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Scotsman golf correspondent Martin Dempster previews the 2024 Senior Open at Carnoustie

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00:00Hello, it's Martin Dempster, the Scotsman Golf Correspondent here, coming to you from

00:07Carnoustie, venue for this week's Senior Open, presented by Rolex. This is the third time

00:15the over-50s Major has been held at the Angus venue, the previous winners being Bernard

00:23Lange and Paul Broadhurst. Terrific field once again, assembled here for the Senior

00:31Claret Jug event, with Paul Lorry bidding to land that prize 25 years after winning

00:38the Open Championship. Colin Montgomery, he'll be another player looking to get into

00:44contention this weekend, with a total of nine Scots in the field. Three of those players,

00:50Andrew Oldcorn, Scott Henderson and Doug McGuigan, came through qualifiers on Monday

00:55and they're really looking forward to teeing up with some of the best senior players in

01:02the world. Padraig Harrington, who came close to winning this event at Gleneagles two years

01:08ago, he'll be one of the favourites. And Stephen Alker, the Kiwi, who's had a tremendous senior

01:14career, he's another player to look out for when the event gets underway on Thursday.

01:21Carnoustie just gets better and better, it's a championship venue, it's hosted the Women's

01:27Open, the Open in recent years, and Craig Both, the head greenkeeper here, once again

01:37he's got the course looking fantastic as it comes in the golfing spotlight once again.

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