Donald defends Scottish Open crown

<p>&#160;<span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 24px; ">World No. 1 Luke Donald will be hoping for Scottish Open recognition this week after going unnoticed by Australian pop singer, Kylie Minogue at Wimbledon.</span><a href="http://www.outletbagsstore.net">guess outlet</a>
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<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 24px; padding-top: 7px; padding-right: 7px; padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 7px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; ">Donald is defending his Scottish Open title after winning the rain-reduced event by four strokes last year at Castle Stuart near Inverness in northern Scotland.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 24px; padding-top: 7px; padding-right: 7px; padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 7px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; ">Last week Donald was invited to Wimbledon and the Royal Box for the Men's semi-finals where the Chicago-based Brit sat beside Minogue.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 24px; padding-top: 7px; padding-right: 7px; padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 7px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; ">However, the 44-year chart top singer was oblivious Donald was a professional golfer.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 24px; padding-top: 7px; padding-right: 7px; padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 7px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; ">"She actually wasn't aware that I was a golfer," said Donald.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 24px; padding-top: 7px; padding-right: 7px; padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 7px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; ">"So I had to mention that to her, but her boyfriend is a keen golfer and she turned that around, and said he's a professional golfer. And he turned around and goes, yes, I know (laughing).</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 24px; padding-top: 7px; padding-right: 7px; padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 7px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; ">"But it was the first time I had been to the Royal Box and Kylie was a sweet girl, actually. A really genuine nice girl, down to earth, and I enjoyed chatting to her.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 24px; padding-top: 7px; padding-right: 7px; padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 7px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; ">"I got to watch two great matches, and it was fun day out."</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 24px; padding-top: 7px; padding-right: 7px; padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 7px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; ">Donald is this week celebrating his 52nd week as World No. 1 and looking also to capture his second European Tour title in three events since retaining his BMW PGA Championship crown at Wentworth.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 24px; padding-top: 7px; padding-right: 7px; padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 7px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; ">As well, Donald will be striving to become the first back-to-back winner of the prestigious Scottish event since it came under the European Tour banner in 1972.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 24px; padding-top: 7px; padding-right: 7px; padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 7px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; ">However he returns after missing the cut in last month's US Open with shock opening rounds of 79 and 72 for an 11-over par Olympic Golf Club tally.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 24px; padding-top: 7px; padding-right: 7px; padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 7px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; ">"I've had three weeks away from competition given it's a very long season and I've got a busy period coming up playing 10 out of the next 13 weeks," he said.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 24px; padding-top: 7px; padding-right: 7px; padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 7px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; ">"I have spent a lot of time working more diligently on my swing rather than I usually do.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 24px; padding-top: 7px; padding-right: 7px; padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 7px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; ">"I tend to practice a little bit on the range, but a lot more on the short game, and I kind of turned it around a little bit.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 24px; padding-top: 7px; padding-right: 7px; padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 7px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; ">"I wasn't very happy with how I hit the ball at the US Open, and that was the result of a little bit of left-to-right cuts."</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 24px; padding-top: 7px; padding-right: 7px; padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 7px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; ">Last year's Scottish Open debut at the acclaimed Gil Hanse designed course was ruined by monsoon-like rain that forced officials to abandon the final round.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 24px; padding-top: 7px; padding-right: 7px; padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 7px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; ">Donald came from a shot behind Lee Westwood to win with a third day 63, and with Westwood tumbling to a share of 14th with a 68.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 24px; padding-top: 7px; padding-right: 7px; padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 7px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; ">"Every time you come back to an event that you have won the year before, so many good memories come back of what you did well," said Donald.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 24px; padding-top: 7px; padding-right: 7px; padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 7px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; ">"And also to be celebrating my 52nd collective week as World No. 1 is something I am very proud of."</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 24px; padding-top: 7px; padding-right: 7px; padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 7px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; ">Donald is the only player inside the top-10 on the World Rankings competing in Scotland and with Germany's Martin Kaymer next highest at No. 14.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 24px; padding-top: 7px; padding-right: 7px; padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 7px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; ">And after finishing in last place in last week's French Open, Kaymer revealed a novel way how he overcame Versailles rounds of 77 and 78 - mowing and weeding his grandmother's lawn.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 24px; padding-top: 7px; padding-right: 7px; padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 7px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; ">"When I arrived here in Scotland, I felt very relaxed, very refreshed after having a couple of days at home, and after my weekend scores in France," said Kaymer.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 24px; padding-top: 7px; padding-right: 7px; padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 7px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; ">"I drove home from France and then on Monday was a relaxing day at my grandma's house where I did work for her in the backyard.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 24px; padding-top: 7px; padding-right: 7px; padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 7px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; ">"I mowed the lawns and then I pulled out, how you say it in English, the bad flowers - the weeds in the lawn.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 24px; padding-top: 7px; padding-right: 7px; padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 7px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; ">"I really enjoyed it and it was fun. It's a different thing to do. I look at it as therapy. To get completely away from golf and just do normal work, and what normal people do."</p>