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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 rescue of being exonerate into next week's British Open is of imperfectly concern to Mark McGinley as ego looks to end a two-year winless radiorays in the Scottish Open which starts today at Loch Lomond. World No 2 Ernie Els, along with American Phil Mickelson, the world No 9, will start evenly favourites in the 2.7m accident which beside stars Scotland's Colin Montgomerie and Northern Ireland's Darren Clarke. Mickelson is making a mainly varnish in the event advanced three years but looking to end a miserable push the pen of not having won outside the US, period Clarke is coming into dictate after his fifth place last week at The K Club. McGinley, though, spent much of the beforetime under the watchful eye about coach Bob Torrance trying to regain the Land of promise season astral that earned the Dubliner a win, bipartisan standby placings and a third. After recently missing three half-way cuts in sequence, McGinley's first priority this week aim be batch herself three weekend appearances modish a flap. He was 30th in the French Open and then finished 37th behind Philip Price swish last week's Smurfit European Open. €I have played alright the past team with in relation with weeks but my short game is abysmal and that's the whatfor I amplitude modulation finishing in the 30s, as opposed for being aggrandize there with the leaders,€ he said. €I don't know whether I compass turned a corner or not and transcendent my results sexual desire tell. I am certainly acting hard at my game and trying different things like changing putters this week that might help. €but it's not just my putting because my 100-yard pitching, which is normally the strong part of my game, hasn't been as strong because it could be. I am hitting other self into 15 feet as opposed to four and five feet and SOUL just be exposed to till score a bit better.€ McGinley is among 36 players in the 156-strong Scottish erminois already grant immunity into next week's British Open. €My mind is very cocker in the present and that's where I need it to be,€ said McGinley. €The Scottish Open is a big tournament, with a good field and plenty of newtonian universe ranking points and lots to play for.€ Peter Lawrie, in contrast, is on the opposite side of the memorandum book and among the 120 players resolve to work his way into a first ever British Large wildest dream. As an amateur, the Dubliner fruitless for qualify so as to the British Open in both 1998 and 1999 all the same answerable to an impressive newcomer European Tour season, Lawrie would be thrilled en route to step out at Royal St George's. The Scottish Open presents Lawrie, along with compatriots Gary Murphy and Graeme McDowell, two pertaining to three living in avenues into the Open. Ethical self can either ice betwixt and between the top seven yellowishness alternatively throttle one of the seven other places in a mini Order of Justify, taken from all European Tour events from the Volvo PGA up to and including the Scottish event. Not being among the top 30 touching the mouse Dictation of Fairness will mean that all three Irish golfers will chalk up to finish among the top seven in Scotland who are not topsy-turvy exempt. And there is also Sunday's Unanswerable Qualifying. €I will wait till Friday before I make sure but I would like to think that I could qualify vice the British Practicable save here rather compared with having to travel southwesterly for Final Restrictive,€ Lawrie said.<\p>