Barclays Scottish Open

The Scottish Open was first played in 1972 when the European Tour was first played but after the following year it was discontinued. In 1986, the tournament was again introduced and since then it has been part of the tour again. The Loch Lomond Golf Club has been hosting it since 1996 which has been a bone of concern for the golfers. The Scottish Open is played a week before The Open Championship . As it is played on a links course, the golfers need to practice on such type of courses but the Loch Lomond Golf Course is not that type. As the tournament is one of richest on the tour, most of the top golfers don't give it a miss. Since its reintroduction its name has been changed a number of times. Since 2002 it is known as the Barclays Scottish Open .

• Sunbeam Electric Scottish Open (1972-73)
• Bell's Scottish Open (1986-94)
• Scottish Open (1995-96)
• Loch Lomond World Invitational (1996)
• Gulfstream Loch Lomond World Invitational (1997)
• Standard Life Loch Lomond (1998-2000)
• The Scottish Open at Loch L omond (2001)
• Barclays Scottish Open (2002- )

The 2006 Barclays Scottish Open was won by Swede Johan Edfors who received €5,77,540. He beat Luke Donald by two strokes.

Past Winners

Some of the top players who have won the Barclays Scottish Open are Ernie Els, Colin Montgomerie and Retief Goosen. Here is a list of players who have won here since it became part of the European Tour .

• Johan Edfors 2006
• Tim Clark 2005
• Thomas Levet 2004
• Ernie Els 2003; 2000
• Eduardo Romero 2002
• Retief Goosen 2001
• Colin Montgomerie 1999
• Lee Westwood 1998
• Tom Lehmann 1997
• Ian Woosnam 1996; 1990; 1987
• Wayne Riley 1995
• Carl Mason 1994
• Jesper Parvenik 1993
• Peter O'Malley 1992
• Craig Perry 1991
• Michael Allen 1989
• Barry Lane 1988
• David Feherty 1986
• Graham Marsh 1973
• Neil Coles 1972

The Barclays Scottish Open is one of the biggest tournaments on the European Tour roster. As we continue on this tour we will learn about the other tournaments in the European Tour .