Robert McIntyre leads our 2025 Genesis Scottish Open odds, picks and PGA Tour predictions
Scottie Scheffler (+400) and Rory McIlroy (+800) are both teeing it up this week in Scotland ahead of next week's Open, as is past champion Xander Schauffele (+2000). Scotland's own Robert McIntyre (+2500) will attempt to defend his title following a monumental win here last year.
The Renaissance Club (par 70, 7,237 yards) will host this event for the seventh time. It's a relatively newer course, opening in 2007, and is a unique links course in that there are still trees throughout the property. Since the club began hosting the Scottish Open in 2019, the winning score has been between 7-under and 22-under par, with McIntyre posting 18-under last year in his victory.
Genesis Scottish Open – Expert picks
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McIntyre is too good in this event to ignore, even at this price. He should be going for a three-peat this year, but McIlroy snatched the win from him in 2023 before McIntyre broke through last season with a 1-shot win. He's in great form with a runner-up at the U.S. Open and in addition to his win and second-place finish here, he also came in 14th in 2020 and 18th in 2021.
Schauffele is still waiting to reach his best form this season, but playing at a course where he's won before and getting back to links golf could help him out. In 4 events at the Scottish Open, Schauffele has a win, a T-10, a T-42 and a T-15, which came last year.
Genesis Scottish Open picks – Contenders
Betting on Kim right now is a risky proposition given his recent form, but he's a sneaky good links player. In addition to tying for second in the 2023 Open Championship, he's also finished third, sixth and 15th in 3 career starts at this event. He's worth betting as a high-upside player this week.
Rai won here in 2020 before it became a co-sanctioned event, and last year he finished T-4 against a stacked field. Being from England, he should be comfortable playing links golf, which is why he's had success in this event previously.
Clark has had a terrible 2025 season, but if there's an event where he has more upside, it's this one. He's finished 10th, 25th and 16th in 3 career starts, taking advantage of the relatively wide-open layout of The Renaissance Club.
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Genesis Scottish Open picks – Long shots
Detry always plays this event and tends to have success here, finishing second and 10th in 2021 and 2022 before coming in 42nd and 26th the last 2 years. He has a win and 6 total top-25 finishes this season, as well.
Perez is from France, but he moved to Scotland in 2017, so he should be right at home this week. Since 2020, he's made the cut in 4 of 5 starts at the Scottish Open, with top finishes of 10th in 2024 and 14th in 2020.
Harman is a past Open champion and has come in 21st and 12th in this event the last 2 years, so he's no stranger to having success on links courses. It hasn't been a great year for the former Georgia Bulldog, but playing overseas tends to bring out the best in him.
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