Martin Dempster at Genesis Scottish Open on Wednesday

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

00:07Renaissance Club in East Lothian on the eve of the 2025 Genesis Scottish Open. The players have

00:18put all their practice in now, they've been in the media centre to let us know what they've got

00:23to say about the week and from 7 a.m. on Thursday the action gets underway in this $9 million

00:34Rolex series event. Defending champion of course is the man behind me, Scotland's Bob McIntyre,

00:42he holed a 23 foot birdie putt on the 72nd hole last year to land the title, the first

00:50Scott to do so since Cole Montgomery in 1999 and McIntyre's victory came a year after he

00:58was pipped by a brilliant birdie birdie finish from Rory McIlroy. McIlroy, he's back in the

01:04field again this year, that's his world number one Scottish Heffler, third ranked Xander Shoffley,

01:12recent US Open champion, JJ Spahn and the current Open champion, the aforementioned Shoffley.

01:20It really is a terrific field here again, Scottish fans are set for an absolute treat over the

01:27four days where the sun's set to shine, temperature's set to rise. It was announced today that Genesis,

01:36the title sponsor of this event since 2022, they've extended their backing through to 2030 which is a

01:45really huge boost for the tournament before tomorrow's first round. To keep up to date with

01:52everything about the Genesis Scottish Open, log on to scotsman.com or by the Scotsman.