The PGA Tour and DP World Tour get together this week for a co-sanctioned event when the 2023 Genesis Scottish Open at The Renaissance Club in North Berwick, Scotland tees off on Thursday. Red-hot Scottie Scheffler headlines the field and enters as the 7-1 betting favorite in the latest Scottish Open odds from Caesars Sportsbook. Other top contenders in the Scottish Open field include Rory McIlroy (17-2), Patrick Cantlay (14-1), Xander Schauffele (14-1), Rickie Fowler (16-1), and Viktor Hovland (18-1).
Which 2023 Scottish Open head-to-head matchup picks should you target, and what prop bets could set you up for a strong payday? Before locking in any Genesis Scottish Open 2023 picks of your own, be sure to check out the PGA predictions and betting advice from SportsLine golf expert Mike McClure.
We simulated the 2023 Scottish Open 10,000 times, and there are some major surprises.
Our proprietary model, built by DFS pro Mike McClure, has been red-hot since the PGA Tour resumed in June of 2020. In fact, the model is up over $10,000 on its best bets since the restart, nailing tournament after tournament.
McClure's model predicted Jon Rahm would finish on top of the leaderboard at the 2023 Sentry Tournament of Champions and The American Express. And at the 2023 Masters, the model was all over Rahm's second career major victory heading into the weekend. Rahm was two strokes off the lead heading into the third round, but the model still projected him as the winner. It was the second straight Masters win for the model, which also nailed Scottie Scheffler winning in 2022.
In addition, the model included Nick Taylor in its best bets to win the 2023 RBC Canadian Open. That bet hit at +7000, and for the entire tournament, McClure's best bets returned nearly $1,900. McClure's best bets also included Jason Day (17-1) winning outright at the 2023 AT&T Byron Nelson and Rickie Fowler (14-1) finishing on top of the leaderboard at the 2023 Rocket Mortgage Classic.
This same model has also nailed a whopping nine majors entering the weekend. Anyone who has followed it has seen massive returns.
Now, McClure has set his sights on the 2023 Genesis Scottish Open field and just revealed his top PGA prop bets. You can head to SportsLine now to see all of McClure's 2023 Scottish Open prop picks, sleepers, head-to-head matchups and best bets.
Top 2023 Genesis Scottish Open prop picks
One of McClure's favorite prop bet picks this week at the Scottish Open 2023 is Justin Thomas finishing in the top 20 of the final leaderboard at +210 odds (risk $100 to win $210). Thomas has been wildly inconsistent in 2023, missing the cut in three of his past four starts. Still, McClure is expecting big things from the two-time major champion this week in Scotland.
Despite his struggles, Thomas has still managed to rack up nine top-25 finishes this year. The world No. 20 enters the week ranked 12th on the PGA Tour in strokes gained around the green (0.362), 23rd in strokes gained tee-to-green (0.950), and 32nd in strokes gained on approach (0.421). In a deep and talented Scottish Open field, McClure still sees plenty of value in taking Thomas to finish in the top-20 on the final leaderboard for a plus-money payout. You can see the rest of McClure's 2023 Scottish Open prop bet picks at SportsLine.
Find more 2023 Scottish Open head-to-head picks, sleepers, props
McClure has also locked in plenty of other prop bets for the the Genesis Scottish Open 2023, including a longshot listed at 45-1 to win it all. Anyone who backs one of his 2023 Scottish Open sleepers could hit it big. You can only see his 2023 Genesis Scottish Open best bets at SportsLine.
So what 2023 Scottish Open prop picks should you target this week, and which massive longshot has a chance to stun the golfing world? Visit SportsLine to see McClure's 2023 Scottish Open best bets, all from the expert who's up over $10,000 since the PGA Tour restart, and find out.
2023 Genesis Scottish Open odds, field, top contenders
See the full Genesis Scottish Open 2023 picks, best bets, and predictions here.
Scottie Scheffler +700
Rory McIlroy +850
Patrick Cantlay +1400
Xander Schauffele +1400
Rickie Fowler +1600
Viktor Hovland +1800
Tyrrell Hatton +2000
Tommy Fleetwood +2100
Jordan Spieth +2100
Matthew Fitzpatrick +2200
Shane Lowry +3400
Justin Rose +3400
Min Woo Lee +3400
Max Homa +4200
Justin Thomas +4500
Sungjae Im +4800
Wyndham Clark +4800
Adam Scott +5000
Ludvig Aberg +5000
Sam Burns +5000
Tom Kim +5000
Rasmus Hojgaard +5500
Adrian Meronk +5500
Corey Conners +5500
Aaron Rai +6000
Alex Smalley +6000
Robert Macintyre +6500
Nicolai Hojgaard +6500
Lucas Herbert +6500
Brian Harman +7500
Ryan Fox +8000
Kurt Kitayama +8000
Sahith Theegala +8500
Alex Noren +9500
Gary Woodland +9500
Eric Cole +10000
Alexander Bjork +12000
Cameron Davis +12000
Andrew Putnam +12000
Jordan Smith +12000
Seamus Power +12000
Thorbjorn Olesen +12000
Victor Perez +12000
Yannik Paul +12000
Daniel Hillier +12000
Thomas Detry +13000
Joost Luiten +14000
Pablo Larrazabal +14000
Matthieu Pavon +14000
Calum Hill +15000
Byeong Hun An +16000
Christiaan Bezuidenhout +16000
Keith Mitchell +16000
Richie Ramsay +16000
Maximilian Kieffer +17000
Antoine Rozner +17000
Matthew Jordan +17000
Billy Horschel +17000
C.T. Pan +19000
Padraig Harrington +19000
Austin Eckroat +19000
Brandon Wu +19000
Nick Taylor +19000
Adrian Otaegui +21000
J. T. Poston +21000
Garrick Higgo +21000
Guido Migliozzi +21000
Tom Hoge +21000
Ewen Ferguson +21000
