The 2026 Genesis Scottish Open returns to The Renaissance Club in North Berwick, Scotland, this week, serving as the ultimate links golf tune-up. Co-sanctioned by the , and DP World Tour, this elite event brings together a powerhouse international field right before the year’s final major championship.
Tom Doak’s modern coastal design relies heavily on unpredictable winds, deep pot bunkers and massive, undulating greens to protect par. Reigning champion Chris Gotterup looks to defend his title after holding off a heavyweight leaderboard to win at 15-under here last year.
To get reps for next week’s 154th Open Championship, LIV Tour players Jon Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton join the three major champions this season, World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler and No. 2 Rory McIlroy, in a stacked field.
For the record, I’m risking 2.17 units (u) on outrights and 2u on top-5 and top-10 bets for the Scottish Open. Here are my horses for the course at The Renaissance Club and my “one-and-done” pick for this week.
The following odds are based on my previous bets on the golfers listed below. Subject to change.
ð¸ðª Ludvig à berg +2464 at Polymarket (0.81u) and Top-10 with ties +228 at Kalshi (0.75u)
ð´ó §ó ¢ó ¥ó ®ó §ó ¿ Tyrrell Hatton +3633 at Polymarket (0.55u) and Top-10 with ties +312 at Kalshi (0.5u)
ð©ð° Nicolai Højgaard +5163 at Polymarket (0.39u) and Top-5 with ties +770 at DraftKings (0.25u)
ðºð¸ Jake Knapp +9245 (0.22u) and Top-10 with ties +624 (0.25u), both at Kalshi
ðªð¸ Eugenio Chacarra +10000 at DraftKings (0.2u) and Top-10 with ties +656 at Kalshi (0.25u)
The golf betting world clowns on Ludvig because of all his Sunday collapses this year. Yet, if you dont harp on that, he is having an objectively good season, has great course history, and is due for a win. Ã berg has six T8-or-better finishes this year, including T5 at THE PLAYERS Championship and T4 at the PGA Championship.
He tied for eighth at last years Scottish Open and tied for fourth two years ago, gaining strokes across the board (driving, approach, around-the-green, and putting) in both.
The Renaissance Club is a “bombers paradise,” and Ludvig is a top-five driver of the golf ball in the world. Plus, he ranks second on the PGA TOUR this season in approach shots from 200+ yards.
Lastly, his odds at Bookmaker are +1755, which is significant because thats a sharp sportsbook for golf betting. So, since à bergs odds at Bookmaker are lower than the legalized U.S. sportsbooks’, he must be taking sharp action.
One of the best links golfers in the world, Hatton has 14 professional wins, including one on the PGA TOUR, two on the LIV Tour and eight on the DP World Tour, and has won the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship in Scotland three times.
He is playing well entering the Scottish Open, winning his last start on the LIV Tour in Andalucia, Spain, and for me by finishing T7 at the 2026 U.S. Open last month.
Hatton did miss the cut at the 2026 PGA Championship, but he finished T3 at The Masters, T16 at the 153rd Open Championship and T4 at last years U.S. Open in his four previous majors.
Tyrrell has gained strokes tee-to-green (driving, approach and around-the-green) in seven consecutive majors and finished T6 in his
