The 2 Best 2023 Scottish Open Longshot Bets

• Min Woo Lee (+3500) and Max Homa (+4000) are two valuable longshots to win the 2023 Scottish Open.
• The links course at The Renaissance Club emphasizes driver distance and putting, two skills that both players excel in.
• Scottie Scheffler is the betting favorite with +700 odds, but probable bad weather hurts his value.

NORTH BERWICK – Eight of the top 10 golfers in the Official World Golf Rankings will tee off at the Scottish Open on Thursday, with Scottie Scheffler holding the shortest odds to win at +700. Min Woo Lee (+3500) and Max Homa (+4000) are valuable longshots to win the 2023 Scottish Open.

2023 Scottish Open Betting Odds

• Scottie Scheffler +700
• Rory McIlroy +1000
• Patrick Cantlay +1400
• Xander Schauffele +1600
• Rickie Fowler +1800
• Tyrrell Hatton +1800
• Viktor Hovland +1800
• Tommy Fleetwood +2000
• Jordan Spieth +2500
• Matt Fitzpatrick +2500
• Shane Lowry +3000
• Min Woo Lee +3500
• Wyndham Clark +3500
• Justin Thomas +4000
• Ludvig Aberg +4000
• Max Homa +4000
• Justin Rose +4500
• Adam Scott +5500
• Sam Burns +5500
• Tom Kim +5500

Scottie Scheffler is the unsurprising favorite, as the No. 1 player according to the Official World Golf Rankings has only finished outside of the top 12 once in 18 events played on tour. Scheffler logged his sixth consecutive top five finish at the Travelers Championship and has +150 odds at Bovada Sportsbook to finish top five at the Scottish Open.

However, the constantly changing Scottish weather could affect the betting favorite’s game. Rain is expected on Friday and Saturday, with near 30 mph winds anticipated for Sunday.

Bad weather would be bad news for Scottie Scheffler, who uses his long driver and irons to make up for poor putting that has lost over 9.6 total strokes. The weather opens the door for players with long drives and accurate putting, such as Min Woo Lee (+3500) and Max Homa (+4000).

Min Woo Lee is the best longshot on the board with +3500 odds at PGA Tour betting sites based on his skillset and recent finishes. Lee won the 2021 Scottish Open with a combination of driving distance and putting proficiency.

The links style course at The Renaissance Club emphasizes driver distance over driver accuracy. Min Woo Lee checks this box by ranking 24th on the PGA Tour with his longest drive of 407 feet.

Lee also ranks sixth for the longest made putt of over 77 feet and 17th for his current 101 streak without a three-putt. Min Woo Lee’s +3500 odds are long, but a T-5 finish at the US Open and a T-9 finish at the Traveler’s Championship prove his odds are worth the risk.

Max Homa is another legal sports betting longshot for the Scottish Open with a winning skillset. Homa’s longest drive this season is 419 feet, good enough for 13th longest on the PGA Tour.

Homa’s value is found on the green, ranking 10th for putting strokes gained, second for putting average, fourth for birdie or better conversion percentage, and fifth for average distance of putts made.

With rough weather giving an edge to the putter, Max Homa’s impressive putting statistics give value to his +4000 odds to win the 2023 Scottish Open.

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