TWO budding golfers have been joined by Scotland’s last Major winner ahead of The Open teeing off.

Chloe Adam and Grace Leslie, both West Links Juniors in North Berwick, had the chance to play the Old Course at St Andrews.

Joining the two youngsters, who are aged 13, on the course were Chloe’s dad, George, and 1999 Open champion Paul Lawrie, as well as Grace’s dad, James, who was unable to play.

George, who is a member at Winterfield Golf Club in Dunbar, told Courier Sport: “None of us had played the Old Course before.

“It is basically a golfer’s Mecca – St Andrews is the home of golf.

“To be able to play on the Old Course is a treat in itself but to then play it with a champion like Paul Lawrie is just unheard of.

“It is very, very unique indeed.

“We met him on the first tee and I have not met a lot of famous people, never mind sportspeople, but he was just a down-to-earth, normal guy.

“He made us feel really, really welcome.

“He was perfectly friendly and chatty, which was great.”

The opportunity came about after James’ wife Gillian successfully bid for a golf package at an auction to raise money for My Name’5 Doddie Foundation.

The charity was set up by former Scotland lock Doddie Weir, who was diagnosed with motor neurone disease (MND) in 2016.

The condition affects the brain and nerves, causing weakness that gets worse over time.

Currently, there is no cure for MND but there are treatments to help reduce the impact it has on a person’s daily life.

After being diagnosed with MND, the 61-times capped Scotland star began campaign and fundraising.

When he died in November 2022, £8 million had been raised for MND research.