UAE fan favourite Tommy Fleetwood is part of another impressive swathe of signings for next month’s historic Genesis Scottish Open at The Renaissance Club.
The 31-year-old Englishman has been unveiled alongside world No.3 Patrick Cantlay, four-time major champion Brooks Koepka and Olympic gold medallists Xander Schauffele and Justin Rose for the July 7-10 event in East Lothian.
It comes after world No.1 Scottie Scheffler and fellow major champions Jon Rahm, Collin Morikawa, Justin Thomas, Jordan Spieth and Hideki Matsuyama were confirmed for the traditional Open Championship dress rehearsal which takes on added significance this season.
Not only will the US$8 million event serve as a mouth-watering prelude to the 150th Open at St. Andrews the following week, it will double as the third Rolex Series event of the 2022 DP World Tour season and the first tournament co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour as part of the strategic alliance between the tours.
Multiple DP World Tour winners Matt Fitzpatrick and Tyrrell Hatton, defending champion Min Woo Lee and Scotland’s No.1, Robert MacIntyre, are also confirmed starters in a stellar field that will include four of the top-five and 10 of the top-20 in the OWGR.
Fleetwood came within a whisker of winning at The Renaissance Club in 2020, losing out to Aaron Rai in a playoff.
He did claim his maiden DP World Tour title on Scottish soil in 2013 and won the Race to Dubai – now the DP World Tour Rankings – at Jumeirah Golf Estates in 2017 .
The two-time Ryder Cupper will look to add a third Rolex Series gold star to compliment his 2017 and 2018 Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship wins and will arrive at The Renaissance Club in form after a top-five at the US PGA Championship and a top-10 at last week’s Porsche European Open.
“I love playing in Scotland and the fans are always incredible so it will be great to get back there for what is set to be a cracking week,” said Fleetwood.
“I feel like my game is coming together nicely so hopefully I can give the crowds something to cheer about at the Renaissance Club.”
Cantlay has been one of the most in-form golfers in the world over the last 12 months, having won the 2021 FedEx Cup after closing out an impressive season with victories in two of the three FedEx Cup Play-Off events.
The 30-year-old also has a win under his belt in 2022 alongside Ryder Cup teammate Schauffele at April’s Zurich Classic of New Orleans.
“I’m excited to make my Genesis Scottish Open debut next month,” said the World Number Three. “To play back-to-back weeks in Scotland, the Home of Golf, will be awesome and hopefully I can bring my A-game for the Scottish fans.”
Koepka has previously won on Scottish soil during his time on the European Challenge Tour and has played the Scottish Open on three occasions. The former world No.1 is relishing the opportunity to return to the event for the first time since 2015.
“I can’t wait to get back to Scotland,” said Koepka. “I have great memories of playing there in previous years and the fans are always fantastic. I think it’s great that this event is now sanctioned by the PGA TOUR and it’s shaping up to be a fun week.”
World No.12 Schauffele lived the Olympic dream in Tokyo last summer, winning gold for the United States at Kasumigaseki Country Club. A memorable year then continued with a winning debut in the Ryder Cup in September.
The 28-year-old sealed his fifth PGA TOUR win in April at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, alongside Cantlay, adding to a list of victories that includes the 2018 WGC-HSBC Champions.
He returns to the Renaissance Club for a second appearance in the Genesis Scottish Open following a top ten finish last season.
“I loved this event when I played last year so I am delighted to be returning this summer,” said Schauffele. “The field is going to be incredible and it looks like we’re all set for a fantastic week in front of some of the best fans in golf.”
Rose, the 2014 Scottish Open champion, made history in Rio two years later as he claimed the Gold Medal for Great Britain on golf’s return to the Olympic Games for the first time since 1904.
The former world No.1 and 2013 U.S. Open champion will return to the Genesis Scottish Open for his 11th appearance, and first since 2018, as he aims to add to the title he won at Royal Aberdeen eight years ago.
The English Ryder Cup star and 2018 FedExCup champion will be vying to add a third Rolex Series win to his glittering resume in East Lothian this summer.
Rose said: “It was an incredible experience to lift this trophy back in 2014. I love playing in front of the Scottish fans so I’m really looking forward to teeing it up at the Renaissance Club. With the tournament co-sanctioned by the DP World Tour and the PGA TOUR it looks like this is going to be a huge occasion for everyone involved, but especially for the fans.”
Performances at The Scottish Open will count in both the DP World Tour Rankings and the FedExCup. The event boasts a new title sponsor in Genesis, the luxury automotive brand from South Korea.
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