As The Open Championship draws ever nearer, players only have one more week to fine tune their games before heading over to Royal Portrush.
The final chance to gain some all-important links golf experience comes this week at the Genesis Scottish Open, where the PGA Tour and DP World Tour’s best meet at The Renaissance Club to the east of Edinburgh.
While making a betting pick to win the Scottish Open is tough with so many high-quality names in the field this week, that has left plenty of value for those who possess more than enough ability to potentially crash the party.
US Open champion, JJ Spaun is priced at +6000 to win in Scotland while Justin Rose – runner-up at the 2024 Open – can be found at +9000. Alex Noren has the same odds despite possessing an impressive record in links golf throughout his career.
Depending on the weather and how hard the wins blows on Scotland’s east coast, scoring can be fairly low at The Renaissance Club, so those who place accuracy and control over outright power could do well.
On the flip side, anyone who comes into the event in a rich vein of form might fancy their chances of translating a different kind of game onto the baked fairways and undulating greens, no matter what.
Below, we’ve noted down a couple of sleeper picks we believe could well be worth an each-way bet at the 2025 Genesis Scottish Open.
GENESIS SCOTTISH OPEN SLEEPER PICKS 2025
Prices via FanDuel Sportsbook (odds correct at time of publication)
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Jordan Smith (+12000)
Smith is regarded as one of the top ball strikers on the DP World Tour and he will be keen to put in some low numbers again this week after narrowly missing out to Dan Brown in Germany this past weekend.
Smith finished at 20-under-par, two back of his fellow Englishman, which should light the fire in him to go and taste contention again. He missed the cut here last year but was T12th in 2023 so has some solid course form.
Laurie Canter (+17000)
Smith’s fellow Englishman, Laurie Canter is also worth a look this week at such high odds. The former LIV player has won twice on the DP World Tour over the past 13 months and carries solid form again into this week’s event, having finished 15-under-par and T7th at the BMW International Open last week.
He has little course form…
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