Scott Jamieson has finally been reunited with the tools of his trade and the Glasgow golfer is hoping for a happy reunion with Castle Stuart at this week’s Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open.

The 32-year-old is back in the swing again after his clubs went missing in transit during a flight between Edinburgh and Paris as he made his way to last week’s French Open.

Jamieson finished in a share of third in the Scottish Open the first time the domestic showpiece was held at Castle Stuart back in 2011 and earned a late call-up to the Open Championship as a result.

A return to this happy hunting ground in the highlands has stirred the senses and with his own clubs safely by his side this week, Jamieson is hoping to kick-start a stuttering season on home soil.

The former Euro Tour winner, who has not finished higher than 35th on the main circuit in the current campaign, said: “I just got the clubs back on Monday just before I came up here. It was unbelievable that they could go missing on a direct flight.

“They were sat in Edinburgh airport until Saturday morning. We told them just to leave them there on the Friday but when I got back after missing the cut I got a message saying that they were in Paris. They finally got their fingers out and got the whole thing resolved after my management team threatened to use their sizeable social media outreach.

“It’s hard to think that putt here to finish third and get into the Open was five years ago. It’s great to come back and it always feels good to come back to a place where you have done well. This is just a fun course and there are plenty of risk and reward holes. It asks a lot of questions and the winner here will be the best golfer and the best thinker.”

Jamieson is something of a work in progress at the moment but the swing changes he has made under the renowned coach, David Leadbetter, are slowly taking root and the Cathkin Braes man is hopeful he will reap the rewards.

He added: “It’s been a frustrating season and obviously you want to be in contention every week. But I’m happy with changes that I’m making to the swing. David is happy with the progress too and he’s confident it’s moving in the right direction. You have to trust someone like that.

“I’m noticing signs of improvement. The strike is different, the flight is different and my control over the half shots is a lot tighter than it used to be. There’s light at the end of the tunnel.”

Jamieson is one of 16 Scots competing in a strong field which is headlined by Phil Mickelson, the multiple Major champ who won the Scottish Open at Castle Stuart in 2013 and went on to win his first Open the following week at Muirfield.