We are just over a week before the Open Championship and many of the world’s best golfers are getting ready by playing this week’s Genesis Scottish Open. Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler are atop the golf betting odds board for this tournament at The Renaissance Club. It is all about links golf this week and there are a number of players who thrive on the links. This is a co-sanctioned event by the PGA Tour and the DP World Tour, so it is an interesting field this week. Visit BookMaker.eu to check out the latest matchup odds and to place your wager.
Genesis Scottish Open Matchup Odds
Scottie Scheffler -150 vs. Rory McIlroy
Rory McIlroy -135 vs. Xander Schauffele
Xander Schauffele -120 vs. Patrick Cantlay
Patrick Cantlay -145 vs. Matt Fitzpatrick
Viktor Hovland -115 vs. Rickie Fowler
Tyrrell Hatton -140 vs. Matt Fitzpatrick
Justin Rose -120 vs. Sam Burns
Seamus Power -115 vs. Eric Cole
Corey Conners -115 vs. Sungjae Im
Brian Harman -115 vs. Thomas Detry
Ryan Fox -115 vs. Adam Scott
Wyndham Clark -120 vs. Max Homa
Min Woo Lee -120 vs. Justin Thomas
Alex Smalley -130 vs. Alex Noren
Tommy Fleetwood -115 vs. Jordan Spieth
Jordan Spieth -120 vs. Shane Lowry
Sahith Theegala -115 vs. Gary Woodland
Tom Kim -115 vs. Lucas Herbert
Ludvig Aberg -150 vs. Andrew Putnam
Lucas Herbert -130 vs. Thomas Detry
Nick Taylor -150 vs. Pablo Larrazábal
Cameron Davis -145 vs. Thorbjorn Olesen
C.T. Pan -125 vs. Scott Jamieson
Sahith Theegala -125 vs. Brian Harman
Need to Know
The Renaissance Club was designed by Tom Doak back in 2008. It is a links course but it has a modern feel. The course has the normal pot bunkers and the greens are really fast. The course plays just under 7,300 yards and it has five par 3’s and three par 5’s. The course is greatly affected by the weather, as Xander Schauffele won by shooting 7-under par last year when the weather was a big factor. The weather is expected to be cool this week with rain in the forecast for Friday and Sunday could be when the weather is the biggest factor with rain and wind in the forecast.
Genesis Scottish Open Matchup Picks
Patrick Cantlay -145 vs. Matthew Fitzpatrick
Cantlay finished in a tie for 4th in his last tournament which was the Travelers Championship. He finished in a tie for 4th in this tournament last year. He ranks fifth on the PGA Tour in totals strokes gained. He is first in total driving so he should thrive on this links course. Cantlay is simply a better overall player than Fitzpatrick, so I will lay the price.
Viktor Hovland -115 vs. Rickie Fowler
Hovland won the Memorial in early June and in his last event he tied for 29th in the Travelers. He ranks 13th on the PGA Tour in total strokes gained. He is fourth in total driving. I know that Fowler is having a big season, but he got his win a couple weeks ago and I don’t know that he will be entirely focused with the Open coming up next week. I’ll take Hovland in this matchup.
Thomas Detry -115 vs. Brian Harman
Detry is one of the longest hitters out there and in this matchup he goes against Harman who is one of the shorter hitters. I know that short hitters can still win on a links course, but I always give the edge to those that bomb it. I’ll take Detry in this matchup.
Tom Kim -115 vs. Lucas Herbert
I noted in the odds preview that I give Kim a good chance to contend this week. He is listed at longshot odds but Kim has proven he can compete and beat the best golfers in the world. He finished highly last year in this event and I think he is the clear choice in this matchup against Herbert.
Min Woo Lee -120 vs. Justin Thomas
I have to admit that I am shocked at how poorly Thomas has been playing. It used to be that Thomas would be a sure thing in matchups against players who are not supposed to be at his level, but not this year. Lee is actually playing better than Thomas and it is not by accident that he is favored. I’ll take Lee in this matchup.
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