Paul Lawrie dreams of home victory as Scottish Open heads for Aberdeen PAUL Lawrie has hailed the double decision to stage the Scottish Open at Castle Stuart for one more year next July before the event moves east to Royal Aberdeen in 2014. "It's great news for the area, great news for everyone," said the Aberdonian of the latter, which will give him the opportunity to play in a European Tour event in his home city for the first time in his career. Lawrie has made no secret of the fact he'd love to add the Scottish Open to his impressive CV. He'd be delighted if that happened at Castle Stuart next summer but it would be even more of a thrill if he could land the title in front of his "ain folk." "It is the tournament I'd like to win, but, in saying that, I shouldn't make it any harder," he added. This year I maybe kind of overplayed my desire to win the Scottish Open, played horrendously at Castle Stuart and missed the cut. But to win at Royal Aberdeen would be a bit special. It's not just that I'm hanging my coat on that tournament, as I want to win every week. But it's nice to play a European Tour event in your home city. I can't think of anything better than that - win, lose or whatever. The event's move to the Granite City became a distinct possibility as soon as Aberdeen Asset Management became its new title sponsor in a joint deal with the Scottish Government earlier this year. "Martin Gilbert [Aberdeen Asset's chief executive] will be thrilled because I think he was quite keen for it to go to Royal Aberdeen, where he's a member," observed Lawrie of the man he traditionally partners in the Dunhill Links Championship. But I also think the decision to stage it at Castle Stuart for another year is right, too. They had a nightmare the first year, so to give them one more year is the correct thing to do, then on to Royal Aberdeen is magnificent the year after. I can't wait for that. I'll be in my own bed. It will be only there and Carnoustie I have stayed in my own bed for a tournament and look what happened at Carnoustie [when he won the Open Championship in 1999]. Lawrie was speaking after completing his preparations for next week's Ryder Cup return in Chicago by signing off with a three-under 67 in his own invitational event at Deeside. It was only good enough to secure a share of third spot - his five-under-par total of 205 left him two shots behind the winner, Greg McBain - but the 43-year-old is heading for Illinois feeling confident about his game. In fact, Lawrie reckoned he could have broken 60 in the final round of the 54-hole event, reporting that he'd missed no fewer than six putts inside six feet in the first eight holes and two more thereafter. "That's probably the best I've played in a long time," he declared. The first two days I wasn't hitting it overly well but it's hard to keep your ball-striking at that level after three weeks off from the Tour. But today was more like the way I have been striking it. I was getting the full club on the ball, hitting it a long way. As was evidenced at the last, where the tournament host was around 40 yards ahead of his two younger playing partners, Scottish PGA champion Graham Fox and former British Boys" title holder Jordan Findlay, with his drive. "I could easily have broken 60 today without even putting well," insisted Lawrie. Not one of the six putts [early on] even hit the hole, that's the depressing thing.