Collin Morikawa has confirmed his participation at the Scottish Open, saying he “owes a lot to that tournament” for his Open triumph.
The 25-year-old lifted the Claret Jug on his Open debut at Royal St George’s last year.
The week before, the American finished in a tie for 71st at The Renaissance Club, North Berwick.
“The plan is absolutely to come back and play the Scottish Open,” said world number three Morikawa.
“I owe a lot to that tournament for getting me ready and actually making me realise that I needed to change some irons.
“Those two weeks last year my game was in some of the best shape I could have had then at the Scottish I started hitting irons shots, nine irons to 45 feet, missing greens and it was just frustrating.
“I wanted to blame it on my clubs and rarely that’s the case, but I really did and stuck with it, I made some changes at Royal St George’s on the Monday and ended up winning.”
