Baz is in red hot form right now. After picking a winner in each of the last two weeks, in the form of Haeran Ryu (Women's PGA Championship) and Chris Gotterup (John Deere Classic), he now sets his sights on the hat-trick in Scotland!
Rory McIlroy headlines the field at the Scottish Open, along with World No.1 Scottie Scheffler, but there is a plethora of top talent on show so the event is sure to be as incredible as ever.
With an interesting odds board this week, Baz and the betting panel at Golf Monthly HQ really have their work cut out to find the value (and more importantly another winner).
Below, Baz shares his best bets for the Scottish Open 2026 at the Renaissance Club...
Scottish Open 2026 Betting Tips
Bazza's Best Bets
Top Tip: Matt Fitzpatrick To Win @ BetMGM
Matt Fitzpatrick is having a phenomenal season. In 2026, he has taken his tally of PGA Tour wins to five, but back on British soil it's perhaps more pertinent to consider the fact he is also a 10-time DP World Tour Winner.
One of those wins came at the 2023 Alfred Dunhill Links Championship, highlighting a strong ability to contend on links courses. He also tied 4th in both the Scottish Open and Open Championship last season, so relevant course and correlating form is no issue.
Fitzpatrick has one of the best short games in the world right now too, which will certainly help around the Renaissance Club, but with two top-4 finishes in his last three starts I believe Matt is trending towards something special to end his season.
Next Best Tip: Kristoffer Reitan To Win @ BetMGM
Kristoffer Reitan took to PGA Tour life pretty seamlessly on debut this season, winning the Truist Championship on just his 12th start. Before that, he was runner-up at the Zurich Classic and posted a top-10 in Texas - so excitement is high for his future Stateside.
However, back in Europe, Reitan's form on the DP World Tour in the last 18 months has also not been too shabby. He won the Nedbank in December 2025, and the Soudal Open just seven months earlier, but he also posted six other top-5 finishes including two runner-ups.
Two of those top-5 finishes came in Scotland, at the Nexo Championship and Alfred Dunhill Links Championship, which is very encouraging. Reitan finished T13 in this event last season, but he looks to have improved again and I can see him contending.
Value Tip: Brian Harman To Win @ BetMGM
Brian Harman may not have been the most popular Open Champion in history when winning in 2023, but man was his performance impressive.
Harman's ability to plot his way around and control his ball flight in tricky conditions means he has really kicked on with his links golf form in recent years. Harman was T10 at the Open last year, and T21 at the Scottish Open the year before that, but in 2023 he took home the Claret Jug the week after a T12 in this event.
He has been very consistent this year, missing just three cuts in 17 starts, but a T32 at the US Open last month is perhaps the most encouraging sign that he might just be rounding into some form as he heads across the pond.
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Pick One: Wyndham Clark To Win @ BetMGM
Arguably, Clark is one of the best golfers in the world right now, securing two victories in his last five starts, one of which was the US Open.
He hasn't finished outside T11th in those five starts and, last year, that's exactly where he finished at the Genesis Scottish Open.
In fact, the T11th finish at The Renaissance Club in 2025 was one of his best results, indicating we could see similar this time around.
Pick Two: Marco Penge To Win @ BetMGM
Penge returned to action at last week's BMW International Open and, following time off from the game, he ended the tournament in a share of ninth spot.
Finishing runner-up in this event last year, Penge has great course form and, although he hasn't settled in to life in the US, he is back in Europe, where we have seen him play some of his best golf.
Both his and Clark's games match the layout, so I'm expecting them to go well this week.
Pick One: Wyndham Clark To Win @ BetMGM
Wyndham Clark's last five results read: Win, 3rd, T11th, Win, T5th. His putting stats have been extremely good in that time, too, and he is a big hitter.
That's a list of ingredients which could go a long way to making Clark an ideal choice this week.
Add in a T5th at The Open and a T11th at the Scottish Open last year as well as top-25s at each of his four appearances at The Renaissance Club and you're looking at a great choice on paper. Let's hope he goes out there and proves it.
Pick Two: Tyrrell Hatton To Win @ BetMGM
Hatton has really grown into a fantastic links player with three top-10s and four top-25s at The Open or Scottish Open in his career - and that doesn't even mention his three Alfred Dunhill Links Championship wins.
Coming off the back of a victory at LIV Golf Andalucia and a T7th at the US Open, where he's putted really well, I feel like Hatton is a really smart choice to be a sleeper pick this week.
He's a long hitter, superb ball-striker and he's naturally a top putter. A Clark-Hatton duel on Sunday would be ideal, and it could happen!
Pick One: Scottie Scheffler To Win @ BetMGM
Scheffler has not had his best season but he is still the undisputed best golfer in the world, and he arrives in Scotland in much better form after a T4th at the US Open and a 2nd-place finish at the Travelers.
The World No.1 finished T8th here last year before winning the Claret Jug and I see no reason why he can't replicate that or go even better. He's certainly not the best value pick, but he's my pick to win.
Pick One: Aaron Rai To Win @ BetMGM
The Englishman is priced high this week despite winning here in 2020 and finishing 4th two years ago. Having recently won a Major and following it up with a T11 at the US Open, I think Rai is well placed to contend again this week at the Renaissance Club.
Golf Monthly Betting Panel Tipping Record
Player |
Event |
Price |
GM Staff Member |
Richard Mansell |
Porsche Singapore Classic 2025 |
+6000 |
Matt Cradock |
Sami Valimaki |
RSM Classic 2025 |
+5500 |
Jonny Leighfield |
Patrick Reed |
Dubai Desert Classic 2026 |
+4000 |
Elliott Heath |
Cameron Young |
Players Championship 2026 |
+3500 |
Baz Plummer |
Eugenio Chacarra |
Hero Indian Open 2025 |
+3500 |
Elliott Heath |
Sergio Garcia |
LIV Golf Hong Kong 2025 |
+2200 |
Jonny Leighfield |
Ludvig Aberg |
Genesis Invitational 2025 |
+2200 |
Matt Cradock |
Laurie Canter |
Bapco Energies Bahrain Championship 2025 |
+2200 |
Jonny Leighfield/Matt Cradock |
Haeran Ryu |
KPMG Women's PGA Championship |
+2000 |
Baz Plummer |
Matt Fitzpatrick |
DP World Tour Championship 2025 |
+1600 |
Matt Cradock |
Matt Fitzpatrick |
Valspar Championship 2026 |
+1400 |
Jonny Leighfield |
David Puig |
BMW Australian PGA Championship 2025 |
+1400 |
Jonny Leighfield |
Cameron Young |
Cadillac Championship 2026 |
+1400 |
Baz Plummer/Jonny Leighfield/Elliott Heath |
Chris Gotterup |
John Deere Classic 2026 |
+1200 |
Baz Plummer |
Tommy Fleetwood |
Tour Championship 2025 |
+1200 |
Jonny Leighfield |
Ben Griffin |
World Wide Technology Championship 2025 |
+1200 |
Baz Plummer/Jonny Leighfield |
Joaquin Niemann |
LIV Golf UK 2025 |
+900 |
Matt Cradock |
Tyrrell Hatton |
Hero Dubai Desert Classic 2025 |
+900 |
Jonny Leighfield |
Joaquin Niemann |
LIV Golf Virginia 2025 |
+750 |
Jonny Leighfield |
Rory McIlroy |
The Masters 2025 |
+650 |
Baz Plummer |
Tommy Fleetwood |
DP World India Championship 2025 |
+650 |
Baz Plummer/Jonny Leighfield |
Scottie Scheffler |
PGA Championship 2025 |
+400 |
Matt Cradock/Elliott Heath |
Rory McIlroy |
Amgen Irish Open 2025 |
+400 |
Jonny Leighfield |
