The 2014 Scottish Open (known formally as the 2014 Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open) is set to begin early tomorrow morning at Royal Aberdeen in Aberdeen, Scotland. The course, which is said to be the 6th oldest golf course in the world, is a links course and features many typical links course characteristics (i.e. rolling hills, deep bunkers, natural grassy areas along the fairway, unpredictable weather, etc.)
Since the Scottish Open is played on a links course and since it is the week before the Open Championship (which is also played on a links course), the tournament features many players who will be playing in the Open Championship as well. They use the Scottish Open as a week to brush up on and fine tune their game for links golf. Last year's winner, Phil Mickelson, did just this. After winning the Scottish Open, Phil claimed his golf game was the best it's ever been for links golf. He then went on to win the Open Championship the week after.
As mentioned before, weather will play a big part in the Scottish Open, as any change in weather will drastically alter the course. We'll have to wait and see how this will affect the players. However, here are our picks for the winner this year:
1) Matteo Manassero
2) Lee Westwood
3) Louis Oosthuizen
Also, TGR favourite Miguel Angel Jimenez is in the field, so we'll be watching him as well
Stay tuned for our weekend update of the 2014 Scottish Open,
-Nick
Toronto Golf Reviews
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