14/07/2013 Golf: Scottish Open


14/07/2013

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Stuart in the heart of the highlands. Beautiful views over the

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Murray Firth from this clubhouse and all over the links. This is the most

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northerly UK golf course ever to host a European Tour event. Final

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day of this Scottish Open and it brings to a close a three-year stint

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here at Castle Stuart, though we'll be back again in the future. But

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there is a feeling we might just have left the very best until last,

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because there is a couple of golfing heavy weights who have muscled their

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way on to the leaderboard and are ready to slug it out for the title

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and �500,000 first prize. Yesterday, Scotland's half-way leader Chris

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Doak couldn't maintain his grip at the head, finishing five shots off

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the pace after shooting a one over par round of 73. But, England's John

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Parry had momentum. The Harrogate golfer had opened up with 64 on

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Thursday, but came home with 66 to sit two shots off the pace. Also

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signing for 66 was South Africa's Branden Grace. He loves this style

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of golf. He racked up seven birdies. And sitting on the same mark, JB

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Hansen, who had signed for a tleeR under par round of 69. But one of

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the biggest cheers on Saturday was reserved for this putt from Phil

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Mickleson. It was one of six birdies in the last 11 from the high-ranked

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player here. A charge that booked him into the final pairing and there

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he was joined by the Swede Henrik Stenson. He fired a 64 on Friday and

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followed it up with a 66 on Saturday. The Swede who was one

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ranked as high as number four in the world, but who is emerging from a

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career slump. All heading into the all-important fourth round. A highly

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significant round to come. This was the picture before things had got

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qualified for the Open. The others were chasing the one remaining

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qualifying spot that would come with the title here. Big crowds here in

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the highlands were loving the idea of watching two of the most

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mercurial characters in golf, Stenson and four-time Major winner,

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Mickleson going toe to toe on the final day. We have had pretty calm

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conditions here all week, but the wind was forecast to get up this

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afternoon and that was going to make things a lot tougher. Add to that,

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the unforced error, straight left from the semi-rough for Phil on the

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first hole and you are right up against it and Phil wouldn't recover

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on the first green. This one horse-shoes out for the double

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bogey. Not the start he imagined. Henrik Stenson was looking very much

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in control. A steady opening par, followed by this chip shot from a

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long par five second, setting up an opening birdie of the day and a move

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to 17 under. Rookie JB Hansen had a treble start. But he gamely picked

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two shots back up at the next two. And Mickleson had his crampons on at

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the second. Only a single round in the 60s for this boy. And John Parry

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of England, one of the men fighting to claim an Open spot had bogeyed

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the opening hole, but steadied to the third to return to 14 under.

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Much more to come. Stenson was having extended his lead to three

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shots from Parry and Branden Grace in the tie for second. Mickleson

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some four shots adrift now at 13 under and JB Hansen clawing his way

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at the ball. He was a little getting one back on the previous

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hole. JB Hansen, three straight birdies. This will be some come

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Opened up with a par and a nine at tied sixth at the PGA at Wentworth.

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Just astonishing. Fantastic performance by the young Dane.

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Two moves to 14 under. Hasn't dropped a shot yet and he's just

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card, but that will be a third JB Hansen. A nine at the second. Par

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five. And since then five straight He's 15 under alongside hen sen,

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Him. It May Only Be The Sixth Hole, That He Knows That Phil Mickelson

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sixth holes. The other two were passage of golf. He has done it

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again! Unbelievable! What a fantastic start! 34 doesn't even

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tell half the story. Unbelievable Muirfield next week. He qualified in

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the international qualification at Sunningdale. He played last week in

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France, top ten, and very much in the picture here, Gareth Maybin from

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Pepperell. A very impressive young Stenson. He drops alongside JB

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Hansen at 16 under. Here is how it looks in the final round. JB Hansen,

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the 22-year-old Dane, alongside his fellow Scandinavian, Henrik Stenson

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one. April shot from Phil Mickelson. the group three behind the

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Scandinavians. I wonder what the mere mortals would do from here?

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is certainly manageable. Especially goodness, the galleries here have

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Started with par, then he had nine at the par five second. We thought,

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what a shame, his chance has gone. He had five bar birdies in a row,

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par at the eighth and then birdies -- a good round today. This is a

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really good final day challenge from the American -based Scot. JB Hansen,

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this remarkable young Dane, in the flag makes that shot so much more

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difficult. I think that is why he played it safe out to the right. It

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eight holes. Right now it is as much merit, he has not finished higher

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than 30th place. You don't want to be aware of where you are. It was a

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top, tied with the youngster, JB There is simply no quitting for

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Mickelson. JB Hansen and Henrik Stenson are

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tied up the top. Just behind them, the young Englishman and the very

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Branden Grace was a little unlucky with the second shot to the par five

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as it run over. He feels a little That was a long putts, quite tight.

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Not too shabby. He will conjure up two days, looks like it will be

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holding on there. A couple of yards further and that would be down the

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the lead. It's hotting up. One unsighted to the pin. There is a

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take that much time over that. Quick heading to Muirfield. Won't see the

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haven't we? Sometimes they've missed popular visitor to the Scottish

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first mistake the young man has made since the horrific nine at the

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second. What a horrible time to do it. It will be a bogey five for him.

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That will drop him into a three-way bogey is four under for the round

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bounce. Taking the left turn. This could run very close. Go on. It's

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needs a little further, a few more He is two behind Mickleson. It may

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be that the fairy tail isn't going to come true. -- fairytale isn't

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final holes that will decide the kouT come of this year's Scottish

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Open. -- outcome of this year's Grace has hold that very well. --

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the unthinkable! After what he has done today, it might not be

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Stenson since that second shot into 12. Since then coming he has

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struggled. -- since then, he has the last five holes. He slips back

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to 15 under, currently three behind Mickelson knows how important that

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one was. He stays at 18 under par, one ahead of grace and no three

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ahead of Stenson. -- one ahead of South African, Branden Grace. 17

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under par, he has set a target which the home of golf. I think every

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player wants to win in Scotland. It has been a long time. His wife and

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damaging bogeys in the last six holes. Stenson finishes at 15 under

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hard work. That is a stunning end. Phil Mickelson bogeys the last when

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it seemed to be absolutely under control and in his grasp. That means

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that the 69 for 17 under leaves him tied with Branden Grace. Branden

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Grace will play off with Phil Mickelson for the Aberdeen Asset

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Management Scottish Open championship, both finishing at 17

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under par, two clear of JB Hansen Mickelson in the Scottish Open. He

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lost a sudden death play-off several years ago to Gregory Havret. Will he

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of the ball. Not ideal. A different club choice this time. Most of the

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wind is from his right. It will hurt a little bit going north towards the

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Mickelson? ! Absolutely wonderful! The crowd rise. Making amends for

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the overenthusiastic first putt last Grace needs a birdie to keep the

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play-off going. A good attempt by Branden Grace, but Phil Mickelson

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may have made us wait, but an absolutely brilliant shot in the

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first play-off hole, and Phil Mickelson is this time the Aberdeen

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Asset Management Scottish Open champion. Talk about winning in

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style! Scottish Open champion at last. He has waited a long time for

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title, how surprising was it to be given it? Definitely. I didn't see

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where he was, I heard he knocked it I've passed and I thought, you never

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know. It makes it tricky. I thought I played well and handled myself

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well in the play-off. He just made a special shot. You can't fight

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against that. You have had a terrific week, you were number one

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in the putting statistics. What would you try to improve going into

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Muirfield? I don't think I need to improve anything, I just have to

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stick to my game plan and routines and the things I have been doing

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well. With a bit more local knowledge and course management, you

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never know what will happen next week. Time to salute the first

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American champion in this event for 17 years. George O'Grady, the chief

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executive of the European tour, the First Minister, Alex Salmond, and

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the chairman of Aberdeen Asset Management, all join me now. Would

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you like to do the honours, please? Still, we and you have waited an

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awfully long time for your first victory in the home of golf. What

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does it mean to you? It is there is their especial to have success over

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here. It has been the biggest challenge of my career, adapting to

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links style golf. This was a challenge in difficult conditions on

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firm ground to play some good golf, although spotty golf, I played good

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golf to come on top. This is fulfilling and special. You found

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yourself for shots behind and we thought you would tie it up at the

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72nd, then you take us into the Gregory Havret country six years

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ago. Hazel, nobody likes a predictable movie, you always want a

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little bit of suspense! I don't know what happened in the last hole, I

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lost focus. In 2006 U won the week before you won the green jacket at

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the Masters, is another back-to-back possible? I hope so. I don't think

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there is a better way to get ready for a major championship or an Open

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Championship than playing well the week before and getting into

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contention and coming out on top just gives me more confidence. There

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is a loss that is involved in the British Open. You need some luck

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with your tee times, you need to play well and have some good

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bouncers. Congratulations. Phil will be hoping his form rolls on in the

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next couple of days as he and we prepare for another adventure on the

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programme on Wednesday evening, then live, and interrupted coverage of

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the 120 seconds Open championship at 9am on Thursday morning. Can

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