Fairmont St Andrews to host new European Tour event in October
€ 1m Scottish Championship is part of revised 2020 schedule
Fairmont St Andrews i s to stage the € 1 million Scottish Championship, a new European Tour event, in October, extending the circuit’s second UK Swing. The tournament from 15- 18 October has been added to the revised 2020 schedule along with a groundbreaking visit to Cyprus for two consecutive events.
At the same time, tour bosses have confirmed the cancellationofthisyear’smagicalkenya Open, the Turkish Airlines Open and the Nedbank Golf Challenge in South Africa.
The S c ot t i s h Championship will f ollow t he Dubai Duty Free Irish Open at Galgorm Castle Golf Club ( 24- 27 Sept), the Aberdeen Standard Investments Scottish Open at the Renaissance Club ( 1- 4 Oct) and the Bmwpgachampionship at Wentworth ( 8- 11 Oct).
It will be played on the Torrance Course at the Fife venue, which has hosted the Scottish Seniors Open in the past but will be staging a main tour event for the first time.
“We are delighted that the European Tour have selected Fairmont St Andrews and the Torrance Course to host the Scottish Championship,” said John Keating, area general manager of Luxury Brands Scotland and Ireland. “The course will provide a great test
and challenge for the players so we are looking forward to seeing the performance, and hope the players enjoy the chance to be back in St Andrews.”
The slot became available when the ASI Scottish Open and Bmwpgachampionship both moved forward a week. That resulted from the decision to call off this year’s Alfred Dunhill Links Championship at St Andrews, Carnoustie and Kingsbarns due to Covid- 19.
England’s Paul Waring shot a second- round 67 to move into contention at the UK Championship. The 35- year- old from Birkenhead added to his opening 70 at The Belfry to lie two shots off the lead held by South Africa’s Justin Walters.