Gemma Dryburgh, Hannah Darling and Lorna McClymont are all excited to tee it up in front of a home crowd at the 2025 ISPS HANDA Women’s Scottish Open at Dundonald Links.
The tournament is in its ninth edition since being co-sanctioned between the LPGA Tour and the Ladies European Tour (LET), which is taking place between 24-27 July.
The Women’s Scottish Open is an event Solheim Cup winner Dryburgh looks forward to every year and 2025 is no exception.
“This is one I have circled every year,” said Dryburgh. “It’s obviously a chance to see the family as well, so it’s a nice week. Hopefully, a top finish here would be very nice.
“Links Golf is very creative. I think you can hit more different shots around the greens than we can usually do week to week. You can hit it along the ground, up in the air, obviously pot bunkers make it difficult as well, and then the wind and conditions.
“It throws a lot at you and you never know what you’re going to get. No day is the same, so it’s just a different challenge that you go out there, depending on the wind, the weather, and where the pin is. It’s always good fun.”
Scottish Golf announced a new Women and Girls Strategy on Wednesday setting out a long-term vision to bring gender equity to the sport which included a major new partnership with the Sean Connery Foundation to support Scotland’s top female amateurs as they move into the professional ranks.
The partnership with the Sean Connery Foundation, The Scottish Golf Women’s Professional Transition Programme, initially sees two of Scotland’s most promising female players supported in their first steps into professional golf, with the ambition to expand this programme over the next five years to include more equally talented stars of the future.
LET rookie Lorna McClymont, who turned pro last year, and 2019 PING Junior Solheim Cup player Hannah Darling, who makes her pro career debut at the ISPS Handa Women’s Scottish Open this week, are the first two golfers to benefit from the Sean Connery Foundation’s generous support.
“It’s nice,” said Darling. “Obviously, it gives me a bit of a foundation moving forward. I think it’s something that identifies an area that they can really help us. With me and Lorna being the first couple of players to receive it, it’s nice and we can kind of start our professional life on the front foot and not worry about making enough money to play the weekend after. The Sean Connery Foundation is kind of stepping into that really well, and it’s really exciting for all of us.
“The first day here was overwhelming, meeting everyone and learning the ropes a little bit. It’s been great. I have settled in. I had a couple of really good practise rounds, played the Pro-Am today and it was all really good. I’m feeling a bit more comfortable with where I am and just really excited to go out there and play tomorrow.”
McClymont explained: “It’s huge. It’s just such a weight off, which definitely helps. It’s a cool programme to be a part of and I’m just grateful that I can be part of it and especially during the first year as well. It’s definitely going to be exciting.
“The season has been pretty solid. It’s a different kind of environment, but I think I’m finding my feet which has been good and this week has been nice being at home. I know the course. I think I’m just going to try and enjoy it as much as I can.”
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