Golf Channel · Jul 14, 2019
Scott spends week getting to know Portrush ahead of Open
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PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland - Adam Scott already has spent seven days at Royal Portrush, three of them with Darren Clarke, and the advice was invaluable to the end. They stood off the 18th green Sunday as Scott listened intently to a former Open champion whose game was forged on these links.
How the course plays in different wind directions?
Whether it's worth hitting driver down the steep hill on the 17th?
No, this was where to spend the next few days away from the course, with the Bushmills Distillery the leading option.
''I've seen enough now,'' Scott said. ''I feel ready.''