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Tournament & Field 🏆

We enter into one of the most unique weeks on the PGA Tour calendar. For the fourth time since the PGA Tour and the DP World Tour created an alliance in 2020, the two tours will come together to co-sanction an event. The Scottish Open became the first co-sanctioned tournament in 2022, and it is back again at The Renaissance Club in North Berwick, Scotland. Each tour will supply 75 of its top players. With a few other golfers playing on special exemption status, that will bring the overall field up to 156 players.

The 153rd Open Championship is one week away, and many top golfers have chosen to make their way across the pond a week early in preparation. The Renaissance Club is a strong comp course for Royal Portrush (next week’s Open Championship host course), so getting some competitive rounds in here this week is a wise choice. As a result, this event will boast a strong field that is headlined by World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, World No. 2 Rory McIlroy, and many other star golfers. The standard PGA cut rule will be in effect with the top 65 golfers (including ties) after 36 holes earning passageway into weekend play. Golfers will be competing for a slice of the $9,000,000 purse along with some valuable FedEx Cup points that are up for grabs. There are a few spots -- three to be exact -- still available in next week’s Open Championship field. So, needless to say, there is plenty to play for this week!

Reminder: This event will start earlier than usual. DFS contests will lock with the first tee time at 2:00 am ET on Thursday “morning” which will be 7:00 am local time at the event.

The Course Preview ⛳

The Renaissance Club

Par 70 | 7,237 Yards

Greens: Fescue

Comp Courses: Royal Portrush, Kiawah Island (Ocean), Shinnecock Hills

The Renaissance Club has been home to the Scottish Open for each of the previous six years so there will be a mix of players with several years of course experience while others will be making their competitive debut here. Since this wasn’t an official PGA event prior to 2022, many of the DPWT golfers will tend to have an edge over the PGA golfers in the course history department. Some may also remember this course playing as a Par 71 in 2022 but the former Par 5 7th hole was shortened to around 500 yards before 2023’s Scottish Open, and now plays as a long Par 4.

The layout of the Renaissance Club falls under the category of a parklands-style links course. It features an unusual hole distribution for a Par 70 with ten Par 4s, three Par 5s, and five Par 3s. Fescue grass is featured from tee to green and the fairways are surrounded by long rough that will measure between three and five inches. While the rough can look menacing, it’s more important to be long off of the tee than accurate — missed fairways will not be extremely detrimental in the long run (for many golfers). Water does not pose a threat here but the 83 bunkers scattered throughout the grounds will provide a notable layer of defense. The green complexes are massive and possess some noticeable undulation. They can be difficult to hold on approach with consistency but when it comes to the actual green speeds, they are expected to run at moderate speeds -- slower than the greens we typically see on the PGA Tour.

Winning scores over the last six years have ranged from 7-under (2022) to 22-under (2019). In general, this is a scorable course that can be overpowered, but it is highly sensitive to winds due to its coastal location. As long as wind speeds stay at moderate to slower speeds, golfers should have no major problems sinking some birdies, especially the golfers who possess an elite driver. We’ll dive further into this week’s weather forecast below, but at first glance, wind speeds do look to be very tame for this tournament, outside of Thursday’s opening round, so golfers will be open to attacking this course.

This will be an excellent warm-up for golfers competing at Royal Portrush next week and building DFS lineups with this talent-rich field that includes some less familiar DPWT names should be a fun time! Best of luck!

Weather & Tee Times ⛅

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Not sure how things have worked out this well, but this week’s weather is looking shockingly good — especially for Scotland. Thursday morning sets up as the windiest window of the event, with steady winds around 10–15mph and gusts upwards of 20mph. Thursday afternoon settles down a bit, with winds closer to 10mph or below.

Friday features light winds most of the day, hovering around 5mph, and spiking to 10-15 mph in the late afternoon.

Weekend looks great too with very manageable wind speeds. Winds may touch 10mph in the afternoons, but nothing crazy.

⚖️Weather Verdict: If you’re playing wave stacks, lean Thursday PM / Friday AM to dodge the breeziest stretch. But just remember — Scottish weather can flip on a dime, so keep an eye on any updates.

Scottish Open Tee Times

Key Stats to Consider 📊

Each key stat is paired with a weighted percentage (based on stat importance) for DFS model purposes.

1. Strokes Gained: Ball Striking (SG: App + SG: OTT) | 30%

2. Birdie or Better % | 20%

3. Par 4 Average | 20%

4. Par 5 Average | 10%

5. Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 10%

6. Driving Distance| 10%

PGA Tour Stats Page

Scottish Open DFS Model Standouts 🏅

Below are the top 25 ranked golfers in both my overall model and my key stats model. Below that are the top 25 leaders in average finishing position over the last five and last ten starts. The players ranked on these lists do not necessarily mean they are the top golfers I’m targeting for this week's event, but many of these guys should no doubt be favorable DFS options.

Overall Model Rank: A golfer’s ranking (within the current field) in my personal DFS model, which weighs all of the key stats listed above in this newsletter, as well as factors like course history, recent form, recent average fantasy scoring results, and odds to win.

Key Stat Rank: Provides a golfer’s overall rank (within the current field) in my "key stats only" model, which considers only the key stats listed in the section above with the specified percentage weights allocated towards each statistic.

Reminder: Unfortunately, the DPWT players in this field will not factor into my model/key stat rankings as they do not have a sufficient number of PGA rounds played to qualify for strokes gained data.

Scottish Open DFS Cheat Sheet📑

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That will do it for our PGA preview! Best of luck this week and, once again, feel free to hit me up in the LineStar chat or on Twitter @Ryan_Humphries with any questions.