GERMAN Martin Kaymer won the Barclays Scottish Open at Loch Lomond yesterday to complete a brilliant eight-day double worth more than £1m.

After beating Lee Westwood in a play-off for the French Open the 24-year-old came from behind on the final day again to defeat France’s Raphael Jacquelin and overnight leader Gonzalo Fernandez- Castano of Spain by two. Last week’s cheque was just over £565,000. This week’s was £500,000 – and he now is not only second to Paul Casey on the European money list, but also just outside the world’s top 10 heading into the Open at Turnberry.

Kaymer, who began his run of form in Paris last week with a course record 62, needed ‘only’ a two-under-par 69 after starting the day a stroke behind Fernandez-Castano.

The gap doubled when he bogeyed the 455-yard second, but once he had birdied three of the next six holes he had top spot and never let go.

‘‘To win at the home of golf is always something very special,’’ he said. ‘‘I missed the cut the week after my first two wins, but this week was obviously different. Now everybody asks me about a third win in a row, but we are playing in a major and the field is going to be the best we have all year.

‘‘The money is nice, but it’s not the most important thing.

If you are out there playing for the money I think you have chosen the wrong job.’’ Graeme Storm warmed up for the Open Championship with an indifferent four days at Loch Lomond. The Hartlepool golfer, who was in touch with the leaders after Thursday’s sublime opening round of 65, recovered from Friday’s dreadful second round 76 to record a decent finish.

After posting a level par 71 on Saturday, Storm finished the Scottish Open as he started it - in impressive fashion to claim around £35,000.

Despite bogeying the first two holes after the turn, six birdies ensured that the 31- year-old ended with a 67 to secure a tie of 23rd spot – some ten shots off Kaymer.

Kenneth Ferrie will not be joining Storm at Turnberry after failing to stay with the leading pack.

Ferrie, from Ashington, had been in contention to finish as the highest place non-qualifier in Scotland but Saturday’s 74 dented such hopes.

And although he redeemed himself yesterday with a final round 69, the damage had already been done. He will, though, be satisfied just to be back in the money after a frustrating few years and tied 17th earned him just under £40,000.

Fernandez-Castano’s hopes of a fifth Tour win – this was Kaymer’s fourth - nosedived when he did not manage a single birdie until the 13th. But running up a bogey six following a wild drive on the hole before that had given him a deficit he could not make up.

Jacquelin came through to be joint runner-up with a 66 and Australian Adam Scott matched that best-of-the-day effort to take a share of fourth with Dane Soren Kjeldsen.

Disappointing on the final day were both Lee Westwood and Retief Goosen.

Westwood had oozed confidence after middle rounds of 66 and 64, but closed with a level-par 71 for eighth spot along with fellow Englishman Ross Fisher. Goosen had been joint second teeing off again, but dropped six shots in five holes around the turn and needed a strong finish for a 73 and a tie for eighth.

Whether Fisher plays in the Open remains to be seen. He flew back to London to be with his wife Jo, who is expecting their first child on Tuesday, and said: ‘‘What will be will be. The Open is the most important tournament in a calendar year, but the birth of our first child is something I don’t want to miss.’’ If there are no signs of an imminent delivery tomorrow he will be at Turnberry, but is ready to pull out at any moment – even if he was six ahead with a round to play.

Ian Poulter, runner-up at last year’s Open, was down in 32nd place after a disappointing 72, but that was still better than Colin Montgomerie and Rory McIlroy managed.

They finished in a tie for 46th following 73s. Montgomerie, fortunate to make the halfway cut, said: ‘‘That was a poor round of golf again.’’