Roy McIlroy of Holywood, Scotland is the 2023 Scottish Open champion. On Sunday, he posted a four round score of -15 to beat Robert MacIntye of Oban, Scotland by a stroke.
McIlroy had a first round score of six-under-par 64, a second round score of four-under-par 66, a third round score of three-under-par 67, and a fourth round score of two-under-par 68. During the 72 holes, McIlroy had one eagle. That came on the third hole in round one. McIlroy’s score of three on a par five came after he bogeyed the second hole.
This was McIlroy’s first PGA Tour win in 2023, and second win overall. He also won the 2023 Hero Dubai Desert Classic, where he shot a four round score of -19 and beat American Patrick Reed by a stroke. It was interesting that LIV golfers participated at the Dubai Desert Classic, as the event was part of the European PGA Tour.
McIlroy has now won 24 times on the PGA Tour. Of those 24 titles, five have come outside the United States. He has also previously won the 2014 British Open, the 2019 and 2022 Canadian Open, and the 2019 World Golf Championship-HSBC Champions event in Shanghai, China. When McIlroy won in China, he beat Xander Schauffele of the United States in a playoff.
In addition to McIlroy winning the Scottish Open on Sunday, there was an additional PGA Tour event in the United States this past weekend. Vincent Norman of Stockholm, Sweden won the 2023 Barbasol Championship in Kentucky by shooting a four round score of -22 and beating Nathan Kimsey of Boston, England in a playoff.
Now the focus for the world’s best golfers will be the British Open, the final major of the 2023 calendar. Last week, it was reported that the prize money for the British Open would increase from $14 million to $16.5 million.
