Scottie Scheffler heads the Genesis Scottish Open 2026 market at +445 — with defending champion Chris Gotterup lurking at +3200 days after winning the John Deere Classic.
Genesis Scottish Open 2026 odds make world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler the +445 favourite on DraftKings, ahead of Rory McIlroy at +910 and Jon Rahm at +1125, per DraftKings Network’s July 5, 2026 board. The $9 million co-sanctioned event runs July 9–12 at The Renaissance Club in North Berwick, Scotland — the final tune-up before the Open Championship at Royal Birkdale.
Key Facts:
• Scottie Scheffler is the +445 outright favourite, with Rory McIlroy +910, Jon Rahm +1125 and Matt Fitzpatrick +1950 — DraftKings Network, July 5, 2026
• Defending champion Chris Gotterup, priced +3200, won the John Deere Classic on July 5 with a closing 62 — his third PGA Tour win of 2026 — ESPN
• The purse is $9 million, with $1.62 million to the winner — DraftKings Network
• The field mixes 75 players from each of the PGA Tour and DP World Tour in the event’s fifth co-sanctioned year — DraftKings Network
Who are the favourites at The Renaissance Club?
Scheffler’s +445 is a striking price for a non-major full field. McIlroy, the 2023 winner at this venue, is next at +910, with Rahm at +1125 and a chasing pack of Matt Fitzpatrick (+1950), Xander Schauffele and Tommy Fleetwood (both +2100) and Ludvig Aberg (+2200).
The East Lothian links rewards wind play — the Birkdale rehearsal effect.
Can Gotterup defend after his John Deere heroics?
The storyline of the week is Chris Gotterup. The American closed with a Sunday 62 to win the John Deere Classic on July 5 — his third victory of 2026 after the Sony Open and a Phoenix playoff win over Hideki Matsuyama — and now defends the title he won by two strokes in 2025 over McIlroy and Marco Penge.
“It felt great. I’d have paid a lot of money for that finish. I’ve spent a few weeks grinding and figuring things out, but it was great to get in the mix and feel the juice again,” said Chris Gotterup, the defending Genesis Scottish Open champion, after his John Deere win. (ESPN)
At +3200, the market prices Gotterup alongside Wyndham Clark and Viktor Hovland — despite a season record no one outside Scheffler can match. Our John Deere Classic 2026 odds preview had him outside the pre-tournament favourites there too.
How do golf betting games work for an event like this?
Full-field weeks are where golf betting games beyond the outright come into their own: each-way bets pay a fraction of the win odds for a high finish, top-10/top-20 markets reward consistency, and three-balls strip the field’s variance down to small groups. In links weather, tee-time draws swing those markets — one half of the draw often catches the calmer wind window. See our British Grand Prix 2026 odds preview.
Picks & Predictions
Favourite: Scottie Scheffler at +445 (American) / 5.45 (decimal) on DraftKings, per DraftKings Network’s July 5, 2026 board — American odds show the payout on a $100 stake, decimal the total return per unit. McIlroy sits second at +910 / 10.10.
Predicted result: Scheffler by one or two strokes from Gotterup and Fleetwood, winning score mid-teens under par — Gotterup’s two-stroke 2025 margin is the venue benchmark.
Prop bets worth a look:
- Chris Gotterup top-10 finish — three wins in 2026, a closing 62 last Sunday, and a title defence at a course he has already conquered (ESPN).
- Rory McIlroy each-way at +910 — the 2023 winner here and 2025 runner-up; each-way places cushion his volatility.
- Matt Fitzpatrick top-20 — the +1950 fourth favourite’s price reflects strong links form; top-20 markets reward it without needing the win.
What to fade: Scheffler outright at +445. Even the world No. 1 wins far less often than an 18% implied probability suggests in a 150-plus-man field with links weather variance — the number is a tax on his name recognition.
Odds correct as of July 5, 2026. Informational only — not financial or betting advice. 18+ / 21+ depending on jurisdiction. See Responsible Gambling notice below.
FAQ
Q: When is the Genesis Scottish Open 2026?
A: July 9–12, 2026, at The Renaissance Club in North Berwick, Scotland.
Q: Who won the Genesis Scottish Open in 2025?
A: Chris Gotterup, by two strokes over Rory McIlroy and Marco Penge. He defends this year priced at +3200.
Q: What is the prize money?
A: The purse is $9 million, with $1.62 million to the winner, per the DraftKings Network odds board.
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