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• Donald and Kuchar on-board for Gullane
• ‘I’ve tended to well in the Scottish Open,” says Donald
• Kuchar: ‘I love everything about Scotland

2015 SCOTTISH OPEN

Luke Donald and Matt Kuchar have become the latest big names to confirm their participation in this year’s Scottish Open at Gullane.

Englishman Donald won the 2011 tournament at Castle Stuart Golf Links near Inverness, the same year that US ace Kuchar made the most recent of his three prior appearances in the event.

Donald, 37, has a superb record in the Scottish Open, having finished in the top five in each of his first three appearances, before winning at the fourth attempt.

Needless to say, then, he is relishing the prospect of teeing it up as the Scottish Open moves to East Lothian for the first time in its history, with the Open Championship at St Andrews taking place the following week.

“The Scottish golf fans are very knowledgeable and respectful of the game.” – Luke Donald

“I’ve tended to do well in the Scottish Open whenever I’ve played the tournament in the past, so I’ll obviously be very keen to continue that good run this year,” said the former world No.1, pictured above. “I got the chance to play Gullane last year and really enjoyed it, so I’m looking forward to going back and teeing it up competitively.

“The The Scottish golf fans are very knowledgeable and respectful of the game which, as well as the great courses, is one of the main reasons why I enjoy playing the tournament so much. Hopefully I can have another good week and fine tune my game before the Open.”

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Meanwhile, world No.14 Kuchar, above, will be bidding to secure his first victory in a regular European Tour event when he heads to East Lothian.

Seven times a winner on the PGA Tour, the 37-year-old admits he is desperate to follow in the footsteps of his compatriot and Ryder Cup teammate Phil Mickelson, who, in 2013, became the third American to win the event.

“I love everything about Scotland, so I didn’t need any persuading to play the Scottish Open this year,” said Kuchar, 37. “It’s the ‘Home of Golf’ and I believe Gullane is a fabulous course, so I’m excited about my trip there.

“I really enjoy the challenge of links golf.” – Matt Kuchar

“After seeing what Phil did in 2013, when he won at Castle Stuart the week before winning the Open, I think a lot of Americans thought that getting some links practice in at the Scottish Open made a lot of sense.

“I really enjoy the challenge of links golf, because it’s very different to what we play every week on the PGA Tour, so I’m really looking forward to testing myself at Gullane, and then at St Andrews the week after.”

Scottish Open :: Find out more

The 2015 Scottish Open takes place at Gullane from July 9-12. For more information, log-on to www.europeantour.com

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Michael McEwan is the Deputy Editor of bunkered and has been part of the team since 2004. In that time, he has interviewed almost every major figure within the sport, from Jack Nicklaus, to Rory McIlroy, to Donald Trump. The host of the multi award-winning bunkered Podcast and a member of Balfron Golfing Society, Michael is the author of three books and is the 2023 PPA Scotland 'Writer of the Year' and 'Columnist of the Year'. Dislikes white belts, yellow balls and iron headcovers. Likes being drawn out of the media ballot to play Augusta National.

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