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Renaissance Club
Scotland
Par 70, ~7,300 yards
Tom Doak design
Links-style course with dunes, fescue, pot bunkers
Wind will be a key factor
Calm wind = low scores
High winds = high scores
30-35 yard fairway width
1 of 15 narrowest on Tour
Don’t have to be overly accurate, but must avoid fairway bunkers to score
Driving Accuracy about 8% below Tour average
Driver usage about Tour average
Greens: Fescue
~7,000 sq ft on average (Large)
Run very slow (~10 on Stimpmeter)
Rough: 4” fescue
Scoring average right around 70 (even Par)
Birdie-or-better% below Tour average
Birdie-to-bogey ratio about 0.3 below Tour average
GIR% north of 80% from fairway last year
70%+ of Approach shots from 150+ yards
ARD numbers about Tour average, but Sand Save% about 8% lower than Tour average
Average made birdie putt distance about 9 feet
5 Par 3s
Ranging from 147-218 yards
Average score 3.05
10 Par 4s
Ranging from 338-505 yards
Average score 4.08
Only 2 of 10 have sub-15% bogey rate
3 Par 5s
Ranging from 576-600 yards
Average score 4.67
BOB% greater than 35% on all 3
Recent Tournament History
2024: Robert MacIntyre -18 (67, 65, 63, 67); 1 stroke over Adam Scott
2023: Rory McIlroy -15 (64, 66, 67, 68); 1 stroke over Robert MacIntyre
2022: Xander Schauffele -7 (72, 65, 66, 70); 1 stroke over Kurt Kitayama
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Key Stats
Tier 1
Shots Gained: Tee-to-Green
Shots Gained: Approach
Shots Gained: Off-the-Tee
Total Driving
Greens-in-Regulation%
Tier 2
Shots Gained: Putting
Birdie-or-Better%
Bogey Avoidance
Going for Green%
Scrambling
Tier 3
Club Head Speed
Approach 150+ yards
Shots Gained: Links Courses
Champ’s Comp Courses
PGA National (Champion)
Grand Reserve Country Club
CordeValle GC
Accordia Golf Narashino CC
Genesis Scottish Open Tournament Trends
Odds
0-25: 2022, 2023
26-50: 2024
51-100: 0
101+: 0
Winner’s Strokes Behind Leader by Round
R1: 3/3 (100%) at least 3 shots back
R2: 2/3 (66%) at least 3 shots back
R3: 3/3 (100%) within 2 shots
R3: 3/3 (100%) played in the final pairing
Winner’s Lead-In Form
3/3 (100%) did not play the week prior
2/3 (67%) finished in the Top 10 in their last start
3/3 (100%) with at least 2 Top 20 finishes in their last 4 starts
3/3 (100%) with at least 1 Top 10 finish in their last 4 starts
3/3 (100%) with at least 1 Top 5 finish in their last 4 starts
FIRST ROUND LEADER TEE SPLITS
AM 67% (2022, 2023)
PM 33% (2024)
*results can include instances where FRL from both AM/PM and both get credited with a win.
Early Week Models
Champ’s Initial Top 10
Scottie Scheffler
Sepp Straka
Collin Morikawa
Kevin Roy*
Alex Smalley
Lee Hodges
Corey Conners
J.J. Spaun
Nick Taylor
Ryan Fox
*alternate
Shots Gained: Renaissance Club (since 2022)
ISCO Championship
Since 2021, ISCO Championship Trends
Odds
0-25: 2021, 2023
26-50: 0
51-100: 2024
101+: 2022
Winner’s Strokes Behind Leader by Round
R1: 3/4 (75%) at least 3 shots back
R2: 3/4 (75%) within 2 shots
R3: 4/4 (100%) within 3 shots
R3: 2/4 (50%) led after Round 3
Winner’s Lead-In Form
3/4 (75%) made the cut in their last start
3/4 (75%) with at least 1 Top 25 finish in their last 4 starts
1/4 (25%) with at least 1 Top 10 finish in their last 4 starts
FIRST ROUND LEADER TEE SPLITS
AM 50% (2021, 2024)
PM 75% (2021, 2022, 2023)
*results can include instances where FRL from both AM/PM and both get credited with a win.
Early Models
Champ’s Initial Top 10
Kevin Roy
Rico Hoey
Michael Thorbjornsen
Emiliano Grillo
Jeremy Paul
Kris Ventura
Ben Kohles
Mark Hubbard
Chan Kim
Patrick Fishburn
