MacIntyre and McIlroy duke it out again at Scottish Open as tee times revealed for the Renaissance

Bob MacIntyre will go head-to-head again with Rory McIlroy for the opening two days of the Genesis Scottish Open.

The Scottish star was pipped at the post 12 months ago by his European Ryder Cup colleague in a dramatic last-day shootout at The Renaissance. MacIntyre and McIlroy are joined by another Rome hero Viktor Hovland for the opening two days going out as a threeball on day-one at 8.28am and 1.43pm on Friday.

Xander Schauffele, who won the title two years ago, has been paired alongside Wyndham Clark and Tommy Fleetwood. Scotland has a total of eight competitors aiming to become the first home winner since Colin Montgomerie in 1999 at Loch Lomond. David Law is the first Scot on the first tee on the opening day at 7.44am, but Connor Syme starts earlier from the 10th at 7.11am. Scott Jamieson starts on the first at 12.37pm before Ewen Ferguson and Calum Hill at 1.54pm and 2.05pm. Richie Ramsay goes from the 10th at 12.48pm and Grant Forrest at 1.43pm.

Meanwhile, Xander reckons shock choice Keegan Bradley needs to ditch the dinners to stop America being choked by Europe. Schauffele is back for another crack at the Renaissance title. He’s also looking to tune up for The Open with a Major already under his belt this term having won the PGA Championship. But, despite the massive fortnight ahead, American attention was centred on the Ryder Cup skipper choice for next year at Bethpage.

Schauffele admitted Bradley’s appointment was “surprising” due to age, but hopes that can bring changes which he says are needed after Rome. He said: “I remember getting throttled, that’s about it. Getting throttled is never fun. I feel like Keegan would understand sort of when we need to get up, when to practise, when you need to do this