Ben Coley looks ahead to this week's Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open, where Thomas Pieters is expected to go well.
The tournament returns to Castle Stuart for the first time since 2013, when Phil Mickelson took the title via a play-off before romping to victory in the Open Championship at Muirfield one week later.
While some prefer to take a break before another gruelling major championship, there can be little doubt that a links-golf tune-up helps with next week in mind, but first and foremost there's a prestigious championship to be won here in Inverness.
Grace, Mickelson and tournament favourite Henrik Stenson all have solid prospects but there's better value to be had with Alex Noren, the big-hitting Swede who loves this type of challenge.
Back in 2012, he probably should have won here when a closing bogey at the par-five 18th saw him miss out on a play-off spot by just one shot, but that's a rare exception when it comes to Noren taking the chances which present themselves.
He's a fine wind player, as we saw when he secured the first of his two Nordea Masters titles, and last week's eighth place in Paris represents his best performance in the Open de France and therefore indicates he's close to another win.
Thomas Pieters is another with a solid each-way chance having been just behind Noren on Sunday.
That top-20 was Pieters' first start since returning to action following a thumb injury and now that he has blown away the cobwebs, he can contend on a course which allows him to hit plenty of drivers from the tee.
The Belgian gives the ball an almighty whack, not unlike compatriot Nicolas Colsaerts who boasts an excellent record at Castle Stuart, and of the pair look much the best value given his two victories last year.
Players from the UK and Ireland are always to be feared under links conditions and there's a strong chance that two-time Open champion Padraig Harrington outplays odds approaching 100/1.
Harrington might not be the player he once was but a fine finish in France last week followed a top-10 in Asia and he could be coming to the boil at just the right time. He has a couple of top-20s at this course and appears to be enjoying his golf as much as ever.
Luke Donald loves it at Castle Stuart - as shown by his runaway victory in 2011 and solid title defence a year later - so looks worth chancing at 50/1, alongside compatriot Matthew Southgate, a known links lover who continues to impress and actually sat one off the lead at halfway on his sole visit to Castle Stuart.
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