HANNAH McCOOK WINS LADIES SCOTTISH OPEN SPOT

Hannah McCook has won the Ladies' Order of Merit on this year's Tartan Pro Tour and with it a place at The 2021 ASI Ladies' Scottish Open.

Dunbar’s Neil Fenwick, who was the overall winner of the new tour and the Men's Order of Merit, will tee it up in next week's men’s Scottish Open at the Renaissance Golf Club.

The Tartan Pro Tour, which was created by The 1999 Open champion Paul Lawrie this summer, was aimed at providing playing opportunities for home based tour pros left in limbo by the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

McCook, who is in her rookie year as a professional golfer on LET Access series, said:

"This year has been a write-off, so to get this out of it has made it worthwhile."

"I wouldn’t have got into the event next year as there is no Q-School and I don’t have the category for it, so I would have been relying on an invite. I haven’t been fortunate enough to get one for the last couple of seasons."

"It’s one of the biggest events on the European Tour, but if you are going to play in one event, it’s always got to be your national one. It’s very exciting."

The 27 year-old from Aberdeenshire, who has opted not to travel abroad amid the coronavirus pandemic, added:

"Big thanks go to Paul Lawrie and Michael MacDougall as they created it for us, knowing that most of the players wouldn’t have had any golf at all."

"The EuroPro was cancelled already so it gave some of the guys a chance, and it was the same for us girls. There are some that have gone away and played in Europe, but I still don’t feel comfortable enough to do that."

"To get the chance to stay in Scotland and play has been great."