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Chris Gotterup Looks to Carry Winning Form to His Title Defense at Scottish Open
It was an electric final round at the John Deere Classic, as Chris Gotterup posted a 62 to win by a single shot. It was his third victory of the season, and it should invoke a great wave of momentum heading back to the Renaissance Club to defend his title from last year. Comparatively, the statistical breakdown between his most recent win and his Scottish Open victory in 2025 is very similar: annihilate the field off the tee and make a ton of putts. Those hoping his winning ways follow him across the pond should have one real concern. Mother Nature has a way of sorting things out from time to time, and Gotterup may not be the best option if things turn into a grindy affair. If there is any reliance on the short game outside of taking advantage of the three par-5s, Gotterup's 85th-ranked strokes gained around the green metrics may lower the ceiling too much for him to be worth DFS consideration. Check local weather reports before making the final call here.
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Source: PGA Tour
Scottie Scheffler is Back to His Winning Ways Ahead of Scottish Open
Coming off his latest victory at the Travelers Championship a couple of weeks ago, Scottie Scheffler is gearing up to tackle the year's final major. Up first is a date with the Renaissance Club, where the 30-year-old has already secured top-15, top-10, and top-5 finishes in four career events. It remains to be seen whether his week in Connecticut will open the floodgates down the stretch of the year, but no one would be surprised if it did. Scheffler is still the leading ball striker on tour from top to bottom, and has no problem matching the playstyle asked by Mother Nature and the golf course. Those looking for a reason to fade the world number one will find that his putting hasn't been the greatest on slower greens, but anyone who isn't splitting fine hairs should find ways to get him in a few lineups.
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Source: Data Golf
Rory McIlroy Looking For Another Successful Week at The Renaissance Club
Coming off a T32 at the US Open a few weeks ago, Rory McIlroy will head to Scotland this week looking to sharpen things up before the year's final major. Since becoming a co-sanctioned event with the DP World Tour, the reigning Masters Champion has been a constant threat, with a win, a T2, and a T4 over the last three years. With that kind of consistency, it's no wonder why he is the course horse heading into Thursday. McIlroy has nearly doubled the nearest person in the field in total strokes gained average (3.031) at this event with more than one appearance. Like most weeks, the 37-year-old is an excellent DFS play with as much upside as anyone.
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Source: PGA Tour
Jon Rahm Looks to Bounce Back After Missed Cut at U.S. Open
Jon Rahm missed the cut at the U.S. Open last month and will look to bounce back as he prepares for this week's Genesis Scottish Open at The Renaissance Club in North Berwick, United Kingdom. Rahm has two wins and seven top-five finishes on the LIV Tour this season. He finished tied for 55th at the 2022 Genesis Scottish Open. Over the past 12 months, Rahm ranks in the 98th percentile in greens in regulation on approach shots from 150-200 yards in the fairway. This is important because over 34% of approach shots at last year's Genesis Scottish Open.
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Source: Data Golf
Viktor Hovland Wins First Tournament of 2026 Season
Viktor Hovland emerged as the champion at the Travelers Championship two weeks ago and will now focus on preparing for this week's Genesis Scottish Open at The Renaissance Club in North Berwick, United Kingdom. Hovland bounced back in a big way after missing the cut in two of his previous three starts, winning the Travelers Championship. So far this season, Hovland has one win, seven top-25 finishes, and three missed cuts in 16 starts. He finished tied for 11th at last year's Genesis Scottish Open. Over the past 12 months, Hovland ranks in the 96th percentile in greens in regulation percentage on approach shots from 150-200 yards in the fairway. This is important because over 34% of approach shots at last year's Genesis Scottish Open.
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Justin Thomas Playing Excellent Golf Heading to Genesis Scottish Open
Justin Thomas finished tied for 14th at the Travelers Championship last month and will now focus on preparing for this week's Genesis Scottish Open at The Renaissance Club in North Berwick, United Kingdom. Thomas has now rattled off seven straight top-25 finishes and appears to be in prime form heading into this week's Genesis Scottish Open and next week's The Open Championship. He has eight top-25 finishes and one missed cut in 12 starts this season. Thomas finished tied for 22nd at last year's Genesis Scottish Open. Over the past 12 months, he ranks in the 57th percentile in greens in regulation on approach shots from 150-200 yards in the fairway. This is worth mentioning because over 34% of approach shots came from this distance at last year's Genesis Scottish Open.
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Source: Data Golf
Xander Schauffele Will Need to Find His Approach Game at Genesis Scottish Open
Xander Schauffele finished tied for 51st at the Travelers Championship last month and will now focus on preparing for this week's Genesis Scottish Open at The Renaissance Club in North Berwick, United Kingdom. Schauffele has eight top-25 finishes and one missed cut in 14 starts this season. He finished tied for eighth at last year's Genesis Scottish Open and tied for 15th in 2024. Over the past 12 months, Schauffele ranks in the 95th percentile in greens in regulation percentage on approach shots from 150-200 yards in the fairway. This is important because over 34% of approach shots at last year's Genesis Scottish Open came from this distance.
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Source: Data Golf
Patrick Reed Looks to Continue Exceptional Season
Patrick Reed missed the cut at last week's BMW International Open. Still, he will now focus on preparing for this week's Genesis Scottish Open at The Renaissance Club in North Berwick, United Kingdom. Reed has played eight DP World Tour events this season and is the current points leader on the DP World Tour. So far this season, he has two wins, four top-25 finishes, and two missed cuts in eight DP World Tour starts. Reed finished tied for 23rd in 2018 when the Genesis Scottish Open was called the Aberdeen Standard Investments Scottish Open. Over the past 12 months, Reed ranks in the 82nd percentile for greens in regulation on approach shots from 150-200 yards in the fairway. This matters because over 34% of approach shots at last year's Genesis Scottish Open came from this distance.
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Source: Data Golf
Tommy Fleetwood In Excellent Form For Genesis Scottish Open
Tommy Fleetwood tied for 14th at the Travelers Championship last month and will now begin preparing for this week's Genesis Scottish Open at The Renaissance Club in North Berwick, United Kingdom. Fleetwood has recorded four straight top-15 finishes. So far this season, he has 11 top-25 finishes and one missed cut in 16 starts. Fleetwood finished tied for 34th at last year's Genesis Scottish Open. Over the past 12 months, Fleetwood ranks in the 56th percentile for greens in regulation percentage on approach shots from 150-200 yards in the fairway. This is worth pointing out because over 34% of approach shots at last year's Genesis Scottish Open came from this distance.
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Eric Cole Rounding Into Form Heading to Genesis Scottish Open
Eric Cole finished tied for 39th at last week's John Deere Classic and will now focus on preparing for this week's Genesis Scottish Open at The Renaissance Club in North Berwick, United Kingdom. So far this season, Cole has five top-25 finishes and five missed cuts in 18 starts. He has two top-10 finishes in his last five starts. Cole finished tied for 46th at the 2024 edition of the Genesis Scottish Open. Over the past 12 months, Cole ranks in the 43rd percentile for greens in regulation percentage on approach shots from 150-200 yards in the fairway. This is worth noting because over 34% of approach shots came from this distance at last year's Genesis Scottish Open.
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Source: Data Golf
Ludvig Aberg Looking to Bounce Back at Genesis Scottish Open
Ludvig Aberg finished tied for 55th at the Travelers Championship last month and will now focus on preparing for this week's Genesis Scottish Open at The Renaissance Club in North Berwick, United Kingdom. Aberg has nine top-25 finishes and one missed cut in 15 starts this season. He finished tied for eighth at last season's Genesis Scottish Open and tied for fourth in 2024. Over the past 12 months, Aberg ranks in the 59th percentile for greens in regulation on approach shots from 150-200 yards in the fairway. This matters because over 34% of approach shots at last year's Genesis Scottish Open came from this distance.
Source: Data Golf
Source: Data Golf
Min Woo Lee Looking For a Spark at Scottish Open
As the last person to win this event before it became co-sanctioned with the PGA and DP World Tour, Min Woo Lee has struggled to have the same scoring ability at the Renaissance Club since. His best finish here since his victory has been a tie for 35th. This layout has consistently yielded the most success to bombers off the tee, which the Australian does with ease. For Lee, it's all about the flat stick, as he ranks 87th in strokes gained putting (-0.039) on the season. It's more worrisome that his putter has lost an average of 1.513 strokes on the greens over his last three starts, two of which resulted in missed cuts. In a field this stacked, the 27-year-old will need to have more than just distance to compete, which seems hard to trust right now.
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Brooks Koepka Making Debut Appearance at This Week's Scottish Open
Given the hiatus that Brooks Koepka took from the PGA Tour when he jumped to LIV Golf, this will be the first time he is teeing it up at the Renaissance Club. He's coming off a missed cut at the US Open after injuring his wrist in Canada the week before. After being an approach play savant for much of the season, it's hard to know whether the -1.56 strokes gained on approach average at Shinnecock was due to lingering issues or just an off week. Since he wasn't creating much separation for himself on and around the greens, it's difficult to trust that his ball-striking is back to a level that can carry him as much as before. For most lineups, Koepka is better left on the bench until a better understanding of where his game stands can be determined.
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Wyndham Clark is a Hard Name to Pass on at Scottish Open
Considering the incredible run of play over the last month and a half for Wyndham Clark, it's hard to imagine not giving him some DFS consideration as things move across the pond this week and next. It's the last two big-time golf events until the playoffs begin. The Renaissance Club has been a great venue for the US Open Champion, with finishes no worse than T25 in four career starts. He hasn't historically had the same long-iron prowess he's shown thus far in 2026, and has made what feels like every putt he's looked at over the last several events. For everything he's already accomplished this season, things could get even better if his game makes the trip over from the States. Play Clark with confidence this week.
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Matt Fitzpatrick Remains a Solid DFS Option at Scottish Open
The solid form continued two weeks ago for Matt Fitzpatrick, finishing T5 at the Travelers Championship where he led the field in strokes gained from tee to green (2.35). It was the Englishman's third top five of the season not including his three victories. Being one of the most consistent players thus far in 2026, he has a great opportunity to end the year with POY honors should he perform well this week, and especially next week at the Open. Fitzpatrick has made his hay around the Renaissance Club with the flat stick traditionally, with a T4 and T6 finishes in two of four starts. Coming into Thursday swinging it as well as he is should continue to provide plenty of DFS upside.
Source: Data Golf
Source: Data Golf
