Zane Scotland ends 11-year Open absence .

Scotland came second at Fairmont St Andrews after rounds of 66 and 71.

 

England's Zane Scotland has finally won himself a place at The Open again, 11 years after making his debut in the competition at the age of 16.

Scotland finished runner-up at the final qualifying tournament at Fairmont St Andrews behind English amateur Laurie Canter.
But no home players were among the 12 qualifiers from the competition played over four courses around Fife.
Scots Lloyd Saltman and amateur James Byrne missed out after play-offs.
Rounds of 66 and 71 enabled Scotland to finish behind Canter at Fairmont, where 72 players were competing for just three spots at the Home of Golf next month.

Campbell cut a disconsolate figure at Kingsbarns.

 

Canter shot 69, 67 to win the event by one on eight under par, with Denmark's Mark Haastrup grabbing the other place on offer.
Former Ryder Cup pair Barry Lane and Joakim Haeggman missed out by four and six strokes respectively.
Phillip Archer, who four years ago equalled the European Tour record with a round of 60 during the Wales Open, shared the honours alongside amateur Tyrrell Hatton at Ladybank.
Windermere pro Simon Edwards survived a four-man play-off as Englishmen claimed all three spots.
Saltman, leading amateur at St Andrews in 2005 and part of last year's action at Turnberry with his brother, Elliot, lost out in a three-man play-off at Scotscraig.
Lincoln pro Paul Streeter shot 69, 66 to win by two and he was joined by fellow Englishmen Gary Clark and Steven Tiley after they overcame Saltman in the sudden death shoot-out on three under.
Ireland's Colm Moriarty won by three at Kingsbarns to make sure of his place at The 150th anniversary Open Championship, which begins at St Andrews on Thursday, 15 July.
However, after starting with a dazzling 64, Byrne - the losing finalist in the British Amateur two weeks ago - took 76 on his return.
That put him into a play-off with Belfry professional Tom Whitehouse and two English amateurs, Jamie Abbott and Grant Little, and it was Whitehouse and Abbott who came through.
New Zealander Michael Campbell, US Open champion only five years ago, handed in cards of 72 and 77 at Kingsbarns to fail by nine.