Perez was ranked 184th in the world when the week began, and neither his professional career nor his recent form gave any hint that this was to be a career-defining week.
To win on the same green where his late compatriot, Seve Ballesteros, had indulged in one of golf’s most iconic celebrations was, for the 54-year-old, a clearly emotional experience.
“A Course Called Scotland” has a dimension most golf books lack. Forget a worthwhile endeavour on Scottish golf; Tom Coyne’s project is one of the best golf books this century.
An Open Championship played over the Old Course at St Andrews may not have much in common with this week’s Turkish Airlines Open at the Regnum Carya Golf and Spa Resort, but there is at least one thing binding the two.