Blog#259 Results Scottish Open July 15, 2025

Blog#259 Results Scottish Open July 15, 2025

ROUND 1 Not best results from favorites, but as predicted thinking of next week.

1 N Echavarria(200/1)-6 64 Starts with bogie on #2 then 7 birdies. FINISH 22-5

1 J Knapp-6 64 Bogie free RD 6 birdies, LS. FINISH 22-5

1 S Straka(50/1)-6 64 Four birdies on his front 9 then -1 from # to #8. FINISH 7-10

9 W Clark(60/1)-4 66 Five birdies1st 15 holes, 1 bogie #7 his 16th hole. FINISH 11-8

14 S Scheffler-3 67 Even par front 9, eagles 10 birdies 16. FINISH 8-9

14 L Aberg-3 6 Brides 4 of his 1st 11 holes, then 1 bogie next 7. FINISH 8-9

33 C Gotterup-2 Starts with 2 bogies 1st 3 holes, then 4 birdies. FINISH W-15

33 R MacIntyre-2 68 Two bogies 4 birdies 2 on last 3 holes. FINISH 65+2

33 R McIlroy-2 68 Bogies 1st hole, but finishes with 3 birdies. FINISH 2-13

49 A Scott-1 69 Bogies 2 of 1st 3 holes then 1 more bogie & 3 birdies. FINISH 17-6

ROUND 2

1 Chris Gotterup-11 61 Course record, 9 birdies 1st 14 holes 0 bogies pars last 4.

3 Ludvig Aberg-8 65 Bogies 1st 2 holes and 18 (3 putt) with 8 birdies in between.

6 Rory McIlroy-7 65 Great start 5 birdies for 30 front 9, Par back, up 29 spots.

6 Jake Knapp-7 69 Opens with birdie then bogies #13 & DB #7.

21 Scottie Scheffler-5 68 Five bogies in 1st 2 RDs.

Cut Potgieter, Spaun, Rasmus Hojgaard, Morikawa, SJ Im

ROUND 3 Low RD 66

1 Chris Gotterup-11 70 Starts with bogie on 2 +1 back 9, uninspired golf.

2 Rory McIlroy-11 66 Birdies 4 of last 11 holes, will beat Gorrerup by 4 strokes.

3 Jake Knapp-9 68 Bogies 3 of last 4 holes or could have the lead -12.

7 Ludvig Aberg-7 71 Again 3XB on 13, can’t stay away from these disastrous holes.

15 Scottie Scheffler-6 69 Told the press he was here to win, not a OPEN tune up.

PREVIEW RD 4 I think 1 of the above will win and I don’t think it will be Gotterup,

Knapp or Clark. I also think Scheffler is not really into his game. That leaves

McIlroy, Aberg & Fitzpatrick. I think any one of these 3 can win in that order.

FINAL RD

1 Chris Gotterup-15 66 Started with bogie then 5 birdies another bogie on 15 but closed the deal with anther birdie on 16 to go up 2. Never thought he would outplay Rory, but he did.

2 Rory McIlroy-13 Also starts with bogie on 3 then 3 birdies next 5 holes. Pars only on the next 10 holes. Could not make a clutch putt. Rory played well and a great preview for next week.

COMMENTARY

The Scottish Open is 1 of 5 Rolex Series DP premium events, co sponsored by

the PGA. Also taking place Is the ISCO Championship (formally Barbarsol Championship).

It takes place at Hurtsbourne CG, Louisville KY. Harry Hall won $720K and 300

FedX points in a 5 man playoff last year. Again this year the purse is $4M.

Chan Kim lFedX112 OWGR 155 Led 1st 2 RDs,

Paul PetersonFedX163 OWGR282-5 thru 15 led before suspension 3rd RD.

William Mouw shoots a 61 boggie free to overcome a 7 stroke deficit to defeat

Paul Peterson (69) 2 bogies. He ins $720K, qualifies for the OPEN and 2 year PGA card.