July 9, 2025
Luke Clanton has had a mixed start to his PGA Tour career, making five cuts, including two top-20 finishes, while missing four cuts in his first nine events. He'll try to find more consistency at the Scottish Open, where he's making his tournament debut. Success at the Renaissance Club leans heavily on tee-to-green performance, approach play, and distance off the tee, all of which fit Clanton's strengths. He's gaining 0.335 strokes off the tee, 0.568 strokes from tee to green, and 0.437 strokes on approach, though his short game remains a weakness with 0.204 strokes lost around the green and 0.188 strokes lost in putting. Still, he ranks in the 78th percentile in proximity from 150 to 200 yards, a range that made up over 41% of approach shots at this course last year. With strong ball-striking and a course setup that plays to his advantage, Clanton stands out as a sneaky value at $7,100 on DraftKings.
--Dakota Legg - RotoBallerSource: PGA Tour
July 9, 2025
Sam Burns continued his impressive run with a T17 at the Travelers Championship, marking his eighth straight top-30 finish, including seven results inside the top 19. He'll look to keep it rolling at the Scottish Open, where he's played three times and has two finishes inside the top 20. Burns leads the PGA Tour in putting, gaining 0.977 strokes per round, and also ranks 78th around the green (plus-0.047) and 52nd in driving distance, both of which tend to translate well at the Renaissance Club. His biggest issue this season has been approach play, where he's losing 0.158 strokes per round, though he still ranks in the 66th percentile in proximity from 150 to 200 yards -- a range that made up over 41% of approach shots here last year. Burns is playing some of the best golf on tour right now, and at $9,000 on DraftKings, he's firmly in play again this week.
--Dakota Legg - RotoBallerSource: PGA Tour
July 9, 2025
Nicolai Hojgaard did finish T-24 at the Rocket Classic. The Danish golfer enjoyed as solid result on the PGA Tour for the first time since a T-16 at the Cognizant Classic way back in March. Hojgaard does mix his time between the tour in Europe and the PGA Tour. He did enjoy one of his better efforts two years ago at The Renaissance Club. That T-6 drew some considerable notice. That may be why his Top 20 betting number has shortened to +250. Hojgaard can be a case in frustration when it comes to his driver. He ranks 162nd on tour in driving accuracy at 52.99%. This is in stark contrast to greens in regulation where he rolls in at 9th (70.59%). His DFS fortunes likely ride on that driver especially with the Scottish weather.
--Chris Wassel - RotoBallerSource: PGATour.com
July 9, 2025
Harry Hall has not won in 2025. However, the English golfer does have six consecutive Top 25 finishes on the PGA Tour. The 27-year-old highlights a field where some younger golfers could make some noise at the Genesis Scottish Open. Currently, Hall is now +6000 via DraftKings to win the event. Digging a little deeper shows he is +210. This is nestled between J.J. Spaun (+200) and Ryan Fox (+225). With some of the top golfers looking ahead to next week, perhaps Hall has an even better chance. He has mentioned about atoning for a final round 78 at The Renaissance Club. Hall was lurking around the Top 10 before disaster struck. That was two years ago and Hall has improved a little since then.
--Chris Wassel - RotoBallerSource: PGATour.com
July 9, 2025
Ryan Fox has won twice in 2025. The golfer from New Zealand most recently won the RBC Canadian Open in June and has five results inside the Top 20 over his past six events. Fox has shot 69 or better in three straight final rounds. That includes the U.S. Open at Oakmont. If one includes the Myrtle Beach win in May, Fox may be one of the hotter golfers few are mentioning. That may be because of his volatile start to 2025 where he missed several cuts at lower-tiered events. One ominous red flag may be again the word accuracy. Fox ranks 137th in driving accuracy at 55.9%). He is 131st in greens in regulation at 64.71%. With all the pot bunkers, sand saves at 52.27% (152nd) is yet another concern. Fox might be one to fade in DFS formats here.
--Chris Wassel - RotoBallerSource: PGATour.com
July 9, 2025
Max Greyserman did play at the Genesis Scottish Open last year. The American golfer was inside the Top 20 most of the event and finished T-21 behind a final round 67. Greyserman fired all four rounds in the 60's in what could be described as fair weather by Scottish standards. He has played 20 events in 2025 and comes off a playoff tie for second at the Rocket Classic. He lost to Aldrich Potgieter on the fifth playoff hole in Detroit. Greyserman has seen his betting numbers shorten to +8000 for this week's event. While putting has been solid (24th in strokes gained), his 55.42% driving accuracy is always a concern. When he lands balls in the fairway, he gets in a rhythm quickly. Greyserman could be a bit of a wagering wildcard especially if the weather stays mostly benign.
--Chris Wassel - RotoBallerSource: PGATour.com
July 9, 2025
Harris English has had quite the 2025 campaign. The American golfer won the Farmers Insurance Open earlier in the year. Also, English has made the weekend 14 of 16 times this season and stands 9th in FedEx Cup points. The United Kingdom has not been quite as kind to English. His efforts at the Genesis Scottish Open have not been poor but have been little of note. Finishing outside the Top 25 twice was not too much of a surprise as English does not truly thrive playing links-golf. The key with English is the putter. He ranks 17th in strokes gained at 0.396. More vital for the American may be his start. Typically, English averages 30.06 putts per round in Round 1. That ranks 162nd on tour and cannot happen in Europe.
--Chris Wassel - RotoBallerSource: PGATour.com
July 9, 2025
Corey Conners has enjoyed an excellent 2025 where he currently ranks 13th in FedEx Cup points. The Canadian golfer has five Top 10 efforts on the season already. Conners has only missed the cut once all year in 16 events. The one concern was that Conners did withdraw from the U.S. Open in June. His right wrist appears recovered enough to play in Scotland. Conners had enjoyed nine results inside the Top 30 in 10 tournaments before the injury. His accuracy is his biggest asset as Conners has a greens in regulation percentage at 69.03 (31st). Add in his 14th-ranked driving accuracy at 68.27% and Conners might have a decent chance when it comes to a Top 20 betting option. If he gets caught in the rough, Conners ranks 5th there at 66.27%. If Conners is 100%, utilizing him would be wise.
--Chris Wassel - RotoBallerSource: PGATour.com
July 9, 2025
Daniel Brown played the two events in Europe last year with mixed results. The English golfer fired a 65 during Round 1 of The Open Championship. He held pretty firm after that and wound up with a Top 10 effort. However, Brown largely struggled at the Genesis Scottish Open in 2024. The Sunday was particularly rough as he shot a 74 falling further away from contention. He has finished twice in contention in three PGA career events. Brown has one international win in 2023 (ISPS Handa World Invitational). Recently, he triumphed at the BMW International Open as he held off Jordan Smith by two strokes. This tournament may serve more as a tuneup for the following week for Brown. Keep that in mind when it comes to betting options (currently +10000 to win).
--Chris Wassel - RotoBallerSource: PGATour.com
July 9, 2025
Jacob Bridgeman wants to get more birdie chances. When the American golfer does so, he has success. Out of 13 made cuts, he has finished inside the Top 25 seven times. Those extra rounds have boosted his strokes gained to putting to fourth on the PGA Tour (0.681). Consider that everything else concerning his game is mostly around average. Bridgeman does rank 39th in overall scrambling efficiency. The Renaissance Club is links-style golf with an American influence. Weather will play a role as Bridgeman is a +12000 long shot to win. With 4.08 birdies per round (29th), Bridgeman might be a look come Thursday or Friday in DFS formats.
--Chris Wassel - RotoBallerSource: PGATour.com
July 8, 2025
Another week and another top ranking for Scottie Scheffler, who comes to The Renaissance Club looking to capture his fourth win of the season, although one could guess that next week is a much more important piece of hardware. Nevertheless, the former Longhorn has established a decent record here in three previous starts, with a T3 last year and a T12 in 2021 before it became a co-sanctioned event. The issue for the 29-year-old is that putting has to be more of a strength than it has been in the three previous appearances. Everyone has grown familiar with the ball-striking prowess that Scheffler shows up with every round. If his 15th ranking this season in strokes gained putting (+0.418) has any positive effect on the performance across the pond, winning this week could become a formality by Saturday.
--Todd McGillSource: PGA Tour
July 8, 2025
After a T6 finish at The Travelers, Rory McIlroy has laid to rest some of the naysayers who have doubted his focus and determination following his historic Masters victory. He returns to The Renaissance Club again to hopefully prepare his game for a homecoming at Royal Portrush next week. The last two years have been great for the world no. 2, who hit an all-time classic shot in 2023 to win, and followed it up with a T4 last year. McIlroy's excellence off the tee makes this layout as getable for him as anyone else in the field, with an average drive of 320.6. Another point for the 36-year-old is that he's statistically having the best season on the greens of his career, ranking 5th on the PGA Tour in strokes gained putting (+0.647). If having one of the highest-owned players is of no concern, McIlroy makes for a no-brainer.
--Todd McGillSource: PGA Tour
July 8, 2025
After an impressive T4 finish here last season, Adam Scott returns this year looking to shake off the bad finish at Oakmont a few weeks ago and continue pushing towards improving his 85th position in the FedEx Cup race. On paper, the soon-to-be 45-year-old is doing enough to suggest a repeat performance could be possible. His game off the tee is still plenty long enough to compete with the other long hitters that usually thrive here, and his long iron game tends to shine a little brighter than the lesser clubs, ranking 21st in approach proximity from beyond 200 yards (47' 9). Putting is the one outlier that fluctuates with every event, but the Australian has gained on these greens in both previous appearances. For those in need of a veteran DFS play that will likely play all four rounds, Scott may not be a terrible option.
--Todd McGillSource: PGA Tour
July 8, 2025
It has been nearly one month since we last saw Justin Rose hit a golf shot. He missed the cut at the U.S. Open with a pair of 77s; the third one out of his last four starts. Ball striking has been bad in all aspects, but particularly off the tee, where the 44-year-old ranks 151st in strokes gained off the tee (-0.358) from a lack of both distance and accuracy. That also carries over to the long irons, where Rose doesn't rank very favorably in terms of proximity to the hole. At $9,700 on FanDuel, there is nothing to suggest that the 10x PGA Tour winner will be a DFS asset this week.
--Todd McGillSource: PGA Tour
July 8, 2025
Making his first career appearance this week in the Scottish Open, Jake Knapp is a player who checks a ton of boxes required to find success in North Berwick. He hits it a mile off the tee and is one of the more proficient long iron players this season. The former UCLA Bruin ranks 23rd in driving distance (311.4), 26th in proximity from beyond 200 yards (48' 4), and 38th in 3-putt avoidance (2.29%). The 31-year-old also ranks 20th in strokes gained putting (+0.362), but the putting surfaces this week differ in grass types and speed so much compared to normal PGA Tour events, which could make incoming putting stats hard to trust. Nevertheless, Knapp is a smash play at $9,000 on FanDuel.
--Todd McGillSource: PGA Tour
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