“I’ve probably not had as many highlights along the way as I would have liked but the longevity of it has certainly been pretty good. So, hopefully, I can make a few more highlights in the back end of my career.”

Jamieson laid the foundations for his strong week by carding a six-under-par 66 at St Andrews before adding a 68 at Carnoustie then signing off with a 70 at Kingsbarns as the $5 million event was cut to 54 holes after Saturday’s play was abandoned due to Storm Amy.

“Yeah, for sure,” he admitted of saving his card on Scottish soil being extra special. It’s always great fun to not only play on those courses but getting to compete on them. You’ve got Kingsbarns, which is one of the prettiest courses in the world while Carnoustie is arguably one of the best tests in the world. Then St Andrews speaks for itself with its hallowed turf. So, yeah, it was a big relief more than anything given the situation I was in heading into the week.”

As the weather started to turn nasty, MacIntyre’s 66 at Kingsbarns on Friday was a great round of golf and the same applied to Jamieson’s four-under-par salvo at Carnoustie.

Scott Jamieson lines up a putt on the 16th green during his splendid four-under 68 in tough conditions at Carnoustie Golf Links on Friday | Jan Kruger/Getty Images