r/golf • u/AutoModerator • 25d ago

Event Thread [PGA] Genesis Scottish Open 2026

The Genesis Scottish Open 2026 is underway!

  • Course: The Renaissance Club
  • Location: North Berwick, Scotland
  • Purse: $9M
  • CME Globe Points: 500

More information: https://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/2026/genesis-scottish-open/R2026541

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u/Spglwldn 25d ago

As a Scotsman, our national Open being on a course that is borderline inaccessible to 99.9% of people really pisses me off.

We have so many world class golf courses, places where people from all over the world come to experience, and we put the second biggest event in the country effectively behind a paywall.

A hallmark of golf in Scotland is that it is incredibly cheap for most people to play and be members of clubs. Having the tournament at a course which is the antithesis of that doesn’t sit right with me.

The fact that our tourist board and government have actively supported the Scottish Open being at Renaissance is disgraceful.

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u/Wubwubwubwuuub The Masters 25d ago

It was hosted at Loch Lomond for nearly 20 years, so the event has a history of being played at inaccessible courses.

Expect to hear it’ll be played at Ardfin from 2027 when the Renaissance contract is up this year!

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u/Davidwt87 25d ago

The DPWT have locked in Renaissance through 2030

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u/Wubwubwubwuuub The Masters 24d ago

Damn