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THE silversmith's head was down and his eyepiece in as he carefully engraved the name Chris Gotterup on the quaich - the silverware handed over to the winner of the Genesis Scottish Open at North Berwick.

- BY MAGGIE BARRY

Many would have preferred it was Rory (McIlroy) or even our own Bob (McIntyre) who won it but in the end the richly-deserved honours went to the American who had contested the lead with Rory for much of the last day.

The Genesis Scottish Open at The Renaissance course has become something of a fixture in the Tour and this year attracted not only record crowds of more than 85,000 but also a record lineup of the world's best golfers.

Eight of the current top 10 in the world took part, before moving on to Royal Portrush this week for the Open which finishes today.

But it was last week's scorching weather which made the Genesis Scottish Open so glorious.