(ANSA) - ROME, JUL 6 - Italy's 2018 British Open winner
Francesco Molinari and recent US Open fourth-place finisher
Guido Migliozzi lead an eight-strong Italian challenge in this
week's Scottish Open, the event leading up to the 149th edition
of The Open (15-18 July at Royal St. Georges Golf Club in
Sandwich, Kent ).
Also featuring alongside Italy's two stars are Molinari's older
brother Edoardo, Francesco Laporta (recently fourth at the Irish
Open), Renato Paratore, Nino Bertasio, Lorenzo Gagli and Andrea
Pavan.
A strong field sees five of the world's top ten golfers
including world number one and US Open winner Jon Rahm, no 3
Justin Thomas, Collin Morikawa (fourth), Xander Schauffele
(fifth) and Tyrrell Hatton (10th). (ANSA).