JEAN'S OPEN RETURN France's Jean Van de Velde will be back in the Open Championship next week, thanks to a last-hole birdie at Hillside on Tuesday and the help of the crowd he had criticised 24 hours earlier. Click here for full story.
BIG NAMES BOOK OPEN RETURNS
Philip Walton, Europe's Ryder Cup match-winning hero in 1995, and 1999 runner-up Jean Van de Velde are among 12 players to have come through the 36-hole final qualifying for next week's Open Championship. (More)
STAR NAMES LINE UP AT LOCH LOMOND
Three of the world's leading six players will be among a top-quality field in this week's Barclays Scottish Open at Loch Lomond. (More)
DUO'S ABSENCE PUZZLES OPEN CHIEF
Everybody knows why Tiger Woods will not be at The Open next week, but Royal and Ancient Club chief executive Peter Dawson cannot understand why two more of the world's top 50 are not coming either. (More)
PLUM DRAW FOR RISING STARS
Ross Fisher and Pablo Larrazabal have been rewarded with plum draws in the Scottish Open. (More)