Channels  Campbell skips Scottish to focus on British By: Agencies June 25, 2005 London: New Zealands US Open champion Michael Campbell has withdrawn from the Scottish Open the week before the British Open next month to concentrate on practicing links-style golf. Im playing at the European Open next week (at the K Club in Kildare, Ireland) and then taking the one after that off to play links golf and prepare myself for St Andrews, he said yesterday. The British Open, to be held from July 14-17 at St Andrews, is traditionally played on a seaside links course and Campbell wants to prepare in similar conditions rather than the inland Loch Lomond course which stages the prestigious Scottish Open. He led the British Open 10 years ago going into the final round but slumped badly and eventually American John Daly won in a playoff. The 36-year-old said he had not yet considered his prospects of adding a second major title in Scotland a month after claiming his first. I havent even looked that far yet, he said. Im looking forward to next week, the European Open, thats my main focal point right now.  Email this article  Print this article  Post / View comments | 
