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Scottish
Open returns after 5 year break
The Scottish Open is to
return to the European schedule this year for the first time since
1996, the European Tour announced on Tuesday.
The 2001 event will be
played at Loch Lomond, Scotland from July 12-15, which means the
European Tour's pre-Open tournament will finish on a Sunday for
the first time.
Prize money for the Scottish
Open will be a tournament record £2.5million -- double the
amount for the 2000 Standard Life Loch Lomond won by South African
Ernie Els.
The return of the Scottish
Open impacts strongly on the completion of the field for the 130th
Open Championship, to be played this year at Royal Lytham and St
Annes.
No fewer than 15 exempt
places for the Open will be on offer at Loch Lomond, eight direct
from the tournament and seven from a table of European Tour events
starting at the Volvo PGA Championship and finishing at the Scottish
Open.
The eight leading players
in the Western Open at Lemont, Illinois between July 2-8 not otherwise
exempt will also qualify for the Open Championship.
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