |
69 |
73 |
68 |
276 |
T14 |
Lee Westwood | -12 |
67 |
70 |
72 |
67 |
276 |
T16 |
Bryce Easton | -11 |
65 |
72 |
72 |
68 |
277 |
T16 |
Ewen Ferguson | -11 |
67 |
72 |
71 |
67 |
277 |
T16 |
Alexander Levy | -11 |
70 |
71 |
70 |
66 |
277 |
T16 |
Eddie Pepperell | -11 |
68 |
70 |
66 |
73 |
277 |
T16 |
Matthew Southgate | -11 |
69 |
68 |
70 |
70 |
277 |
T16 |
Brandon Stone | -11 |
67 |
70 |
70 |
70 |
277 |
T16 |
Ben Stow | -11 |
70 |
70 |
67 |
70 |
277 |
T16 |
Justin Walters | -11 |
71 |
69 |
74 |
63 |
277 |
T16 |
Ashun Wu | -11 |
67 |
71 |
71 |
68 |
277 |
T25 |
Calum Hill | -10 |
70 |
72 |
66 |
70 |
278 |
T25 |
Matthew Jordan | -10 |
71 |
68 |
68 |
71 |
278 |
T25 |
Martin Simonsen | -10 |
69 |
69 |
68 |
72 |
278 |
T25 |
Paul Waring | -10 |
68 |
67 |
71 |
72 |
278 |
T25 |
Marc Warren | -10 |
67 |
69 |
72 |
70 |
278 |
T30 |
Wil Besseling | -9 |
71 |
69 |
73 |
66 |
279 |
T30 |
Justin Harding | -9 |
75 |
64 |
73 |
67 |
279 |
T30 |
James Morrison | -9 |
72 |
69 |
69 |
69 |
279 |
T33 |
Gonzalo Fernandez-Castaño | -8 |
67 |
73 |
70 |
70 |
280 |
T33 |
David Law | -8 |
73 |
67 |
72 |
68 |
280 |
T33 |
Richie Ramsay | -8 |
74 |
68 |
68 |
70 |
280 |
T33 |
Darius van Driel | -8 |
72 |
69 |
72 |
67 |
280 |
T37 |
Daniel Gavins | -7 |
70 |
68 |
75 |
68 |
281 |
T37 |
Scott Jamieson | -7 |
67 |
75 |
71 |
68 |
281 |
T37 |
Renato Paratore | -7 |
68 |
73 |
73 |
67 |
281 |
T37 |
Kristoffer Reitan | -7 |
73 |
64 |
74 |
70 |
281 |
T37 |
Shubhankar Sharma | -7 |
71 |
72 |
70 |
68 |
281 |
T37 |
Connor Syme | -7 |
70 |
70 |
69 |
72 |
281 |
T43 |
Pedro Figueiredo | -6 |
70 |
70 |
72 |
70 |
282 |
T43 |
Sam Horsfield | -6 |
74 |
69 |
68 |
71 |
282 |
T43 |
Craig Howie | -6 |
70 |
68 |
74 |
70 |
282 |
T43 |
Joël Stalter | -6 |
70 |
72 |
71 |
69 |
282 |
T43 |
Oliver Wilson | -6 |
72 |
68 |
75 |
67 |
282 |
T43 |
Lars van Meijel | -6 |
72 |
70 |
70 |
70 |
282 |
T49 |
Ashley Chesters | -5 |
72 |
70 |
70 |
71 |
283 |
T49 |
Steven Tiley | -5 |
69 |
74 |
73 |
67 |
283 |
T51 |
S.S.p. Chawrasia | -4 |
69 |
69 |
76 |
70 |
284 |
T51 |
David Drysdale | -4 |
69 |
71 |
73 |
71 |
284 |
T51 |
Tom Gandy | -4 |
70 |
73 |
73 |
68 |
284 |
T51 |
Hurly Long (a) | -4 |
69 |
73 |
73 |
69 |
284 |
T51 |
Adrian Meronk | -4 |
68 |
70 |
74 |
72 |
284 |
T56 |
Dave Coupland | -3 |
68 |
69 |
75 |
73 |
285 |
T56 |
Robin Petersson (a) | -3 |
71 |
71 |
72 |
71 |
285 |
T56 |
Benjamin Poke | -3 |
71 |
71 |
72 |
71 |
285 |
T56 |
Lorenzo Scalise | -3 |
71 |
71 |
74 |
69 |
285 |
T60 |
Ben Evans | -2 |
69 |
72 |
75 |
70 |
286 |
T60 |
Jens Fahrbring | -2 |
72 |
71 |
73 |
70 |
286 |
T60 |
Gregory Havret | -2 |
69 |
70 |
77 |
70 |
286 |
T63 |
Philip Eriksson | -1 |
73 |
67 |
73 |
74 |
287 |
T63 |
Ricardo Santos | -1 |
71 |
71 |
74 |
71 |
287 |
T65 |
Damien Perrier | E |
70 |
70 |
75 |
73 |
288 |
T65 |
Marcel Schneider | E |
73 |
70 |
73 |
72 |
288 |
67 |
Zach Murray | 1 |
69 |
73 |
72 |
75 |
289 |
68 |
Daniel Young (a) | 2 |
72 |
71 |
76 |
71 |
290 |
69 |
Joel Sjoholm | 5 |
72 |
71 |
77 |
73 |
293 |
CUT |
Kiradech Aphibarnrat | E |
75 |
69 |
144 |
||
CUT |
David Dixon | E |
77 |
67 |
144 |
||
CUT |
Raphael Jacquelin | E |
72 |
72 |
144 |
||
CUT |
Niklas Lemke | E |
73 |
71 |
144 |
||
CUT |
Aaron Cockerill | 1 |
75 |
70 |
145 |
||
CUT |
Stephen Gallacher | 1 |
71 |
74 |
145 |
||
CUT |
Liam Johnston | 1 |
73 |
72 |
145 |
||
CUT |
Gavin Moynihan | 1 |
72 |
73 |
145 |
||
CUT |
Jack Senior | 1 |
76 |
69 |
145 |
||
CUT |
Cormac Sharvin | 1 |
74 |
71 |
145 |
||
CUT |
Gaganjeet Bhullar | 2 |
75 |
71 |
146 |
||
CUT |
David Howell | 2 |
73 |
73 |
146 |
||
CUT |
Jake McLeod | 2 |
74 |
72 |
146 |
||
CUT |
Wade Ormsby | 2 |
73 |
73 |
146 |
||
CUT |
Toby Tree | 2 |
74 |
72 |
146 |
||
CUT |
Min Woo Lee | 2 |
76 |
70 |
146 |
||
CUT |
Dean Burmester | 3 |
75 |
72 |
147 |
||
CUT |
Romain Wattel | 3 |
75 |
72 |
147 |
||
CUT |
Dale Whitnell | 3 |
75 |
72 |
147 |
||
CUT |
Ross Cameron | 4 |
76 |
72 |
148 |
||
CUT |
Michael Campbell | 4 |
77 |
71 |
148 |
||
CUT |
Grant Forrest | 4 |
76 |
72 |
148 |
||
CUT |
Janne Kaske | 4 |
78 |
70 |
148 |
||
CUT |
Masahiro Kawamura | 4 |
74 |
74 |
148 |
||
CUT |
Nicolai Højgaard | 5 |
77 |
72 |
149 |
||
CUT |
Oscar Lengden | 5 |
75 |
74 |
149 |
||
CUT |
Chris Wood | 5 |
73 |
76 |
149 |
||
CUT |
Mathieu Fenasse (a) | 6 |
78 |
72 |
150 |
||
CUT |
Ross McGowan | 6 |
74 |
76 |
150 |
||
CUT |
Euan Walker (a) | 6 |
74 |
76 |
150 |
||
CUT |
Daan Huizing | 7 |
76 |
75 |
151 |
||
CUT |
Clement Sordet | 7 |
77 |
74 |
151 |
||
CUT |
Jordan Wrisdale | 7 |
79 |
72 |
151 |
||
CUT |
Scott Hend | 10 |
75 |
79 |
154 |
||
CUT |
Lee Slattery | 16 |
82 |
78 |
160 |
||
WD |
Niall Kearney | 3 |
75 |
75 |
|||
WD |
Robert MacIntyre | 6 |
78 |
78 |
|||
WD |
Alejandro Cañizares | 9 |
79 |
38 |
117 |
||
WD |
Callum Shinkwin | 9 |
45 |
45 |