Gullane is set to stage the men’s and women’s Scottish Open next year, "replicating the ground-breaking double-header being staged at Dundonald Links this summer," according to Martin Dempster of the SCOTSMAN. An announcement was made for the East Lothian venue as it "plays host to top players in the men's and women's games in the space of just three weeks." The men's Scottish Open will be held from July 12-15, with the women's event being played on the same course from July 26-29. Both events will precede the respective Open Championships, "with Carnoustie staging the men’s event next year while the women’s tournament takes place at Royal Lytham." Gullane was selected ahead of the nearby Renaissance Club when it staged a European Tour event for the first time two years ago and did not "disappoint," proving a "hit as a new Scottish Open venue with players and spectators alike." Tournament title sponsor Aberdeen Asset Management CEO Martin Gilbert said, "We had a great tournament with a great winner in Rickie (Fowler) at Gullane in 2015 and we anticipate equally worthy winners of the men's and ladies editions this year at Dundonald." In anticipation of the doubleheader, "some changes have been carried out" since '15 by course architect Mackenzie & Ebert, the same company that transformed the Ailsa Course at Turnberry into "a spectacular test of golf" and was also used by Royal Portrush to revamp it for the 2019 Open Championship (SCOTSMAN, 6/22).
