In the immediate build-up to the final men’s Major championship of the year, the best players from across the PGA Tour and DP World Tour are going head-to-head at the Genesis Scottish Open.
Eight of the world’s top-10 are in Scotland this week as they prepare for The Open Championship with a test of links golf which closely reflects something like what they are set to face at Royal Portrush days later.
World No.1, Scottie Scheffler unsurprisingly leads the betting market, although Masters champion, Rory McIlroy is not far behind. As expected, the likes of Xander Schauffele, Tommy Fleetwood, Collin Morikawa and Ludvig Aberg make up some of the other strongly-fancied names in the field.
Niklas Norgaard, Jordan Smith and Laurie Canter make up three of the DP World Tour’s leading hopes, with Smith in particular fancied to do well after coming off the back of a runner-up finish at the BMW International Open last time out.
Below, we’ve listed the outright-winner odds for many of the biggest names in the field as well as who we think could contend for the title at the Genesis Scottish Open.
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Genesis Scottish Open Course Guide: The Renaissance Club
Sitting right next door to multiple-time Open Championship host, Muirfield, The Renaissance Club is located to the east of Scotland’s capital, Edinburgh. In 2025, it will host this tournament for just the seventh time.
One of the premier links courses in the United Kingdom, The Renaissance Club only opened in 2005 after the land was bought by Jerry Sarvadi following several trips over from his native Pinehurst, North Carolina. Sarvadi asked Tom Doak to design the layout, and the now 7,237-yard par-70 was born.
Historically, the winning score has generally been fairly low if the wind doesn’t blow much throughout the week but much closer to par if weather plays more of a central role.
Like many links courses, deep bunkers litter the property alongside large and undulating greens. Although, unlike most Scottish links layouts, there are plenty of trees around the place to offer brief respite from strong gales.
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Genesis Scottish Open Previous Winners
|
Year |
Winner |
Score |
Course |
|---|---|---|---|
|
2024 |
Robert MacIntyre |
-18 (one stroke) |
Renaissance |
|
2023 |
Rory McIlroy |
-15 (one stroke) |
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