Matt Fitzpatrick is looking forward to teeing it up at the Genesis Scottish Open as a Major Champion as he gets back to playing regularly following his U.S. Open Championship triumph last month.
The Englishman knows all about this week's host venue, The Renaissance Club, having come up just short in a three-man play-off there last year, with Min Woo Lee taking home the title.
And he is back in North Berwick to take his place in a world-class field which features some of the biggest stars from both the DP World Tour and the PGA TOUR.
Joining him in Scotland for the third Rolex Series event of the 2022 season are the other three reigning Major Champions Collin Morikawa, Justin Thomas and Scottie Scheffler, and the 27-year-old Fitzpatrick is excited to get started.
He said: "I want to get back to the routine and get back to playing regular golf again, and this is a great week to do it.
"Obviously it is such a strong field and a golf course I've played well around before, so yeah, looking forward to getting the week under way.
"To come back here as a Major Champion for this event, I'm just looking forward to it.
"I'm ready to play, see where my game is at, particularly going into next week as well."
Fitzpatrick returned to action at the 36-hole JP McManus Pro-Am at Adare Manor Hotel & Golf Resort on Monday and Tuesday this week.
Having been congratulated by some of the biggest names in golf following his maiden Major victory at The Country Club, Brookline in June, Fitzpatrick has enjoyed a warm reception from the fans in Ireland and Scotland in recent days.
He said: "I'm excited to be back playing and I was very grateful for the reception I had at JP's Pro-Am on Monday and Tuesday, they were amazing with me and they already are here.
"Everybody was really pleasant. It's been really nice."
