NORTH BERWICK - Fourteen of the top 15 players in the Official World Golf Ranking will tee-it-up this week at the Scottish Open, the first time the pre-Open Championship tune-up is an official co-sanctioned event by the PGA Tour. Only Rory McIlroy is sitting the tournament out.
The last three Scottish Open tournaments have been decided by playoffs, including last year’s, when Min Woo Lee beat Matt Fitzpatrick and Thomas Detry on the first playoff hole. Fitzpatrick is comfortable at this course and on the DP World Tour in general, where his first seven professional victories came before the U.S. Open at The Country Club in Brookline last month.
No American has won this event since Rickie Fowler in 2015. Of the past six winners, five were ranked 83rd in the world or lower entering the week.
In the sleeper category for this week, Frenchman Victor Perez is 3-for-3 (making cut) with a T-14 (2020) at The Renaissance Club. He’s not far removed from a spirited run that got him into the U.S. Open which included a win at the Dutch Open just six weeks ago.
Note: This week PGA Tour Brunch will focus on the Scottish Open this week but will post leaders and a link or two to the Barbasol tournament coverage and maybe, a little Celebrity Golf from Lake Tahoe. Here is a link to yesterday’s Barbasol Championship preview (link).
(All notes and info sourced from PGA Tour and wire services).
The Genesis Scottish Open | Tournament Facts
COURSE: The Renaissance, North Berwick, Scotland
YARDS/PAR: 7,237 yards/Par 70
ARCHITECT: Tom Doak
PRIZE Money - Purse/Winner’s Share: $8,000,000/$1,440,000
DEFENDING CHAMPION: Min Woo Lee
PAST RESULTS: (link)
PAST CHAMPIONS: (link)
FEDEx CUP Points to Winner: 500
SOCIAL MEDIA: #PGATour #FedExCup @ScottishOpen
TV COVERAGE: The first two rounds (this morning and July 8) are scheduled for TV coverage from 8:30am to 1:30pm (ET) on Golf Channel. On Saturday and Sunday, coverage is set for 10:00am to 12:00 noon (ET) on Golf Channel and Noon to 3:00pm (ET) on CBS.
PGA TOUR LIVE STREAMING: Live streaming coverage will run from 2:30am (ET) to 1:30pm (ET) both today and Friday. Weekend streaming on PGA TOUR Live from 4:30am to 3:00pm (ET).
PGA TOUR RADIO COVERAGE: SiriusXM Radio will have live coverage of the Scottish Open beginning at 8:00am to 1:30pm (ET) today and Friday. On Saturday and Sunday, coverage will air 10:00am to 3:00pm (or completion of event). PGA Tour Radio is available on Sirius 208/XM 92 or online via PGATourCom.
How to Watch: In case of changes, visit: (PGATourCom)
Scottish Open | The Basics
Up Early? - Tee Times at The Genesis Scottish Open start today at 7:15am (local) - 2:15am (ET). and continue to 2:35pm (local) - 9:35am (ET).
Weather: Welcome to Scotland. Today will be partly cloudy and VERY windy with gusty conditions blowing at 31 mph with temperatures 57-degrees. There’s a 90% chance of rain with humidity reaching 92%.
Tournament Web Site: (link) and European Tour site (link)
FedEx Cup Standings: (link)
PGA Tour Brunch will post before 2:00am (ET) on Friday, roughly 24 hours from now.
Scottish Open - Field, Updates Tee Times and Leaderboards
The Field: (link)
Updates:
Michael Thompson (out), Doug Ghim (in)
Taylor Moore (out), Robert Streb (in)
Lee Hodges (out), Stephan Jaeger (in)
Sahith Theegala (out), Harry Higgs (in)
Danny Lee (out), Andrew Novak (in)
Andrew Putnam (out), Justin Lower (in)
Patrick Reed (out), Wil Besseling (in)
Harry Higgs (WD)
Justin Lower (WD)
Ryan Armour (in)
Ian Poulter (in)
Justin Harding (in)
Adrian Otaegui (in)
Matthew Southgate (in)
Branden Grace (in)
Harold Varner III (out), Julien Guerrier (in)
Tee Times: (link) - 7:15am (local) 2:15am (ET)
Leaderboard at Scottish Open: (link)
Leaderboard at Barbasol Championship (link)
What They’re Saying
U.S. Open champ Matt Fitzgerald Adjusting (Golf Channel)
LIV’s Four Players Placed in Twosomes (Golf Channel)
J.T. Shuts Down Gooch (Golf Week/USA Today)
FedEx Cup Standings (PGATourCom)
Sports Gambling & Industry News
Expert Picks for the Scottish Open - (PGATourCom)
Sleeper Picks for the Scottish Open - (PGATourCom)
Scottish Open Predictions (CBS Sports HQ)
Tiger Ready for “Historic” Return (CBS Sports HQ)
Strong Field at American Century Celebrity Golf in Tahoe (Golf Week/USA Today)
WGC and LPGA Events in Shanghai Cancelled with COVID+
On This Day in Golf History
July 7, 1985 - Curtis Strange won the Canadian Open at Glen Abbey Golf Course in Oakville, Ontario, winning by two-strokes over defending champion Greg Norman and Jack Nicklaus, who finished as the event’s runner-up for the seventh time. - Courtesy of Randy Walker, Author of On This Day in Golf History, available via Amazon.com and by clicking HERE
Parting Putt
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