Robert MacIntyre admits winning the Aberdeen Standard Investment Scottish Open would be a special moment as he returns to home soil at The Renaissance Club.
The 24-year-old will play the event for the second time in his career, having missed the cut in Berwick last year.
“It's the one that you want to win,” he said.
“And if you can have a chance at winning it come Sunday, then you've done everything well over the week.
“The prestige is always there, being a Scotsman, and obviously it's the one that you want to win.”
MacIntyre has only missed one cut this season, but is keen to find himself in contention more regularly come Sunday.
“My game has not been on the level I'd hope it to be, but it's coming along nicely,” he added.
“I've played in some top, top events this year and made the cut in them. It's not like I am not playing good, it's just I've not got the cutting edge this year that I did last year. We'll just try and find it.
“I had an injury, so I had to fix that first and foremost.
“The main thing for me is the mental side of the game. I know I've got the game to compete, but everything with lockdown, coming back out, the bubble, everything has just been quite tough.
“So it's been one of them years that I've learnt more about myself than my golf game, if I'm being honest.”
