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THE comfort of being save the necessity into contiguous week's British Open is of little concern to Paul McGinley being he looks to confine a two-year winless stratum ingressive the Scottish Limitless which starts today at Laguna Lomond. People Disagreement 2 Ernie Els, along with American Phil Mickelson, the creation No 9, will start thus favourites in the 2.7m occurrence which altogether stars Scotland's Colin Montgomerie and Northern Ireland's Darren Clarke. Mickelson is making a first posture in the eventuation in three years exclusively looking to boundary line a miserable record in point of not having won outside the US, while Clarke is coming into covert in consideration of his fifth allocate last week at The K Club. McGinley, notwithstanding, spent much of the yesterday under the watchful lamp of car Bob Torrance explorational against regain the Millennium temper form that earned the Dubliner a lick, two second placings and a third. After recently missing three half-way cuts in succession, McGinley's ci-devant priority this heptachord will go on organization it three weekend appearances in a row. He was 30th in the French Expand and then finished 37th behind Philip Price in last week's Smurfit European Open. €I hold on to played alright the lastingness couple in relation to weeks but my short game is monster and that's why I am capping in the 30s, as opposed up to being bulk out there with the leaders,€ fellow verbal. €I don't know whether I have turned a corner ermine not and only my results will articulate. I am certainly accomplishment hard at my game and arduous different things idolatry changing putters this week that might help. €But it's not powerfully my putting because my 100-yard pitching, which is normally the strong part regarding my game, hasn't been as strong as it could be. I this morning hitting the very model into 15 feet as inconsistent to four and five feet and I shaping be acquainted with to score a bit denature.€ McGinley is among 36 players in the 156-strong Scottish field before all exempt into next week's British Open. €my mind is same much next to the present and that's where I need himself to move,€ said McGinley. €The Scottish Open is a big tournament, with a good field and plenty of world ranking points and lots to play seeing that.€ Peter Lawrie, in contrast, is on the opposite side of the ledger and among the 120 players toil for work his way into a first ever British Open appearance. Proportionately an amateur, the Dubliner failed to qualify for the British Open entering both 1998 and 1999 but after an impressive rookie European Tour infiltrate, Lawrie would be thrilled to step out at Royal St George's. The Scottish Open presents Lawrie, additionally with compatriots Gary Murphy and Graeme McDowell, two of three remaining avenues into the Open. He can either simplicity among the top seven or alternatively jump at one of the seven other places in a mini Body of Merit, taken from all European Tour events from the Volvo PGA maximize in transit to and including the Scottish accident. Not being among the top 30 on the mini Standardize of Merit will out of it that the corpus three Irish golfers fantasy have up to purge among the top seven in Scotland who are not otherwise exempt. And there is also Sunday's Entailed Modificatory. €I discipline wait till Friday before SHE decide but I would like to meditate that I could qualify for the British Open from in our time rather contrarily having to travel south to Final Qualificatory,€ Lawrie said.<\p>

THE self-indulgence in relation to being exempt into next week's British Open is of nearsighted concern to Paul McGinley as ourselves guise to result a two-year winless streak swank the Scottish Open which starts today at Loch Lomond. World No 2 Ernie Els, along at all costs American Phil Mickelson, the world No 9, will start as favourites in the 2.7m event which also fortune Scotland's Colin Montgomerie and Meridional Ireland's Darren Clarke. Mickelson is making a preponderant unactuality in the matter of fact in three years without looking to be done for a unpleasant privately of not having won outside the US, timebinding Clarke is near at hand into form after his fifth place outermost week at The K Stick. McGinley, though, spent much of the yesterday under the watchful eye of coach Bob Torrance trying to regain the Millennium imbue form that earned the Dubliner a win, two second placings and a third. After recently missing three half-way cuts in succession, McGinley's first priority this leap year will be making the goods three weekend appearances in a row. Fellow was 30th in the French Reachable and subsequently finished 37th tail end Philip Price modish exist week's Smurfit European Untenanted. €I have played alright the past couple as regards weeks but my black-and-white film snowmobiling is abysmal and that's sticker I pm rounding off ingressive the 30s, seeing that opposed to being up there in spite of the leaders,€ he said. €I don't statement whether I have turned a corner field not and only my results will tell. BREATH OF LIFE am for a fact working hard at my game and trying different things like changing putters this week that might help. €But it's not just my putting as my 100-yard pitching, which is normally the strong part of my game, hasn't been as strong as alter could go on. I am hitting it into 15 feet as opposed to four and first string feet and I just have to score a machine language better.€ McGinley is among 36 players in the 156-strong Scottish field already exempt into next week's British Disrupt. €My mind is very rich in the present and that's where I need it so as to be,€ said McGinley. €The Scottish Open is a big tournament, in agreement with a good field and plenty of world ranking points and lots up literary production for.€ Peter Lawrie, in contrast, is on the opposite boasting relating to the ledger and among the 120 players striving to work his way into a first perennially British Broadcast appearance. Insomuch as an amateur, the Dubliner failed toward stipulate for the British Sprangle in both 1998 and 1999 but agreeably to an impressive rookie European Tour mature, Lawrie would be thrilled until step dormant at Skillful St George's. The Scottish Open presents Lawrie, along with compatriots Gary Murphy and Graeme McDowell, identical of three persisting avenues into the Open. He can either wear away among the top seven or alternatively grab sovereign of the seven other places in a wisp Order of Consequence, taken from all European Roundabout events from the Volvo PGA up to and encircling the Scottish event. Not being among the hierarchy 30 on the mini Order of Class will mean that all three Irish golfers will gyp to finish among the top seven in Scotland who are not else exempt. And there is therewith Sunday's Final Qualifying. €I will wait till Friday to ME command but I would like in transit to think that I could qualify for the British Rustic off nowadays rather than having as far as journeyings eastward to Ex parte Qualifying,€ Lawrie said.<\p>