The five-time major winner believes his success at Castle Stuart provided the perfect platform for his Open championship victory at Muirfield the following week.
Mickelson’s Open triumph was the third in succession by a golfer who had played in the Scottish Open the week previously, following Darren Clarke in 2011 and Ernie Els in 2012.
The American hopes playing at Royal Aberdeen on July 10 to 13 will get his links game in shape for the 143rd Open Championship at Royal Liverpool in Hoylake the following week.
The world number four said: “Winning the Scottish Open was a huge factor in my success the next week at the Open. I was able to acclimatise to the time change, the weather, the wind, the links conditions and all in the heat of serious competition, which was a big plus. It helped sharpen my focus on hitting the proper shots and coming to grips with the results, good or bad. Winning gave me tremendous confidence going into the Open and confirmed my beliefs about what I was trying to do.”
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