Scottish Open: How to watch, preview, tee times, more

The PGA Tour is in Scotland for the Genesis Scottish Open, a co-sanctioned event with the DP World Tour at The Renaissance Club.

Four weeks remain until the start of the FedEx Cup Playoffs as players continue to fight for points.

One of the best fields in golf will tee it up this week as six of the top 10 will play. Defending champion Rory McIlroy headlines the field with Xander Schauffele and Ludvig Åberg.

This week marks the final qualifying location as three players will earn their way into The Open Championship field next week at Royal Troon.

Who will get into the final major, and who will be the latest to hoist a trophy on Sunday?

Genesis Scottish Open Information:

Where: The Renaissance Club, North Berwick, SCO (Par-70, 7,237 yards)

When: July 11-14th

Purse: $9,000,000 ($1,620,000 Winner)

FedEx Cup Points: 500

Defending Champion: Rory McIlroy

How to Watch the Genesis Scottish Open

Golf Channel and CBS Sports will share television coverage. Check out the full schedule below. Remember, this event is in Scotland, five hours ahead of Eastern Standard Time.

Thursday, July 11: 10:30 a.m. – 2 p.m. E.T. (Golf Channel)

Friday, July 12: 10:30 a.m. – 2 p.m. E.T. (Golf Channel)

Saturday, July 13: 10 a.m.- 12 p.m. E.T. (Golf Channel); 12-3 p.m. E.T. (CBS)

Sunday, July 14: 10 a.m.- 12 p.m. E.T. (Golf Channel); 12-3 p.m. E.T. (CBS)

How to Stream the Genesis Scottish Open

Peacock, ESPN+, and Paramount+ will all have the Genesis Scottish Open coverage.

ESPN+ will exclusively air early round and featured group coverage all four days of the Genesis Scottish Open. Peacock will have simulcasts of the Golf Channel’s broadcast.

Coverage on Peacock can be streamed here.

In addition, fans can tune into CBS Sports streaming service Paramount+ while CBS airs its third and final round broadcasts.

Genesis Scottish Open Preview:

For the first time since his U.S. Open heartbreak, Rory McIlroy will tee it up in a PGA Tour event. The defending Scottish Open champion took three weeks off after his runner-up finish at Pinehurst No. 2, but he returns to this week’s tournament as the favorite. McIlroy headlines six of the top 10 players in the world who are in the field.

The four-time major winner birdied the final two holes last year to edge out Robert MacIntyre and win for the first time in 2023. He comes into this year’s event with two victories: The Zurich Classic of New Orleans and the Wells Fargo Championship.

However, no golfer has ever won back-to-back Genesis Scottish Opens. Could McIlroy become the first? He loves national opens and plays well in them. McIlroy has won seven different national opens so far in his career. Could this week be number eight—meaning he plays well and goes into The Open with a ton of confidence? Perhaps.

Meanwhile, World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler did not make the trip. He might have wanted to get an early look at Royal Troon for the Open Championship as he aims to win his sixth event and second major of 2024.

Joining McIlroy in this star-studded event are Xander Schauffele, Collin Morikawa, Hideki Matsuyama, and Ludvig Åberg.

Davis Thompson, who demolished the field last week at the John Deere Classic, made the trek from Silvis, Illinois, to Scotland—along with 34 other players, including Eric Cole and Denny McCarthy.

Like McIlroy, Viktor Hovland will return after a short break. He tied for 20th at the Travelers Championship in his last start. Rumors suggest that the former Oklahoma State golfer has been in Las Vegas with his swing coach, Joe Mayo. Maybe his hiatus will allow him to capitalize this week and notch his first win this season.

Min Woo Lee is another player to watch out for in Scotland. The 2021 winner knows what it takes to win at this course, so do not count him out. He has plenty of momentum coming into this week, so it could finally be his time to win on the PGA Tour.

Any of these guys could make a run for it at The Renaissance Club. After the last few weeks of birdie fests, this links-style track should give the elite group of players in the field more of a challenge, but as the old saying goes in Scotland, it’s all about the weather and the prevailing wind.

Genesis Scottish Open Round 1 Tee Times (ET):

*indicates starts on 10th tee

2:00 a.m. — Kevin Yu, Aaron Cockerill, Hurly Long

2:00 a.m.* — Andrew Novak, Ryo Hisatsune, Marcus Armitage

2:11 a.m. — Andrew Putnam, Joost Luiten, Callum Shinkwin

2:11 a.m. * — Eric Cole, Thriston Lawrence, Connor Smye

2:22 a.m. — Nico Echavarria, Aaron Rai, Ugo Coussaud

2:22 a.m.* — Davis Thompson, Laurie Canter, Jesper Svensson

2:33 a.m. — Emiliano Grillo, Dale Whitnell, Jordan Smith

2:33 a.m.*— Denny McCarthy, Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Keita Nakajima

2:44 a.m. — Erik van Rooyen, David Law, Simon Forsström

2:44 a.m.* — Will Zalatoris, Rikuya Hoshino, Rasmus Højgaard

2:55 a.m. — Kurt Kitayama, Ashun Wu, Yannik Paul

2:55 a.m.* — Billy Horschel, Lucas Glover, Padraig Harrington

3:06 a.m. — Vincent Norrman, Dylan Frittelli, Daniel Brown

3:06 a.m.* — Rickie Fowler, Adam Scott, Sebastian Söderberg

3:17 a.m. — K.H. Lee, Oliver Wilson, Nacho Elvira

3:17 a.m.* — Matthieu Pavon, Tom Kim, Max Homa

3:28 a.m. — Davis Riley, Seamus Power, Jordan Gumberg

3:28 a.m.* — Robert Macintyre, Rory McIlroy, Viktor Hovland

3:39 a.m.— Austin Eckroat, Maximilian Kieffer, Haotong Li

3:39 a.m.* — Xander Schauffele, Wyndham Clark, Tommy Fleetwood

3:50 a.m. — Chris Gotterup, Jason Scrivener, Matthew Baldwin

3:50 a.m.* — Corey Conners, Min Woo Lee, Guido Migliozzi

4:01 a.m. — Matt Wallace, Sanghyun Park, Adrian Otaegui

4:01 a.m.* — Alex Noren, Kiradech Aphibarnrat, Jeff Winther

4:12 a.m. — Matti Schmid, Matthew Jordan, Cole Rueck

4:12 a.m.* — Max Greyserman, Junghwan Lee, Richard Mansell

7:15 a.m. — Adam Hadwin, Darius van Driel, Yuto Katsuragawa

7:15 a.m.* — Samuel Stevens, Nick Bachem, Alex Fitzpatrick

7:26 a.m. — Si Woo Kim, Pablo Larrazábal, Romain Langasque

7:26 a.m.* — Chandler Phillips, Alexander Björk, Julien Guerrier

7:37 a.m. — Tom Hoge, Byeong Hun An, Scott Jamieson

7:37 a.m.* — Luke List, Matthew Southgate, Daniel Hillier

7:48 a.m. — Cam Davis, Sungjae Im, Marcel Siem

7:48 a.m.* — Mackenzie Hughes, Bernd Weisberger, Richie Ramsay

7:59 a.m. — Luke Donald, Thomas Detry, Tom McKibbin

7:59 a.m.* — Thorbjørn Olesen, Jorge Campillo, Sean Crocker

8:10 a.m. — Sahith Theegala, Francesco Molinari, Victor Perez

8:10 a.m.* — Lee Hodges, Taylor Moore, Adri Arnaus

8:21 a.m. — Brian Harman, Sepp Straka, Matteo Manassero

8:21 a.m.* — Brice Garnett, Gary Woodland, Dan Bradbury

8:32 a.m. — Justin Thomas, Nicolai Højgaard, Ryan Fox

8:32 a.m.* — Steward Cink, Brendon Todd, Antoine Rozner

8:43 a.m. — Ludvig Åberg, Hideki Matsuyama, Collin Morikawa

8:43 a.m.* — Keith Mitchell, Sami Välimäki, Grant Forrest

8:54 a.m. — Matt Fitzpatrick, Jordan Spieth, Ewen Ferguson

8:54 a.m.* — Charley Hoffman, Ben Griffin, Niklas Norgaard

9:05 a.m. — Nick Taylor, Justin Rose, Calum Hill

9:05 a.m.* — Ben Kohles, Louis de Jager, Jeong-Woo Ham

9:16 a.m. — Harris English, Ockie Strydom, Todd Clements

9:16 a.m.* — Mark Hubbard, Doug Ghim, Daniel Gavins

9:27 a.m. — Justin Lower, Masahiro Kawamura, Shubhankar Sharma

9:27 a.m.* — Taylor Montgomery, Jens Dantorp, Santiago Tarrio

Genesis Scottish Open Round 2 Tee Times (ET):

*indicates starts on 10th tee
2:00 a.m. — Samuel Stevens, Nick Bachem, Alex Fitzpatrick

2:00 a.m.* — Adam Hadwin, Darius Van Driel, Yuto Katsuragawa

2:11 a.m. — Chandler Phillips, Alexander Björk, Julien Guerrier

2:11 a.m. * — Si Woo Kim, Pablo Larrazábal, Romain Langasque

2:22 a.m. — Luke List, Matthew Southgate, Daniel Hillier

2:22 a.m.* — Tom Hoge, Byeong Hun An, Scott Jamieson

2:33 a.m. — Mackenzie Hughes, Bernd Weisberger, Richie Ramsay

2:33 a.m.*— Cam Davis, Sungjae Im, Marcel Siem

2:44 a.m. — Thorbjørn Olesen, Jorge Campillo, Sean Crocker

2:44 a.m.* — Luke Donald, Thomas Detry, Tom McKibbin

2:55 a.m. — Lee Hodges, Taylor Moore, Adri Arnaus

2:55 a.m.* — Sahith Theegala, Francesco Molinari, Victor Perez

3:06 a.m. — Brice Garnett, Gary Woodland, Dan Bradbury

3:06 a.m.* — Brian Harman, Sepp Straka, Matteo Manassero

3:17 a.m. — Stewart Cink, Brendon Todd, Antoine Rozner

3:17 a.m.* — Justin Thomas, Nicolai Højgaard, Ryan Fox

3:28 a.m. — Keith Mitchell, Sami Välimäki, Grant Forrest

3:28 a.m.* — Ludvig Åberg, Hideki Matsuyama, Collin Morikawa

3:39 a.m.— Charley Hoffman, Ben Griffin, Niklas Norgaard

3:39 a.m.* — Matt Fitzpatrick, Jordan Spieth, Ewen Ferguson

3:50 a.m. — Ben Kohles, Louis de Jager, Jeong-Woo Ham

3:50 a.m.* — Nick Taylor, Justin Rose, Calum Hill

4:01 a.m. — Mark Hubbard, Doug Ghim, Daniel Gavins

4:01 a.m.* — Harris English, Ockie Strydom, Todd Clements

4:12 a.m. — Taylor Montgomery, Jens Dantorp, Santiago Tarrio

4:12 a.m.* — Justin Lower, Masahiro Kawamura, Shubhankar Sharma

7:15 a.m. — Andrew Novak, Ryo Hisatsune, Marcus Armitage

7:15 a.m.* — Kevin Yu, Aaron Cockerill, Hurly Long

7:26 a.m. — Eric Cole, Thriston Lawrence, Connor Smye

7:26 a.m.* — Andrew Putnam, Joost Luiten, Callum Shinkwin

7:37 a.m. — Davis Thompson, Laurie Canter, Jesper Svensson

7:37 a.m.* — Nico Echavarria, Aaron Rai, Ugo Coussaud

7:48 a.m. — Denny McCarthy, Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Keita Nakajima

7:48 a.m.* — Emiliano Grillo, Danle Whitnell, Jordan Smith

7:59 a.m. — Will Zalatoris, Rikuya Hoshino, Rasmus Højgaard

7:59 a.m.* — Erik van Rooyen, David Law, Simon Forsström

8:10 a.m. — Billy Horschel, Lucas Glover, Padraig Harrington

8:10 a.m.* — Kurt Kitayama, Ashun Wu, Yannik Paul

8:21 a.m. — Rickie Fowler, Adam Scott, Sebastian Söderberg

8:21 a.m.* — Vincent Norrman, Dylan Frittelli, Daniel Brown

8:32 a.m. — Matthieu Pavon, Tom Kim, Max Homa

8:32 a.m.* — K.H. Lee, Oliver Wilson, Nacho Elvira

8:43 a.m. — Robert MacIntyre, Rory McIlroy, Viktor Hovland

8:43 a.m.* — Davis Riley, Seamus Power, Jordan Gumberg

8:54 a.m. — Xander Schauffele, Wyndham Clark, Tommy Fleetwood

8:54 a.m.* — Austin Eckroat, Maximilian Kieffer, Haotong Li

9:05 a.m. — Corey Conners, Min Woo Lee, Guido Migliozzi

9:05 a.m.* — Chris Gotterup, Jason Scrivener, Matthew Baldwin

9:16 a.m. — Alex Noren, Kiradech Aphibarnrat, Jeff Winther

9:16 a.m.* — Matt Wallace, Sanghyun Park, Adrian Otaegui

9:27 a.m. — Max Greyserman, Junghwan Lee, Richard Mansell

9:27 a.m.* — Matti Schmid, Matthew Jordan, Cole Rueck

Savannah Leigh Richardson is a golf staff writer for S.B. Nation’s Playing Through. For more golf coverage, follow us @_PlayingThrough on all major social platforms. You can also follow her on Twitter @SportsGirlSL and Instagram @savannah_leigh_sports.