Former champion Darren Clarke expects to be fit for next week's Open Championship, despite pulling out of the Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open with a knee injury.
Clarke, who carded an opening round of 80 at Dundonald Links, withdrew as a precaution and is optimistic of taking his place in the field for the year's third major at Royal Birkdale.
The 48-year-old Northern Irishman has not made a halfway cut since last year's Open at Royal Troon and has failed to register a single top-10 finish on the European Tour since his Open victory at Royal St George's in 2011.
