Latest news with #TheOpenAmateurSeries
Scottish Sun
a day ago
- Sport
- Scottish Sun
Young Scots golf sensation mentored by Robert MacIntyre earns stunning late qualification spot for The Open at Portrush
It rounds off a brilliant 12 months for him ROYAL INVITE Young Scots golf sensation mentored by Robert MacIntyre earns stunning late qualification spot for The Open at Portrush Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) A YOUNG Scots golfer will tee it up at The Open next month after a stunning run of form saw him top the rankings of a tightly-contested amateur qualifying series. Cameron Adam of Edinburgh will share the fairways alongside the likes of Rory McIlroy, Scottie Scheffler and Robert MacIntyre at Royal Portrush from July 17. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 3 Cameron Adam topped The Open Amateur Series to earn a spot at The Open 3 Royal Portrush is hosting the 153rd Open Championship next month Credit: Alamy 3 Shane Lowry was crowned Champion Golfer of the Year last time at Portrush Credit: Getty The Royal Burgess golfer, who played collegiate golf in America at Northwestern University, was the best performing player across The Open Amateur Series - a sequence of three elite amateur events that take place in Europe in the lead-up to the sport's most historic competition. Adam, 21, won the coveted St Andrews Links Trophy at the start of June and also competed in the R&A's Amateur Championship, held at Royal St George's and Royal Cinque Ports in Kent later in the month. He then rounded off the series with a top ten finish at the European Amateur Championship at Vasatorps Golfklubb in Sweden this weekend to formally punch his ticket to Northern Ireland. It caps a strong 12 months for Adam, who won his first career collegiate title this year with a three-under-par 207 (67-70-70) at the Clerico in Oklahoma. Adam, who like his mentor MacIntyre is a left-hander, had his best season to date on the ultra-competitive college circuit this year with four top-fives and five top-tens in addition to his Clerico win. He was ranked one of the best players in the country, earning First Team All-Big Ten Conference honours. Last year at Troon, Callum Scott qualified in similar fashion and would go on to claim the Silver Medal as the top amateur at the 152nd Open. Xander Schauffele of the USA goes into the 153rd edition of golf's most prestigious event as the reigning champion, while Ireland's Shane Lowry will have dreams of getting his hands on the Claret Jug once again, just as he did back in 2019 at the same venue. Adam ensures there will be at least two Scots in the field at the County Antrim links but others can still qualify for The Open. Callum Hill is three shots off the lead at the Italian Open and a win at Argentario Golf Club would vault him right into contention for a place at Portrush. Brooks Koepka suffers meltdown and smashes tee marker into fans before withdrawing from LIV Dallas claiming 'illness' Fellow Scots Ewen Ferguson and Connor Syme are higher than Hill in the world rankings but Ferguson is ten shots back from leader Martin Couvra and Syme isn't playing in the event. The Scottish Open, which takes place in a fortnight, will also offer places at Royal Portrush. The leading three players at the Renaissance Club who are not already exempt will be able to grace the fairways of the Dunluce Links the following week. And you can WIN a free pair of tickets to the Scottish Open by entering our competition. Keep up to date with ALL the latest news and transfers at the Scottish Sun football page
Scotsman
2 days ago
- Sport
- Scotsman
Scottish golfer on course to qualify for 153rd Open through Amateur Series
Cameron Adam is in a strong position with a round to go in battle for spot at Royal Portrush Sign up to our daily newsletter – Regular news stories and round-ups from around Scotland direct to your inbox Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... Cameron Adam is on course to join compatriot and fellow lefty Bob MacIntyre in the field for the 153rd Open after moving into the top ten with a round to go in the European Amateur Championship in Sweden. The Royal Burgess player got off to a flying start in The Open Amateur Series by winning the St Andrews Links Trophy earlier this month before then failing to make the match-play stage in The R&A Amateur Championship. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Despite that disappointment, Adam still topped the standings heading into the third and final event in the battle for a coveted spot in this year's Claret Jug event at Royal Portrush. Cameron Adam is in a strong position in The Open Amater Series with a round to go | Northwestern University American Ethan Fang, his closest challenge in the points table after being crowned as the Amateur champion at Royal St George's, wasn't in the European Amateur Championship line up at Vasatorps while England's Harley Smith, who started the event in third, retired after the opening round. It was mission accomplished for Adam in terms of his first goal of making the cut this week as he opened with rounds of 75-70 before jumping 14 spots up the leaderboard to sit joint-seventh on the back of a third-day 71. On level par, Adam sits just three shots off the lead, shared by three players, in Sweden as he bids to become the first Scot to lift the title since Stephen Gallacher in 1994. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Though not yet cut and dried, the Stephen Gallacher Foundation ambassador is in a strong position to become the second successive Scot to win the series after Calum Scott got into last year's Open at Royal Troon, where the Nairn man picked up the Silver Medal as the leading amateur.
