Paul Lawrie set to welcome golf greats to Royal Aberdeen

“I’m really looking forward to it,” said Lawrie.
“It’s great to be able to welcome the Legends Tour to my home city and
nice to play an event and stay in my own bed. I don’t get the chance to
do that very often so that’ll be nice. It’s always good to play in front
of a home crowd too, so hopefully we get some decent weather and people
come out to see some of the legends of the game.

“I
don’t think you can beat £10 in terms of value for money. It would be
great to see lots of people out spectating and enjoying the quality of
the golf these guys continue to produce. With live sport having been off
the agenda for most of us for a long time, I think people will really
be able to enjoy getting out into the fresh air, savour the beautiful
course and scenery and being safe.”

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Fans
can also look out for some famous faces on the fairways for the
Celebrity Series Pro-Am, with a host of leading names heading for the
renowned links venue. Sir AP McCoy, the 20-time Champion jump jockey,
tees up, alongside Scotland rugby men’s head coach Gregor Townsend and
ex-players Gavin Hastings and Andy Nicol.

From
the world of football, Teddy Sheringham, Robbie Fowler, Glen Johnson
and Alan McInally all compete, alongside former Aberdeen heroes Gordon
Strachan and Willie Miller. Ex-boxer Carl Froch, seven-time world
snooker champion Stephen Hendry and music duo Brian McFadden and Keith
Duffy also look forward to savouring the Balgownie Links at Royal
Aberdeen, which hosted the Scottish Open in 2014.

“We’ve got some great guests involved,” added Lawrie. “It’s been fun having the Celebrity Series running alongside the Alliance Pro-Am as it’s always fun to hear the stories from other sports people and celebrities. Royal Aberdeen is a top-class venue and in beautiful condition. I played it recently and it’s in excellent shape. It has some brilliant links golf holes, so I’m looking forward to competing.”

Royal
Aberdeen, which hosted the first three editions of the Scottish Senior
Open from 1993 to 1995 and also the 2005 Senior Open, offers the chance for
Lawrie to build on his 11th place in the overall Legends Tour rankings.

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“It’s
not been far away for me,” he said. “There’s been a lot of good stuff
and a few things that have frustrated me but that’s golf. Like I say,
I’m looking forward to hosting this week and hopefully I’ll make a good
defence of the title.

“I’m
really enjoying seniors’ golf. It’s a lot more relaxed but there’s
still a hugely competitive element to it. Of course, you still want to
win when you step onto the tee. The competitive instinct kicks-in again.
It’s just a little more friendly and relaxed compared to main tour
golf.”

Scotland is the last qualifying event for the Celebrity Series with winners goingto Mauritius in December to battle it out in the Grand Final for £100,000 for charity.

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