Seniors set for scramble

THE three qualifying venues have been announced for next year’s Senior Open Championship at Turnberry.

Around 300 hopefuls will battle it out at Dundonald Links, Kilmarnock (Barassie) and Turnberry Kintyre on 23 July, bidding to earn places in the over-50s major, presented by Rolex, over the Ailsa Course from 26-29 July.

“The quality of golf courses on display for the qualification stage of the Senior Open Championship, as well as the main event at Turnberry, only serves to highlight the plentiful golfing assets in the region of South Ayrshire,” said Johnnie Cole-Hamilton, the R&A’s Assistant Director of Championships.