Former British Open champion Louis Oosthuizen of South Africa, the No. 4 seed, will play Richie Ramsay of Scotland.

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Also teeing off will be Aberdeen's Richie Ramsay, the only Scot to have won on the European Tour this season, and compatriots Andrew Coltart, Alastair Forsyth, Paul Lawrie, Gary Orr and Marc Warren.

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Thailand's Thongchai Jaidee fired a six-under par round of 66 to leave him in fourth on nine-under par with England's David Howell (68), Scotland's Richie Ramsay (67) and Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano of Spain (71) one shot further back.

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Joining Dredge as a debutant in the event will be England's Kenneth Ferrie, thanks to his sixth place finish at the US Open, and Scot Richie Ramsay, the first British player to win the US Amateur since 1911.

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Swede Peter Hanson finished third on nine-under while defending champion Ian Poulter charged through the field on the final day to card a 66 and finish in a tie for fourth at eight-under alongside Scot Richie Ramsay and Thailand's Pariya Junhasavasdikul.

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The 28-year-old from Belfast proved a class apart as he topped the leaderboard ahead of Scotland's Richie Ramsay, France's Raphael Jacquelin and England's Marcus Higley -- while American John Daly would have been joint second as well but for two closing bogeys.

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Englishman Ross Fisher shot a 69 and Scotland's Richie Ramsay a 71 as they joined Ernie Els in a tie for fourth place on eight under par, with Padraig Harrington two further back and England's Paul Casey moving up to five under with a 67.

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