The Scottish Open, which is currently sponsored by Barclays Bank, is one of the richer golf tournaments on the PGA European Tour. It was first staged in 1972 and 1973, and has been a fixture in the schedule under a variety of names since 1986. Since 1996 it has taken place at Loch Lomond Golf Club north of Glasgow. It takes place the week before The Open Championship, and some concern has been expressed that the host course, which is very different from the links courses on which the Open is played, puts European Tour players at a disadvantage in the subsequent major, compared to their leading rivals from the PGA Tour, who traditionally spend a week practising for the Open on links courses in Ireland. In 2004, the prize fund was £2.2 million.

Winners

Barclays Scottish Open

• 2004 Thomas Levet - France
• 2003 Ernie Els - South Africa
• 2002 Eduardo Romero - Argentina

The Scottish Open at Loch Lomond

• 2001 Retief Goosen - South Africa

Standard Life Loch Lomond

• 2000 Ernie Els - South Africa
• 1999 Colin Montgomerie - Scotland
• 1998 Lee Westwood - England

Gulfstream Loch Lomond World Invitational

• 1997 Tom Lehman - United States

Loch Lomond World Invitational

• 1996 Thomas Bjorn - Denmark

Scottish Open

• 1996 Ian Woosnam - Wales (2 events in 1996)
• 1995 Wayne Riley - Australia

Bell's Scottish Open

• 1994 Carl Mason - England
• 1993 Jesper Parnevik - Sweden
• 1992 Peter O'Malley - Australia
• 1991 Craig Parry - Australia
• 1990 Ian Woosnam - Wales
• 1989 Michael Allen - United States
• 1988 Barry Lane - England
• 1987 Ian Woosnam - Wales
• 1986 David Feherty - Northern Ireland

Sunbeam Electric Scottish Open

• 1973 Graham Marsh - Australia
• 1972 Neil Coles - England

External link

• Coverage on the PGA Tour's official site - use "Schedule browser" on the left to access other years