9 big names missing from the Scottish Open
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Here’s the full 2025 Scottish Open field, featuring household names who are and aren’t playing – and get the scoop on the new ‘stadium hole’ fan experience.
The Scottish Open is always one of the highlights on the PGA Tour and DP World Tour calendars. It’s a Rolex Series event, with $9 million in prize money up for grabs, but that’s not the only reason it’s so attractive to the world’s best players.
Coming a week before The Open Championship, it’s the perfect opportunity to attune your game to links golf ahead of the year’s final major.
It therefore always boasts one of the strongest fields of the year – and 2025 is no different.
Eight of the world’s top 10 players and 13 of the top 20 will be in action at The Renaissance Club when the tournament kicks off on 10 July. That includes the winners of this year’s three majors – Rory McIlroy, world No.1 Scottie Scheffler, and JJ Spaun – and reigning Open Champion, Xander Schauffele.
Other major champions in the field include Justin Thomas, Collin Morikawa, Padraig Harrington, Wyndham Clark, Matt Fitzpatrick, Brian Harman, Francesco Molinari, Justin Rose, Danny Willett, and Gary Woodland.
World No.14 Robert MacIntyre returns to defend the title he won in dramatic fashion last year, alongside Adam Scott, who finished runner-up.
The biggest stars in the Scottish Open field
- Scottie Scheffler
- Rory McIlroy
- Xander Schauffele
- Justin Thomas
- Collin Morikawa
- JJ Spaun
- Sepp Straka
- Ludvig Aberg
- Viktor Hovland
- Tommy Fleetwood
Big names missing from the Scottish Open field
How about those who aren’t making the trip to Scotland to prepare for the latest tilt at golf’s oldest major? Here are 9 big names who won’t be at Renaissance this week…
Shane Lowry
Lowry has a cracking record in this tournament but has only played it once since 2016, when the DP World Tour put Irish and Scottish back-to-back ahead of The Open. He did tee up at Renaissance two years ago and finished T12, but has decided to have three weeks off before returning to the scene of his major triumph.
Rickie Fowler
Another player with an excellent record in Scotland, the Californian went T8-W-T9-T6 here before the move to Renaissance, where his four results read MC-T47-T42-MC. Get yourself over to Ireland and play some proper links, Rick.
Jordan Spieth
The 2017 Champion Golfer spent the majority of his career warming up for The Open at the John Deere Classic – a tournament he won twice. Spieth has played the Scottish for the last three years though, where a T10 was followed by two missed cuts so he’s decided to have a break.
Keegan Bradley
Not much of a surprise given he has only ever played in the Scottish Open once – a missed cut in 2022. A bit of a surprise given it’s such a big deal and he’s the sitting Ryder Cup captain.
Max Homa
Played in the last three and his results included ties for 12th and 16th, but he isn’t in The Open field so clearly decided to save a few bucks on trans-Atlantic flights.
Patrick Cantlay
Cantlay finished T4 at Renaissance before going on to record his only top-10 at The Open up the road in St Andrews. His other Scottish Open appearance, a year later, saw him miss the cut. That’s (links) golf for you.
Min Woo Lee
The Aussie has been a regular since this tournament moved to Renaissance, but despite winning it in 2021, his record here is pretty poor.
Jason Day
This came as a genuine surprise: JDay has only ever played three DP World Tour-sanctioned events that aren’t majors, and none since the Middle East Swing way back in 2012. Wild, really.
Hideki Matsuyama
Three times the World No.11 has tried to get in the links groove at the Scottish Open and three times he has bowed out at the halfway stage.
2025 Scottish Open field
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- AN, Byeong Hun
- AIKEN, Thomas
- ABERG, Ludvig
- APHIBARNRAT, Kiradech
- ARMlTAGE, Marcus
B
- BAIRSTOW, Sam
- BALDWIN, Matthew
- BEZUIDENHOUT, Christiaan
- BERGER, Daniel
- BROWN, Daniel
- BRADBURY, Dan
- BRIDGEMAN, Jacob
- BRUN, Julien
- BURNS, Sam
C
- CABRERA BELLO, Rafa
- CAMPBELL, Brian
- CAMPILLO, Jorge
- CANTER, Laurie
- CANTERO, Ivan
- CHACARRA, Eugenio
- CHO, Wooyoung
- CLANTON, Luke
- CLARK, Wyndham
- CLEMENTS, Todd
- CLARK, Wyndham
- CLARK, Wyndham
- COCKERILL, Aaron
- CONNERS, Corey
- COUSSAUD, Ugo
- CROCKER, Sean
D
- DAHMEN, Joel
- DANTORP, Jens
- DE BRUYN, Jannik
- DEAN, Joe
- DEL REY, Alejandro
- DETRY, Thomas
- DONALD, Luke
- DONALDSON, Jamie
E
- ECHAVARRIA, Nico
- ELVIRA, Nacho
- ELVIRA, Manuel
- ENGLISH, Harris
F
- FERGUSON, Ewen
- FICHARDT, Darren
- FISHER, Ross
- FITZPATRICK, Alex
- FITZPATRICK, Matt
- FLEETWOOD, Tommy
- FORREST, Grant
- FORSSTRÖM, Simon
- FOX, Ryan
- FORD, David
G
- GARCIA-HEREDIA, Alfredo
- GAVINS, Daniel
- GERARD, Ryan
- GIRRBACH, Joel
- GOTTERUP, Chris
- GOUVEIA, Ricardo
- GREYSERMAN, Max
- GREEN, Gavin
- GUERRIER, Julien
- GUMBERG, Jordan
H
- HALL, Harry
- HARMAN, Brian
- HARRINGTON, Padraig
- HIDALGO, Angel
- HIGHSMITH, Joe
- HILLIER, Daniel
- HILL, Calum
- HISATSUNE, Ryo
- HODGES, Lee
- HOGE, Tom
- HOSHINO, Rikuya
- HOVLAND, Viktor
- HØJGAARD, Nicolai
- HØJGAARD, Rasmus
- HUGHES, Mackenzie
I
- IM, Sungjae
J
- JAMIESON, Scott
- JARVIS, Casey
- JOHNSTON, Ryggs
- JORDAN, Matthew
K
- KATSURAGAWA, Yuto
- KIEFFER, Maximilian
- KIM, Hongtaek
- KIM, Michael
- KIM, Si Woo
- KIM, Tom
- KIMSEY, Nathan
- KNAPP, Jake
- KNAAP, Jake
- KRUYSWIJK, Jacques
L
- LACROIX, Frederic
- LANGASQUE, Romain
- LARRAZÁBAL, Pablo
- LAPORTA, Francesco
- LARRAZÁBAL, Pablo
- LARRAZÁBAL, Pablo
- LAWRENCE, Thriston
- LEE, Junghwan
- LI, Haotong
- LOMBARDO, Zander
- LOMBARD, Zander
- LUITEN, Joost
M
- MACINTYRE, Robert
- MANASSERO, Matteo
- MANSELL, Richard
- MCCARTHY, Denny
- MCCARTY, Matt
- MCCARTHY, Denny
- MCGREEVY, Max
- MCILROY, Rory
- MCNEALY, Maverick
- MICHELUZZI, David
- MIGLIOZZI, Guido
- MITCHELL, Keith
- MOLINARI, Francesco
- MOORE, Taylor
- MORIKAWA, Collin
N
- NAIDOO, Dylan
- NAKAJIMA, Keita
- NEERGAARD-PETERSEN, Rasmus
- NOREN, Alex
- NORGAARD, Niklas
- NORLANDER, Henrik
- NOVAK, Andrew
O
- OLESEN, Thorbjørn
- OTAEGUI, Adrian
P
- PARRY, John
- PAUL, Yannik
- PAVON, Matthieu
- PAVAN, Andrea
- PENDRITH, Taylor
- PENGE, Marco
- PERRY, John
- POTGIETER, Aldrich
- PUTNAM, Andrew
R
- RAI, Aaron
- RAMSAY, Richie
- RAVETTO, David
- REITAN, Kristoffer
- RILEY, Davis
- ROSE, Justin
- RODGERS, Patrick
- ROZNER, Antoine
S
- SADDIER, Adrien
- SALINDA, Isaiah
- SCHEFFLER, Scottie
- SCHAUFFELE, Xander
- SCHAPER, Jayden
- SCHMID, Matti
- SCHMID, Matti
- SCHNEIDER, Marcel
- SCHWAB, Matthias
- SCOTT, Adam
- SCRIVENER, Jason
- SIEM, Marcel
- SHARMA, Shubhankar
- SHINKWIN, Callum
- SMALLEY, Alex
- SMITH, Jordan
- SMYLIE, Elvis
- SNEDEKER, Brandt
- SÖDERBERG, Sebastian
- SPAUN, JJ
- STEVENS, Samuel
- STONE, Brandon
- STRAKA, Sepp
- STRYDOM, Ockie
- SULLIVAN, Andy
- STERNE, Richard
- SYME, Connor
- SVENSSON, Jesper
T
- TAYLOR, Nick
- THOMAS, Justin
- TOSTI, Alejandro
V
- VAILLANT, Tom
- VAN DRIEL, Darius
- VAN ROOYEN, Erik
- VEERMAN, Johannes
- VEGAS, Jhonattan
- VILIPS, Karl
- VÄLIMÄKI, Sami
- VON DELLINGSHAUSEN, Nicolai
W
- WALKER, Danny
- WALLACE, Matt
- WARING, Paul
- WHITNELL, Dale
- WIESBERGER, Bernd
- WILLET, Danny
- WILLIAMS, Robin
- WILSON, Andrew
- WINTHER, Jeff
- WOODLAND, Gary
- WU, Ashun
Y
- YU, Kevin
Z
- ZANOTTI, Fabrizio
Scottish Open goes all-in on ‘stadium hole’
As if the Scottish Open wasn’t shaping up to be appetizing enough already, the par-3 6th hole will be a special experience this year.
Last year’s Scottish Open introduced a ‘stadium hole’ experience, which quickly became a must-visit spot for fans, but it will go even further this time.
The short hole will be surrounded by grandstands, screens and platforms, including a new children’s viewing area, an expanded Ticket+ offering, and a Genesis public lounge featuring a TGL simulator.
A hole-in-one competition means that if a fan correctly predicts the first player to get an ace on the sixth hole, the player will win a Genesis GV60, while the fan will win a VIP experience at the Genesis Championship in Korea, including business class return flights and accommodation.
Whether we’ll get a shower of Tennent’s lager and an atmosphere to rival the 16th at the Waste Management Open remains to be seen.
