Scottish Open PGA DFS Stats Preview: Course Fits, GPP Picks, and Values

As we prepare for the 151st Open Championship at Royal Liverpool, the PGA TOUR will make one final stop to play the Genesis Scottish Open at The Renaissance Club in North Berwick, Scotland. The tournament is a co-sanctioned event between the DP World Tour and PGA TOUR, with a field comprised of members from both tours.

The Renaissance Club is a 7,293-yard par 71. The Tom Doak design is a links-style golf course and should provide players with the chance to acclimate to links golf as part of their preparation for the Open Championship.

The Scottish Open will play host to 156 golfers, and the field is absolutely loaded. Most of the top players are in attendance, with the exception of Jon Rahm, Collin Morikawa, Tony Finau, Jason Day, and Hideki Matsuyama.

For GPP contests on DraftKings, I will be breaking down the key stats (past 24 rounds) and selecting golfers from different price tiers to provide flexibility for a DFS lineup.

And if you missed it, we added two new metrics in our models — Perfect% and SimLeverage. You can find an explainer on those metrics here.

The cliff notes version is that you can use SimLeverage to quickly find leverage plays in tournaments, while Perfect% is great for finding the best price-considered plays for cash games.

For large-field tournaments, you can utilize our Lineup Optimizer to effortlessly create up to 150 lineups, or use our Lineup Builder if you like to hand-build your lineups.

This analysis may reference Strokes Gained, a set of proprietary metrics generated by the PGA TOUR using millions of data points to calculate how many shots, on average, it takes a player to get the ball in the hole from every distance and situation.

Strokes Gained is now available in the FantasyLabs PGA Models.

Strokes Gained: Approach

Strokes Gained: Approach will once again be an essential statistic this week. The course record is held by Bernd Weisberger, who has been one of the most precise iron players in the world throughout his career.

High-end target: Scottie Scheffler — $11,600 (1st in Strokes Gained: Approach)
Mid-range target: Corey Conners — $8,000 (11th in Strokes Gained: Approach)
Value target: Gary Woodland — $7,600 (4th in Strokes Gained: Approach)

Birdie or Better: Gained

The difficulty of the Renaissance Club will be entirely dependent on the weather. Last year, the wind picked up, which caused the course to play difficult. In the past, winning scores have gotten close to -20.

High-end target: Rickie Fowler — $9,500 (1st Birdie or Better: Gained)
Mid-range target: Adam Scott — $8,100 (2nd Birdie or Better: Gained)
Value target: Eric Cole — $7,400 (10th Birdie or Better: Gained)

Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee

Off the Tee will undoubtedly be a factor this week. The Renaissance club features relatively tight fairways, and longer hitters have fared well here in the past as well.

High-end target: Scottie Scheffler — $11,600 (1st Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee)
Mid-range target: Tommy Fleetwood — $9,400 (8th Strokes Gained: Off-the-tee)
Value target: Byeong Hun An — $7,200 (4th Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee)

Strokes Gained: Par 3

With five par 3s on the course, it’ll be crucial to play them effectively in order to contend.

High-end target: Scottie Scheffler — $11,600 (13th Strokes Gained: Par 3)
Mid-range target: Shane Lowry — $9,100 (8th Strokes Gained: Par 3)
Value target: Jordan Smith — $7,200 (2nd Strokes Gained: Par 3)

Strokes Gained: Putting (Slow)

The greens in Scotland are typically much slower than what the players who play primarily on the PGA Tour are used to. Therefore, it makes sense to evaluate which TOUR players have had success on slower greens.

High-end target: Xander Schauffele — $10,400 (13th Strokes Gained: Putting (Slow)
Mid-range target: Jordan Spieth — $9,300 (2nd Strokes Gained: Putting (Slow)
Value target: Brian Harman — $7,600— (1st Strokes Gained: Putting (Slow)

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For GPP contests on DraftKings, I will be breaking down the key stats (past 24 rounds) and selecting golfers from different price tiers to provide flexibility for a DFS lineup.

And if you missed it, we added two new metrics in our models — Perfect% and SimLeverage. You can find an explainer on those metrics here.

The cliff notes version is that you can use SimLeverage to quickly find leverage plays in tournaments, while Perfect% is great for finding the best price-considered plays for cash games.

For large-field tournaments, you can utilize our Lineup Optimizer to effortlessly create up to 150 lineups, or use our Lineup Builder if you like to hand-build your lineups.

Strokes Gained is now available in the FantasyLabs PGA Models.