2026 Genesis Scottish Open - Patio Preview, Key Stats, Tournament Trends & Early Models
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The Renaissance Club
North Berwick, 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% from fairway 77% or higher last 3 years
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
2025 Average score 3.04
10 Par 4s
Ranging from 338-505 yards
Average score 4.10
Only 2 of 10 have sub-15% bogey rate
3 Par 5s
Ranging from 576-600 yards
Average score 4.62
BOB% greater than 35% on all 3
Recent Scottish Open Results
2025: Chris Gotterup -15 (68-61-70-66); 2 Stroke Victory over Penge & McIlroy
2024: Robert MacIntyre -18 (67-65-63-67); 1 Stroke Victory over Adam Scott
2023: Rory McIlroy -15 (64-66-67-68); 1 Stroke Victory over Robert MacIntyre
2022: Xander Schauffele -7 (72-65-66-70); 1 Stroke Victory over Kurt Kitayama
2021: Min Woo Lee -18 (68-69-65-64); Playoff Victory over Detry & Matt Fitzpatrick
2020: Aaron Rai -11 (70-69-70-64); Playoff Victory over Tommy Fleetwood
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