GULLANE Golf Club was a sea of tartan yesterday (Wednesday) as some of the world’s best golfers were joined by celebrities and golf fans to celebrate Tartan Wednesday at the Aberdeen Standard Investments Scottish Open Pro-Am.

The Pro-Am participants and spectators donned their best tartan in aid of the tournament charities – My Name’5 Doddie Foundation and Leuchie House.

Russell Knox, who won the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open last week, was amongst the stars who sported trousers in the My Name’5 Doddie Foundation tartan, supporting rugby star Weir's battle with Motor Neurone Disease.

Leuchie House Ambassador and Scottish rugby legend Gavin Hastings – a former team mate of Doddie – was another of the Pro-Am participants decked out in in tartan trews.

There will be a range of fundraising activities during the week, including the Birdie Pledge, with title sponsors Aberdeen Standard Investments donating £5 per birdie and £10 per eagle scored throughout the course of the tournament.

Doddie Weir said: "It was splendid to see some of the best golfers in the game sporting the Doddie Tartan at Gullane – a tremendous day with wonderful support for the golf, the Foundation and Leuchie House. I think we might see some of these top pros wearing the tartan on the European Tour - they all looked fantastic."

Mairi O’Keefe, Leuchie House CEO, said: “Tartan Wednesday was a fantastic way to kick off the Scottish Open and highlight the charitable side of the tournament. The Pros, the celebrities and the public all got behind it and the support we had from all sides for Leuchie House was tremendous. We’re looking forward to the next four days enormously and really appreciate this amazing opportunity to let people know that Leuchie House is there to support people with all kinds of long term conditions.”

The competitive action is now under way at Gullane, and ends on Sunday.