The 17th hole at Renaissance Club has taken on even more importance for the players at this week’s Genesis Scottish Open.
Genesis, which is sponsoring the tournament for the first time, is offering a luxury car to the player making the first hole-in-one at the par-three – and his caddie will be in luck too.
From Thursday to Sunday this week, every member of the field will have the chance to claim a GV70 SUV, while their looper will take home a GV60 crossover vehicle.
Legendary caddie Billy Foster, fresh from winning the US Open on the bag of Matt Fitzpatrick, joined local bagman Lewis Bain to explain what it will take to win the prize.
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“This is a great opportunity for all of the caddies this week, so thank you to Genesis for the chance to win such a prestigious prize,” Foster said.
“I enjoyed having a look around the GV60, and meeting Lewis, and I’m looking forward to a good week at the Renaissance Club.
“I’ve been here a few years now and obviously, you don’t want to be short on the 17th. The left pin positions are the best chance of a hole in one where everything feeds down to the hole.”
Bain, himself a plus-one handicapper,…
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