Genesis Scottish Open 2023: Course and current form stats

• Seventeen of world's top-25 teeing-up

• Resurgent Fowler (16/1) to contend again

• Fleetwood (20/1) feels at home on links venues

Tournament Notes

• The Renaissance Club in North Berwick stages this Rolex Series event for a fifth time;

• For the second year in a row, the Scottish Open will be co-sanctioned by the DP World Tour and PGA Tour;

• Many of the world's highest-ranked players will be teeing-up on Scotland's east coast to get a taste of links golf before they travel to The Open next week;

• The Renaissance Club, which is located 20 miles east of Edinburgh, is scheduled to host this tournament until 2026;

• Within close proximity to the course are the iconic links of Gullane, North Berwick and Archerfield, while Open venue Muirfield is barely two miles south-west;

• Seventeen of the world's top 25 golfers have entered this week's tournament which has a total prize fund of $9m.

Course Notes

• The Renaissance Club, which covers a 300-acre site and overlooks the south bank of the Firth of Forth, was opened in April 2008;

• Since then its routing has changed, following the purchase of additional land nearby;

• Is a links course that has a little more vegetation than normal, as well as a scarcity of sand dunes;

• The venue's main defence is its heavily contoured putting surfaces, along with fluctuating coastal wind.

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Stroke Averages

Lowest 12 At The Renaissance Club (2019-22)
Average .... (Rounds)
67.88: Xander Schauffele (8)
68.31: Matt Fitzpatrick (16)
68.33: Tyrrell Hatton (12)
68.50: Rafael Cabrera-Bello (8)
68.50: Jamie Donaldson (12)
68.50: Justin Thomas (10)
68.56: Thomas Detry (16)
68.58: Tommy Fleetwood (12)
68.64: Lucas Herbert (14)
69.00: Kurt Kitayama (11)
69.00: Eddie Pepperell (10)
69.20: Romain Langasque (10)
Min. No. of Rounds = 8
Only those entered this week are included in table

Latest betting for next week's Open Championship

Best Bets for Scottish Open: Five To Watch

Thomas Detry 125/1: A high-priced each-way contender. Averages 68.56 for his 16 rounds at The Renaissance Club, where he lost a play-off two years ago and tied-10th in 2022.

Rickie Fowler 16/1: The comeback kid of the year. Having started 2023 outside the world's top 100, he is currently ranked inside the top 25 thanks to a string of excellent recent results, culminating in a victory in Detroit last time out. The Scottish Open winner at nearby Gullane eight years ago.

Tommy Fleetwood 20/1: A renowned links performer, the world No 22 Englishman has played solidly during 2023, losing a PGA Tour play-off last month in Canada.

Rory McIlroy 8/1: Top 10 finishes in each of his last five starts, including runner-up at last month's US Open.

Scottie Scheffler 7/1: The world No 1 hasn't finished lower than fifth in any of his last six starts. Winner of the Players' Championship back in March.

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MC* - Missed Additional 54-Hole Cut

Note: List Contains Leading Reserves