The 2024 Genesis Scottish Open is currently underway at the Renaissance Club, North Berwick. The tournament has a prize purse of $9 million, and is taking place just one week before the fourth and final major of the year, the Open Championship.
Rory McIlroy is the defending champion at the Genesis Scottish Open, and also the golfer headlining the event this weekend. Xander Schauffele, Colin Morikawa, and Ludvig Aberg are other names that are also favorites to win the tournament.
The Genesis Scottish Open does have a cutline, which takes place two days into the tournament. The cut is made after Friday's round and the top 65 golfers, including ties, will play on moving day. The cutline for the 2023 Scottish Open was -2.
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The cutline for the Scottish Open has not been consistent over the years, with the cut line being +5 in 2022, -2 in 2021, +6 in 2020, and E in 2019.
Rory McIlroy recently suffered what looked like a heartbreaking disappointment at the 2024 US Open. After taking a small break, he is back to playing golf once again. Scottie Scheffler will not be present this weekend and is slated to play at the 2024 Open Championship after a three week hiatus.
Who are the favorites to win the 2024 Scottish Open? Odds and bets explored
Needless to say, Rory McIlroy is the top favorite to win the tournament this year, with odds of +700 (via CBS). He is closely followed by Schauffele, who has odds of +800. Tom Kim, who recently finished as runner-up at the Travelers Championship, will also be eyeing victory this weekend.
Following are the odds and best bets for the top golfers this weekend:
- Rory McIlroy +700
- Xander Schauffele +800
- Collin Morikawa +1200
- Ludvig Åberg +1400
- Viktor Hovland +2000
- Tommy Fleetwood +2200
- Min Woo Lee +2500
- Tom Kim +2500
- Hideki Matsuyama +3000
- Justin Thomas +3500
- Robert MacIntyre +4000
- Matt Fitzpatrick +4000
- Corey Conners +4500
- Sungjae Im +4500
- Wyndham Clark +5000
- Sahith Theegala +5000
- Byeong Hun An +5500
- Brian Harman +5500
- Max Homa +5500
- Aaron Rai +5500
- Jordan Spieth +6000
- Sepp Straka +6000
- Davis Thompson +6500
- Si Woo Kim +7000
- Christiaan Bezuidenhout +7500
- Adam Scott +8000
- Thomas Detry +8000
- Tom Hoge +8000
- Erik Van Rooyen +9000
- Keith Mitchell +9000
- Will Zalatoris +9000
- Ryan Fox +9000
- Billy Horschel +9000
- Nicolai Højgaard +9000
- Tom Mckibbin +9000
- Denny McCarthy +10000
- Alex Noren +10000
- Rasmus Højgaard +11000
- Harris English +11000
- Jordan Smith +11000
- Ewen Ferguson +11000
- Victor Perez +12000
- Rickie Fowler +12000
- Matthieu Pavon +12000
- Matt Wallace +12000
- Adam Hadwin +12000
- Keita Nakajima +12000
- Kurt Kitayama +12000
- Bernd Wiesberger +15000
- Kevin Yu +15000
- Mackenzie Hughes +15000
- Justin Rose +15000
- Ben Griffin +15000
- Taylor Moore +15000
The likes of Corey Conners, Aaron Rai and Si Woo Kim are longshots to win the Scottish Open.
