Russell Knox, the Inverness exile, has decided he will not be coming home to play in the Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open at Castle Stuart, between Nairn and Inverness, on July 12-15.
Last year, Knox, who stayed on at Jacksonville Beach, Florida, after four successful years as a golfing student at Jacksonville University, was miffed that he was not considered successful enough to gain a sponsors' invite to the first staging of the Scottish Open at Castle Stuart.
"I grew up not all that far away from where they've built the Castle Stuart course so I was very keen to play in the Scottish Open for the first time," said Knox.
"I will not be playing in the Scottish Open. They did reach out to me but I have decided to stay and play in the John Deer Classic in the USA," said Knox, who made his PGA debut in January.
"My main goal is to keep my PGA Tour card for 2013 and missing a big tournament would make that task a little bit harder."
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