It’s great that both my brother Elliot and I have qualified for the Open next week at Turnberry. After my first round at Barassie, I went down to Turnberry for a photoshoot and bumped into Rory McIlroy. After hearing that I had shot a good score, he said he would try and have a practice round with me if I made it into The Open.
I then had to endure a long afternoon at Barassie as I waited to see if I had done enough and, thankfully, I had. It’s great that Elliot got through, too, and now it will be a great feeling for the whole family when we get to Turnberry. First and foremost, I’m going to enjoy the experience again, as I did at St Andrews in 2005. Of course, I can’t win the Silver Medal this time but the Claret Jug certainly wouldn’t be shabby. Yes, it is a tall order but Paul Lawrie, Ben Curtis and Todd Hamilton all sprung shocks in recent years and anything can happen around a links course.
