France’s Gregory Havret, ranked 320th in the world, pulled off one of the golfing shocks of the season when he beat American star Phil Mickelson, the world number three, in the Barclays Scottish Open at Loch Lomond today.

Defending champion Padraig Harrington, yet to retain a title in his professional career, has given himself the chance to correct that at the Deutsche Bank-SAP Open in Heidelberg tomorrow.