Mcilroy To Play Scottish Open Before Portrush Bid

Rory McIlroy will play nan Scottish Open astatine nan Renaissance Club arsenic portion of his preparations for nan Open Championship successful his autochthonal Northern Ireland this summer.

The Masters champion will purpose to triumph a 2nd Open title astatine Royal Portrush from 17-20 July.

The Scottish Open is nan last arena earlier golf's 4th and last awesome of nan twelvemonth and McIlroy will return to nan Renaissance Club successful North Berwick, wherever he won nan title successful 2023 aft beating Scotland's Bob MacIntyre by 1 shot.

"Winning a nationalist unfastened is ever special, and I'm pleased to person nan chance to compete for different Genesis Scottish Open title," McIlroy, 35, said.

"It has surely been a memorable twelvemonth truthful far, and I'm looking guardant to carrying connected nan momentum to nan location of play this summer."

McIlroy became only nan sixth man to complete nan profession Grand Slam of awesome wins erstwhile he hit Justin Rose successful a play-off astatine Augusta earlier this month.

The adjacent large target for nan world number 2 is nan PGA Championship astatine Quail Hollow from 15-18 May.

Rose, MacIntyre, Matt Fitzpatrick, Collin Morikawa and Justin Thomas are immoderate of nan different names who person already committed to playing nan Scottish Open.