THE WINNER of last week's final Open qualifying event at The Renaissance Club is aiming to complete an East Lothian double today (Saturday).
Sam Locke booked his place at The Open in Carnoustie by winning the fiinal qualifier on Tuesday, and tees off at Longniddry this morning as he aims to qualify for next week's Aberdeen Standard Investments Scottish Open at Gullane Golf Club.
And the 19-year-old, the current Scottish Amateur champion, will have former European Tour player Craig Lee among his rivals.
A total of 127 hopefuls are vying for four spots in the $7 million Rolex Series event, with the qualifier once again being supported by both Aberdeen Standard Investments and VisitScotland.
"It would be pretty cool to come through this one as well and play in these two events back-to-back," said Locke.
Other hopefuls include Craig Lawrie, who will be hoping to reproduce the form that saw him win an event at Longniddry last weekend with a four-under-par 64.
"I played great in that round and more of the same would do nicely on Saturday and Sunday," said the 23-year-old, former Open champion Paul's eldest son.
Admission to today's Aberdeen Standard Investments Scottish Open qualifier at Longniddry Golf Club is free.
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