Blow for Lawrie but praise for caddy son

Paul Lawrie suffered a blow to his Ryder Cup hopes today by missing the cut in the Scottish Open, although he praised the work of his stand-in caddie - 16-year-old son Craig.

The 43-year-old from Aberdeen, who last represented Europe in 1999 two months after winning The Open, needed a replacement for the week because the wife of his regular bag-man Dave Kenny was expecting.