Odds and best bets for this week's PGA Tour event, the Genesis Scottish Open at the Renaissance Club.
The PGA Tour skips across the pond for its two-week European swing, starting with this week’s Genesis Scottish Open and wrapping up with next week’s final major, the British Open. The Scottish Open will once again be held at the Renaissance Club, a course that has plenty of links-style holes but also a few that are more parkland style.
The main characteristic of this course is its pot bunkers. Golfers will have to, at all costs, avoid these small but deep pot bunkers, which effectively end up being a hazard.Thursday: 11 a.m.–2 p.m. ET Saturday: 10 a.m.–12 p.m. ET , noon–3 p.m. ET The No. 1 golfer in the world will be teeing it up again this week and is looking to round into form ahead of next week’s Open Championship. He has a win in Europe, winning last year’s Olympics in France, but he has yet to win either of the big events in the U.K. He didn’t tee it up here in 2024 but finished in third in 2023.The Scotsman suffered a heartbreaking loss in his country’s open in 2023, losing to Rory McIlroy by a single stroke, but then followed with a win last year, becoming the first Scot to win the event since Colin Montgomerie in 1999. He’s posted some solid finishes of late, including a runner-up finish at the U.S. Open, so he should be in contention this week as he attempts to defend his title.I have some concerns about almost every top name on the odds list this week, outside of Scottie Scheffler. McIlroy has admitted he’s not motivated, Xander still hasn’t found his form, Fleetwood can’t win an event to save his life,, Aberg and Thomas are out of form. That leaves me with the defending champion, who not only has played his best golf at the Scottish Open the past two years, but he’s also rounding into form. I see no reason why he can’t turn a runner-up finish at the U.S. Open and a T17 finish at the Travelers Championship into another big run at his home country’s open this week.Matt Fitzpatrick is one of the most popular bets this week, so if you want to bet on him, do it sooner rather than later before his odds move. He’s already as low as 34-1 at FanDuel. We’ve all been waiting on the former U.S. Open winner to round back into form, and a T17 finish at the Travelers Championship and a T8 finish at the Rocket Classic have shown that the form may finally be back. Now, he’s back at an event he finished runner-up at in 2021, and he finished sixth here in 2022. Now is the time to hop on the Englishman.If you want a long shot bet for this week, consider the Englishman, Jordan Smith. He’s quietly had a fantastic season on the DP World Tour, including a solo runner-up at last week's BMW International Open. He now has four top-seven finishes dating to the Volvo China Open in April. He also has a 12th-place finish at the Scottish Open in 2023 and a 24th in 2022. Don’t underestimate Smith, who knows how to navigate tough weather conditions at links-style courses. Regardless of the outcome of your wager, DraftKings will add six $25 bonus bet tokens to your new account instantly.Originally from Nova Scotia, Iain MacMillan is a senior editor covering betting, with a focus on NFL, NHL, and golf. He hosts the Bacon Bets Podcast and has been featured on VSIN, BetQL and Monumental Sports Network. He is a member of the Metropolitan Golf Writers Association and his beloved Falcons and Maple Leafs break his heart on a yearly basis.
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