This tournament is one of my personal favorite European Tour Events. If you haven't heard of it then I will explain it very quickly. The tournament is played at 3 different courses over the first three days with final round being played at the "home of golf," St. Andrews. There is basically two sides to the tournament
- Pros playing for themselves
- Pros also team up with an amateur
Teams of one professional and one amateur play one round each at St Andrews, Carnoustie and Kingsbarns. It is a men's professional event, but women amateurs may enter. The leading 60 professionals make the cut to play in the final round, as do the leading 20 teams, whether or not the professional member of the team made the cut personally. (source Wikipedia)
In my opionion playing the tournamnet over 3 different courses really makes it interesting and even adding some celebrity amateur's doesn't seem to cheapen the event. It is the richest golf tournament on the european tour and the winner takes home $800000 US.
Congratulations to Nick Dougherty who won the event today to complete his second win on the tour.
Top 10 - Leaderboard
| 1 | Nick Dougherty | ENG | -18 | 270 | 67 | 66 | 66 | 71 | F |
| 2 | Justin Rose | ENG | -16 | 272 | 68 | 69 | 66 | 69 | F |
| 3 | Rory McIlroy | IRL | -15 | 273 | 71 | 67 | 67 | 68 | F |
| 4 | Paul Lawrie | SCO | -14 | 284 | 66 | 73 | 64 | 81 | F |
| 4 | Barry Lane | ENG | -14 | 274 | 69 | 70 | 68 | 67 | F |
| 6 | Ernie Els | SAF | -13 | 275 | 67 | 67 | 70 | 71 | F |
| 6 | Trevor Immelman | SAF | -13 | 275 | 73 | 65 | 67 | 70 | F |
| 8 | Soren Hansen | DEN | -12 | 276 | 66 | 70 | 71 | 69 | F |
| 8 | Padraig Harrington | IRL | -12 | 276 | 70 | 66 | 67 | 73 | F |
| 10 | Niclas Fasth | SWE | -11 | 277 | 67 | 70 | 67 | 73 | F |
| 10 | Peter Hanson | SWE | -11 | 277 | 68 | 68 | 69 | 72 | F |
| 10 | Paul Casey | ENG | -11 | 277 | 74 | 68 | 68 | 67 | F |
| 10 | Scott Strange | AUS | -11 | 277 | 66 | 70 | 69 | 72 | F |
| 10 | Anton Haig | SAF | -11 | 277 | 68 | 66 | 75 | 68 | F |
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