The European Tour, which added two events in Cyprus, has also added the One Million Euro Scottish Championship to the re-shaped schedule. The event will be played at Fairmont St Andrews from October 15-18.
The tournament follows the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open at Galgorm Castle Golf Club (September 24-27), the Aberdeen Standard Investments Scottish Open at the Renaissance Club (October 1-4) and the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth (October 8-11), and extends the Tour’s second UK Swing of 2020 to four events.
Ben Cowen said, “Our thanks also go to Fairmont St Andrews, which has previously staged the Scottish Senior Open, for stepping up to now host the Scottish Championship, which extends our second UK Swing to four events. As the Home of Golf, Scotland obviously has many top class golfing venues and we are delighted to be visiting another of those.”
John Keating, Area General Manager Luxury Brands Scotland and Ireland said: “We are delighted that the European Tour have selected Fairmont St Andrews and the Torrance Course to host the Scottish Championship.
“With so many iconic venues staging European Tour Events in 2020 we are thrilled to be part of this. 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.”
Following the Scottish Championship, the Italian Open will be played from October 22-25, at a venue to be confirmed, but like the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open, following the many changes and disruption to this year’s schedule, it will not be part of the Rolex Series.
