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Phil Mickelson finished the first day of the Scottish Open two shots off the pace - and hailed his round of 66 as perfect preparation for next week's Open Championship.

Englishman John Parry built on a recent improvement in form to card an eight-under par 64 and take a one-shot lead in the opening round of the Scottish Open in Inverness on Thursday.

John Parry shot 8-under-par 64 on Thursday and grabbed a 1-stroke lead after the opening round of the Scottish Open.

Phil Mickelson eased back into links golf with a 6-under 66 at the Scottish Open, leaving him behind two Englishman after a low-scoring first round on Thursday.

Returning to the scene of a disaster can elicit a number of unpleasant reactions: flashbacks, anxiety, fear, regret.

Facts and figures for the British Open golf championship:

Facts and figures for the British Open golf championship:

Peter Jacobsen has withdrawn from the U.S. Senior Open in Omaha, Neb., because of heat-related illness.

Peter Jacobsen has withdrawn from the U.S. Senior Open in Omaha, Neb., because of heat-related illness.

The Masters trophy Sam Snead won in 1954 after the epic playoff with Ben Hogan. The claret jug when Snead won his only British Open at St. Andrews. The gold medal for the 1942 PGA Championship, the first of his seven maj...

The Masters trophy Sam Snead won in 1954 after the epic playoff with Ben Hogan. The claret jug when Snead won his only British Open at St. Andrews. The gold medal for the 1942 PGA Championship, the first of his seven maj...

The Masters trophy Sam Snead won in 1954 after a playoff with Ben Hogan and the claret jug from Snead's only British Open title are going to auction.

Graeme McDowell has apologised to the sponsors of the Scottish Open for criticising Castle Stuart as the host venue for the tournament.

Phil Mickelson quickly hit his stride at the Scottish Open on Thursday, shooting 6-under 66 to sit two strokes off John Parry's lead midway through the first round.

Steve Stricker says his decision to cut back on his playing schedule in 2013 was the right one.

Open champion Ernie Els says playing the links course at Castle Stuart will stand him in good stead for Muirfield next week.

After his big breakthrough in the US Open at Merion, Justin Rose is seeking to become the first English winner of The Open in 21 years.

Golf's governing body in Australia have said they will join other organisations by banning broomstick-style putters from 2016.

The PGA of Australia has joined the PGA Tour in adopting a new rule prohibiting the anchored putting stroke for all tournaments it sanctions from Jan. 1, 2016.

Tom Watson all of a sudden is 63, and his self-deprecating sense of humor gravitates easily to that.

Like a connoisseur of fine wines, Steve Stricker prefers quality to quantity and his decision earlier this year to cut back on his PGA Tour schedule seems to have been a master-stroke by the veteran American.