{"id":15371,"date":"2025-07-08T20:15:53","date_gmt":"2025-07-08T20:15:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/api.betspertsgolf.com\/raw-forum\/?post_type=article&p=15371"},"modified":"2025-07-08T20:15:53","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T20:15:53","slug":"2025-scottish-open-noonans-outright-picks-and-preview","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/api.betspertsgolf.com\/raw-forum\/article\/2025-scottish-open-noonans-outright-picks-and-preview\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 Scottish Open – Noonan\u2019s Outright Picks and Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"

The first leg of the U.K. swing kicks off at The Renaissance Club in North Berwick, Scotland, for Year 3 of the co-sanctioned Scottish Open. <\/span>Previously a D.P. World Tour event, the Scottish Open is now <\/span>equal parts<\/span> DPWT and PGA Tour, with 75 golfers from each tour participating, designed as a warm-up for next week’s Open Championship at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland.<\/span><\/p>\n

The course is not a pure links setup with the numerous tree-lined holes, undulations, and heavy rough in play just off the fairways (especially on the back nine). But there is a definitive links-style component to the course. <\/span>It is off the coastline and subject to windy conditions<\/span>, and<\/span> the red fescue turf is firm and tight.<\/span> This leads to fast-running surfaces on the fairways and aprons leading to the greens, where a lack of bunkers in front encourages the use of the ground game and bump-and-run shots. Many of the course’s 83 bunkers are links-style pot bunkers with deep riveted faces, and the fairway bunkers are extremely penal. The field is finding the green in regulation just 18.4% of the time from the course’s fairway bunkers, which is more than 30% lower than the average PGA Tour event.<\/span><\/p>\n

As we should expect in Europe, the weather is the course’s best defense. When the wind is quiet, this place can be easily picked by the world’s best. Unfortunately, we’ve seen very different scores come Sunday afternoon when the winds swirl and gust. We’ve also seen that the penalty for missed fairways off the tee is non-existent, which changes the way that I’m handicapping this event. <\/span><\/p>\n

It’s also been quite <\/span>difficult<\/span> to gain strokes putting at The Renaissance Club.<\/span> The large greens are well-contoured and play very slowly compared to what we typically see stateside, and the made putt rates from 3-5 and 4-8 feet are roughly 10% lower than average. <\/span><\/p>\n

For more course details, check out\u00a0<\/span>Ron’s<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span>course preview<\/span><\/a>. It’s the best in the business, bar none. Also, don’t forget to check out our new research tools, the course <\/span>stats page<\/span><\/a>, along with the\u00a0<\/span>Tournament Cheat Sheet.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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