• Odds are live for the Scottish Open which tees off on Thursday, July 13th
• Scottie Scheffler is the +650 favorite, followed by Rory McIlroy at +750
• Don’t miss the 2023 Scottish Open odds, picks, and best value bets below

The PGA Tour’s elite have travelled across the pond this week for a taste of links golf before the season’s final Major.

They’ll tee it up with 75 of the DP World Tour’s best starting Thursday at the Scottish Open, in the second year the event has been co-sanctioned by the two Tours.

Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy headline the field, followed by Patrick Cantlay and defending champ Xander Schauffele.

2023 Scottish Open Odds

Scheffler opened up as the +650 favorite, looking for his first win since the Players Championship. The World number one has been far and away the most dominant golfer tee-to-green this year, but horrendous putting has held him back.

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Scottish Open Favorites

Nevertheless, Scheffler hasn’t finished outside the top-12 since last October. He’s reeled off six straight top-five finishes, gaining at least 10.6 strokes tee to green in each of those starts. Scheffler is a very deserving favorite, but even with his incredible form, you’d be bleeding money if you kept betting him at such short odds.

Since 2008, there have been 162 instances of a golfer:

1) Losing 8+ strokes putting
2) Making the cut

The previous best finish was T26 — John Rollins at the 2011 Zurich Classic.

Scottie Scheffler just finished losing 8.42 strokes and in T3. pic.twitter.com/CcMw3Lsy7v

— Rick Gehman (@RickRunGood) June 4, 2023

McIlroy meanwhile, is on a run of exceptional form as well. He’s posted five straight top-seven results, including a runner-up finish at the U.S. Open. Rory’s gained strokes in every key metric in each of those tournaments, ranking fifth in scoring and second in strokes gained tee to green (behind Scheffler) over the last 24 rounds.

Like Scheffler though, McIlroy’s price is tough to stomach. His form suggests his first victory in nine months is close, but it’s tough to pull the trigger on him in a field this strong at +750 odds.

Fleetwood a Fine Target

One player whose price is certainly worth targeting is Tommy Fleetwood at +2000. Fleetwood missed the cut last time out at the Travelers, but prior to that put on a ball striking clinic at the U.S. and Canadian Opens. He gained a total of 18.6 strokes with his ball striking between those two events, including 10.4 strokes with his irons.

Tommy Fleetwood doing @TommyFleetwood1 things 😎pic.twitter.com/GPTQOywjLP

— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) May 19, 2023

The Renaissance Club, which hosts the Scottish Open, is a ball strikers paradise, continually awarding the best iron players over the past few years. Schauffele was clinical with his irons in 2022 en route to the title, as was Min Woo Lee and Aaron Rai in previous years.

Past Five Scottish Open Winners

Fleetwood is clearly capable of replicating that performance, and has some phenomenal course history at this event. He lost in a playoff in 2020 to Rai and finished fourth last year. The Englishman has four top-five results in his last nine starts, and has been building towards a victory all season long.

Pick: Tommy Fleetwood (+2000)

2023 Scottish Open Picks and Value Bets

1. Justin Rose (+4000): Going further down the board, fellow Englishman Justin Rose is also an appealing outright target. He won earlier this year at Pebble Beach, another course where iron play reigns supreme, and ranks sixth in the field over the last 24 rounds in strokes gained approach. Rose enters the week with three top-12 results in his last four starts, making him a viable top-20 wager as well at +175.
2. Aaron Rai (+6500): We already spoke about Rai’s win here in 2020, and he starts the week riding his best form since that victory. He’s posted three straight top-25 finishes, with a third and ninth place result during that stretch. He ranks fifth in the field in iron play over the last 24 rounds, gaining 6.7 strokes on approach in his most recent start. The man best known for wearing two gloves is also a fantastic T-20 target, boasting +240 odds to accomplish the feat.
3. Gary Woodland (Top-40, +105): Last but not least, don’t sleep on Gary Woodland in the Top-40 market. He’s finished 39th or better six times in his past eight starts, gaining at least four strokes with his irons in four of his last six tournaments. Woodland finished 30th at this event last year and is poised to replicate that result this week.

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