Alex Noren, whose will defend his Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open title with $7mllion on the line, has welcomed the new Rolex Series announced today.
Noren’s win in Scotland was the first of his four victories this year, preceding wins in Switzerland, England and South Africa as he became the first Swede to win four titles in a season.
While he now has a chance of winning the Race to Dubai when he tees up at Jumeirah Golf Estates for the season’s finale, the DP World Tour Championship, he is already looking forward to defending his Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open title at Dundonald next year and the changes the Rolex Series promises to bring.
“It was huge for me to win the Scottish Open, and especially coming down the last two holes there. It was quite tough wind, and being able to par those two felt like I could stand my ground under pressure, which is always a confidence boost,” he said.
“That made it a lot easier the next time I had a chance to win, because I was a lot more nervous those last few holes than I was yesterday.
“The Scottish Open has always been a big purse, and I think it will be even better with the $7 million. I think that's fantastic.”
He added: “I think if you have all those tournaments in the future, and they said they are trying to get even more tournaments 7 million; and then you have the WGCs and then you have the majors, that's a great schedule.
“I think with all of us Europeans, we love playing in America. We love playing in Europe, and we are used to going to Asia and Africa and play. But it would be great to be able to have a competing schedule living in Europe, because I think the Tour is great and I love where the Tour is heading.
“And there are so many good players in Europe. I think a lot of us wants to have a chance to, if you want to live in Sweden, you can live in Sweden and have a great schedule.
