The tragic reason pros are wearing black ribbons at the Scottish Open

McColl was a 14-year member of the European Tour and performed in seven main championships, together with his greatest end coming as a T23 on the 1980 Open Championship. He additionally gained the 1984 Ivory Coast Open on the Safari Circuit (now a part of the European Problem Tour).

On the Scottish Open on the Renaissance ClubPGA Tour and DP World Tour officers left a word and ribbons within the gamers’ lockerroom to honor McColl’s memorybased on Sports activities Illustrated.

“Invoice McColl, the previous DP World Tour member and well-known face in Scottish golf, unexpectedly handed away this week on his approach to give a golf lesson in St Andrews,” the word learn. “Please take a black ribbon if you want, as a mark of respect for Invoice.”

A number of European execs comparable to Padraig Harrington and Shane Lowry have been seen sporting the ribbons throughout Saturday’s third spherical. Some American gamers like Sam Ryder and Kurt Kitayama additionally donned them to pay their respects.

It’s widespread apply in skilled golf for execs to honor the lack of members of the golf neighborhood with ribbons or pins on their hats. It last happened last month at the Rocket Mortgage Classic when gamers donned crimson pins in honor of Nick Gilbert, the son of Rocket Mortgage founder Dan Gilbert, who died in Could.

Jack Hirsh

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