The Genesis Scottish Open & ISCO Championship

I am sorry to say the Jackson Koivun Experiment™ failed miserably at the John Deere. The Quad Cities was not kind to him in his professional debut, and he was only 14 shots behind the leader after Friday's cut. We at Jean's Musings wish him all the best in his future endeavors.

This week has us feeling a wee bit Scottish as we head overseas for the final British Open tune-up. The big boys are at the Genesis Scottish Open at the Renaissance Club in North Berwick. My guy is a lumbering, big hitter out of Maryland who already has three wins on the season. Why not add a fourth? He is the defending champion, after all. And he just won the John Deere, so he's clearly in terrific form. His year has been so good that he even worked his way onto a TGL team where he wowed everyone with his bullet drives on the notorious "Stinger" hole, a shot that will serve him well in the British Isles. A warm round of applause for the former Rutgers standout, and a ravenous New York Knicks fan who is still riding high after their NBA championship run, Mr. Chris Gotterup!

Not to be forgotten, we have a deescalated event that will no doubt be a future "Challenger Series" tournament for those who didn't qualify for the Scottish Open. Welcome to the ISCO Championship in Louisville, KY. I knew nothing about my guy, and I am only choosing him because he is currently sitting 71st in the FedEx Cup standings. Top 70 make the playoffs in just over a month, so there is extra incentive to play well. His PGA TOUR Bio has one of the more curious and humorous entries I have ever seen; "Not many people know he is only half-Asian." Mystery solved! The entire world was wondering, so I am glad he finally cleared that up. He also attended La Cañada High School, which was Collin Morikawa's alma mater as well, so golfing greatness must flow in the water there. From Los Angeles, give it up for the former Northwestern Wildcat, frenetic Lakers fan, and my current favorite half-Asian, Mr. David Lipsky!