Scottish Open 2026 LIVE: Dates, tee times, field, course and how to follow

The ever-popular Scottish Open will take place next week as the golfing world gears up for the final major of the year.

The 154th Open takes place at Royal Birkdale from July 16, but first, we are heading back to The Renaissance Club for the perfect warm-up act.

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Chris Gotterup held off Rory McIlroy and Marco Penge to win the DP World Tour’s Rolex Series Event last year.

The American will return to defend his title but will be up against 2023 Scottish Open champion McIlroy and reigning Open winner Scottie Scheffler.

Being on the eve of The Open, this North Berwick tournament always has a glittering field and we should be set for another thrilling on the links once more.

Scottish Open 2026: Date and how to follow

The 44th edition of the Scottish Open is running from Thursday, July 9 to Sunday, July 12.

It is taking place at The Renaissance Club in North Berwick, Scotland.

Play will get going at 7:30am over the opening two days and at 9am over the weekend.

talkSPORT will have regular updates from East Lothian throughout the week.

To tune in to talkSPORT through the website, click HERE for the live stream.

Listen via the talkSPORT app here, or on DAB digital radio, through your smart speaker and on 1089 or 1053 AM.

The action will also be shown live on Sky Sports + from 10am and on Sky Sports Golf from 3pm.

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Scottish Open 2026: Tee times and leaderboard

The Scottish Open always has a strong field and it’s no different this year.

McIlroy and Scheffler headline the event alongside Jon Rahm, Brooks Koepka, JJ Spaun, Tommy Fleetwood and Justin Thomas.

Other big names in action include Ludvig Aberg, Patrick Cantlay, Shane Lowry, Viktor Hovland, Jason Day, Matt Fitzpatrick and Wyndham Clark.

Robert MacIntyre, Xander Schauffele, Min Woo Lee and Aaron Rai have all won this event in the past and return this week.

The full field, tee times and groupings can be found here while the latest leaderboard from the Renaissance Club can be found here.

The prize money for this year’s event will be $9million, with the winner taking home $1,575,000.

Scottish Open 2026: Course details

The Renaissance Club is the centre-piece of Scotland’s East Lothian golf coast.

It has been the permanent home of the Scottish Open since 2019 following events at Dundonald Links, Gullane and Castle Stuart.

The course, located between the world-famous Muirfield and North Berwick golf clubs, will play to a par 70 and a new maximum yardage of 7,282 yards.

The course has been rerouted for the first time this year with the opening hole now behind the old par 5 10th.

The layout will start with the traditional 10th to 16th holes before switching back to the old 8th and 9th.

The tenth hole will then be the old 1st and the back nine will play to the former 7th hole before returning to the traditional two closing holes.

The change has been made in the hope of ‘creating a more compelling closing stretch for both players and spectators’.

The par 3 6th hole – called The Thistle – is one of the best in Scotland and will now play as the 15th.

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Scottish Open 2026: What has been said?

Gotterup is excited to defend his title against the world’s best golfers – McIlroy and Scheffler.

Gotterup said: “Last year was very special – the way I hung in there on Sunday, winning the Scottish Open title on my debut, lifting a trophy in the home of golf, all made it an amazing week.

“I’ve had a great start to the season so far and I can’t wait to get back to the Renaissance Club to defend my title in July.”

McIlroy added: “It’s always an honour to compete in a national open, and I’m excited to be back at the Scottish Open this summer.

“Winning in 2023 created some great memories, and I’m looking forward to building on my strong performances at The Renaissance Club.”

Scheffler said: “I always enjoy coming to the Scottish Open and taking on the challenge of links-style golf as part of an exciting couple of weeks in the UK.

“The tournament always has a strong field, and the Scottish fans help to make it a fun week.”