Pamela Pretswell was heading into this week’s Ricoh Women’s British Open with a spring in her step after completing a super salvage operation at Dundonald to secure a top-10 finish in the Aberdeen Asset Management Ladies Scottish Open.

The Lanark golfer, who will be making her Major debut as a professional in the Turnberry showpiece which starts on Thursday, signed off from the Scottish event with a three-under 69 as she hoisted herself into a tie for eighth behind eventual winner, Rebecca Artis.

Pretswell began her campaign in Ayrshire with a 79 but she shaved eight shots off that effort with a battling 71 in round two to make the cut before finishing with a flourish yesterday to barge up the order

The 26-year-old,, who holed a putt of 25-feet on the 18th for a closing eagle-3, was heading for Turnberry today to begin her build-up to the Women’s British Open.

And the former Curtis Cup player said: “This has been an ideal build up. When I first started out as a pro I had to get used to the European style of courses after all the links stuff we played in the amateur scene. Now it’s kind of like going back to old school golf and re-learning some of the techniques. Apart from tightening up some of my wedge play, I feel in good shape for Turnberry.

“It will be my first major as a pro. This is where you want to be playing. You want to see where your game is compared to the best in the world.”

At the head of the Dundonald affairs yesterday, Artis came storming up through the field with a closing 66 to claim the £53,000 top prize by two strokes from overnight leader and world No 7, Suzann Pettersen.

Artis’s challenge suffered an early blow when she stumbled to a double-bogey on the fourth but her recovery was purposeful and she reeled off seven birdies, including a chip-in from 60 feet on the 16th, to set the clubhouse target. When Pettersen, playing in the final match, leaked a shot on the 16th then found the ditch with a make-or-break approach on the last, the title belonged to Artis.

This was Artis’s second win on the European circuit and her maiden victory in the Helsingborg Open of 2013 saw her come from five shots behind on the final day. “When you’re coming from behind, you have to go out and play aggressive golf and that’s what I did,” she said.