Lyle lochs on to Jacobson's tailcoats

Mark Garrod

But if you think that means they are unknowns, think again. Sweden’s Fredrik Jacobson, five times a runner-up without ever winning, leads by four shots.

But the player chasing him hardest is former Open and Masters champion Sandy Lyle and if that does not bring the crowds to the bonnie, bonnie banks over the weekend then nothing bar the sudden arrival of Tiger Woods can do it. Lyle has not been in the final group of a tournament in Europe since the 1992 Volvo Masters - the last time he won anywhere in the world.