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After a successful completion of the John Deere Classic last week, it's time for the Genesis Scottish Open, which starts on July 11 and concludes on July 14. With that, the golf world is betting on top-tier players to win but some less-known faces might also surprise.
The field of the Genesis Scottish Open has 156 golfers this week. The main attractions are defending champion Rory McIlroy, Xander Schauffele, Collin Morikawa, Wyndham Clark, Tommy Fleetwood, and more. Scottie Scheffler won't participate in this year's Genesis Scottish Open.
Apart from the top-tier players, here's a list of five sleeper picks who might clinch the trophy as well.
Five sleeper picks for the 2024 Genesis Scottish Open
#1 Min Woo Lee
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According to CBS Sports, the odds for Min Woo Lee to win is around +2500. Min Woo Lee had two top-10 finishes on the PGA Tour. This includes tournaments like the Cognizant Classic, where he settled for a T2 finish with 67, 70, 66, and 67 over the four days. Another T2 finish was in the Rocket Mortgage Classic, which took place at the Detroit Golf Club. There Min Woo Lee scored 68, 68, 66, and 69 to settle his score at 17-under 271.
Min Woo Lee also secured two top-ten finishes at the DP World Tour. At the Fortinet Australian PGA Championship, he triumphed over Hoshino by three strokes. Then, at the ISPS Handa Australian Open, he settled for third place.
#2 Sungjai Im
The odds for this 26-year-old young golfer to win is +4000. Im had eight top-twenty finishes on the PGA Tour. This includes the first signature event of the season, the Sentry Tournament where he landed at a T5 position. Then, the next T18 finish came in the Arnold Palmer Invitational, which is another signature event on the PGA roster. Following that, he landed at T12 and T4 at the RBC Heritage Classic and the Wells Fargo Championship.
Two more top-20 finishes came at the Charles Schwab Challenge and the Memorial Tournament. Most recently, he finished at T3 and T12 at the Travelers Championship and the John Deere Classic.
#3 Aaron Rai
His odds of winning the Genesis Scottish Open are +4000. The golfer had only four best-10 finishes throughout the season. He finished at T7, T2, T4, and T7 at the Houston Open, the CJ Cup, the Rocket Mortgage Classic, and the John Deere Classic.
#4 Matthieu Pavon
His odds to win are +9000. He only won the Farmers Insurance Open this year and had a total of four top-ten finishes in the PGA Tour. This list also includes the third Major, the US Open, where the golfer finished at T5.
#5 Kurt Kitayama
Kitayama had only one top-10 finish this year at the Phoenix Open, where he finished at T8. He appeared at the Genesis Scottish Open twice and landed at the 54th place last year.
