Bernhard Langer of Germany was No. 1, followed by Seve Ballesteros, Sandy Lyle and Tom Watson.

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Previous winners include Tony Jacklin, Sam Torrance, Nick Faldo, Sandy Lyle, Colin Montgomerie and Sergio Garcia.

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Another player hoping to use St Andrews success as a springboard to better days was Sandy Lyle, who tied with Colin Montgomerie for third.

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Among those former champs invited this year: Larry Mize, Craig Stadler and Sandy Lyle, who all will be lucky just to make the cut.

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Other notable names to feature at Loch Lomond include Sir Nick Faldo, Colin Montgomerie, Sandy Lyle, Jose Maria Olazabal, Camilo Villegas, Ian Poulter, Boo Weekly and Adam Scott.

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McIlroy became the youngest player to win the European money list since Scotland's Sandy Lyle did so at the age of 21 in 1979 and 22 the following year.

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Over the years, current Hall of Famers Phil Mickelson, Nick Price, Sandy Lyle and Greg Norman as well as a Hall of Fame lock, Tiger Woods, have won the event at TPC, where the tournament moved in 1982.

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