Aberdeen Asset Scottish Open
July 8th – July 10th, 2016
Castle Stuart Golf Links
Inverness, Scotland
Par: 72 / Yardage: 7,193
Purse: $3.54 million
with $828,994 to the winner
Defending Champion:
Rickie Fowler
This week’s field includes:
The field includes 30 of those in the top 100 and 15 of the top 50 in the latest Official World Rankings, with the highest rank player in the field being #6 Henrik Stenson. Here are the other top-50 players in the field: #10 Branden Grace, #13 Patrick Reed, #20 J.B. Holmes, #21 Phil Mickelson, #24 Chris Wood, #26 Shane Lowry, #27 Russell Knox, #28 Rafael Cabrera Bello, #37 Thongchai Jaidee, #40 Andy Sullivan, #41 Matthew Fitzpatrick, #47 David Lingmerth, #48 Danny Lee and #49 Soren Kjeldsen.
Last year there were 44 top-100 players and 15 top-50 players so there a bit less probably since the far north location of Castle Stuart proves harder for players getting there..
The field includes 17 of the Top 25 on this year’s Race to Dubai money list. Those players include #3 Rafael Cabrera Bello, #5 Chris Wood, #6 Henrik Stenson, #7 Branden Grace, #9 Thongchai Jaidee, #10 Joost Luiten, #11 Shane Lowry, #13 Matthew Fitzpatrick, #14 Andy Sullivan, #17 Martin Kaymer, #18 Soomin Lee, #19 Soren Kjeldsen, #20 Gregory Bourdy, #21 Andrew Johnston, #22 Thorbjorn Olesen, #23 Russell Knox and #24 Scott Hend.
The field includes 5 past champions: Phil Mickelson (2013),Jeev Milkha Singh (2012), Luke Donald (2011), Edoardo Molinari (2010), Martin Kaymer (2009), Graeme McDowell (2008), Gregory Havret (2007), Johan Edfors (2006) and Colin Motgomerie (1999).
A perfect way for fantasy golfers to check on the past performance of all the players in the Scottish Open field is our performance chart listed by average finish. One last way to check who is the best is through a special formula worked out in Golfstats that gives us the best average performances at Scottish Open in the last five years or check out our brand new and sortable 8-year glance at the Scottish Open.
A good cheat sheet is this list of odds from the top bookmakers in England.
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Time to look at our who’s hot and who isn’t:
Who’s Hot in the field for the Aberdeen Asset Scottish Open
Player | French Open | WGC – Bridgestone | Barracuda | BMW Intern. | Quick Loans | U.S. Open | Lyoness Open | FedEx St. Jude | Nordea Masters | Memorial | BMW PGA | Dean & DeLuca | Irish Open |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chris Wood (265 pts) |
T11 (39) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T23 (54) |
T6 (40) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | Win (132) |
DNP | T54 (0) |
Shane Lowry (220 pts) |
DNP | T36 (21) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T2 (200) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | T23 (9) |
Branden Grace (200 pts) |
DNP | T10 (60) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T5 (140) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
David Lingmerth (198.5 pts) |
DNP | T7 (82.5) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | 12 (76) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T27 (15.33) |
T22 (28) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
Andy Sullivan (177.67 pts) |
T5 (70) |
DNP | DNP | T21 (29) |
DNP | T23 (54) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T22 (28) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
Gregory Bourdy (177.33 pts) |
T25 (25) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T18 (64) |
T6 (40) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T15 (35) |
DNP | T10 (13.33) |
Henrik Stenson (175.33 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | Win (132) |
DNP | WD (-10) |
DNP | DNP | T4 (53.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Martin Kaymer (174.33 pts) |
T5 (70) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T37 (26) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T7 (55) |
DNP | T5 (23.33) |
Rafael Cabrera-Bello (160.67 pts) |
4 (80) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T32 (36) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T52 (0) |
T22 (28) |
DNP | T8 (16.67) |
Thongchai Jaidee (150.33 pts) |
Win (132) |
DNP | DNP | T38 (12) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T52 (0) |
DNP | T31 (6.33) |
Joost Luiten (138.67 pts) |
T9 (45) |
DNP | DNP | T16 (34) |
DNP | DNP | T6 (40) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T27 (23) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
Julien Quesne (117.33 pts) |
T16 (34) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T25 (16.67) |
DNP | T4 (80) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
Nicolas Colsaerts (115 pts) |
T22 (28) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | 3 (60) |
DNP | T22 (28) |
DNP | T23 (9) |
Romain Wattel (111.33 pts) |
T30 (20) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | 63 (0) |
DNP | DNP | T25 (16.67) |
DNP | T4 (80) |
DNP | T36 (4.67) |
Tyrrell Hatton (105.33 pts) |
T33 (17) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T20 (20) |
DNP | T7 (55) |
DNP | T5 (23.33) |
Robert Dinwiddie (104.67 pts) |
T30 (20) |
DNP | DNP | T9 (45) |
DNP | DNP | T10 (26.67) |
DNP | 64 (0) |
DNP | T37 (13) |
DNP | T63 (0) |
Fabrizio Zanotti (102.67 pts) |
T33 (17) |
DNP | DNP | T16 (34) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T74 (0) |
DNP | T7 (55) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
Raphael Jacquelin (102.33 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | 4 (80) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T8 (33.33) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | T23 (9) |
Phil Mickelson (101.17 pts) |
DNP | T27 (34.5) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-20) |
DNP | T2 (66.67) |
DNP | T20 (20) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Johan Carlsson (98 pts) |
T16 (34) |
DNP | DNP | T21 (29) |
DNP | DNP | T38 (8) |
DNP | T30 (13.33) |
DNP | T33 (17) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
Thorbjorn Olesen (91.67 pts) |
WD (-5) |
DNP | DNP | T2 (100) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | T10 (13.33) |
Adrian Otaegui (84 pts) |
T33 (17) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | 2 (66.67) |
DNP | T74 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T19 (10.33) |
Ross Fisher (80 pts) |
T22 (28) |
DNP | DNP | T28 (22) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | 6 (40) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | T54 (0) |
Andrew Johnston (79 pts) |
DNP | T42 (12) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | T54 (0) |
DNP | DNP | T12 (25.33) |
DNP | T7 (55) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
Matthew Fitzpatrick (77.67 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T54 (0) |
DNP | DNP | Win (88) |
DNP | T47 (3) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
How Player Rankings are Computed
Who’s Not Hot in the field for the Aberdeen Asset Scottish Open
Player | French Open | WGC – Bridgestone | Barracuda | BMW Intern. | Quick Loans | U.S. Open | Lyoness Open | FedEx St. Jude | Nordea Masters | Memorial | BMW PGA | Dean & DeLuca | Irish Open |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Matthew Baldwin (-63.33 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-20) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | WD (-3.33) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
Jeev Milkha Singh (-53.33 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-20) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP |
Rhys Davies (-46.67 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
Morten Orum Madsen (-46.67 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
Edouard Espana (-40 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
Ben Evans (-40 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | T63 (0) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
Jason Scrivener (-40 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | WD (-3.33) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP |
Jamie Mcleary (-36.67 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
Jens Fahrbring (-36.67 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | T67 (0) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
Simon Dyson (-36.67 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | T68 (0) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP |
How Player Rankings are Computed
Who to watch for at the Aberdeen Asset Scottish Open
Best Bets:
Branden Grace
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
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T17 | CUT | 2 | T68 |
Finish 2nd at Castle Stuart in 2013, he is the perfect player for this course and the weather that will present the players with problems.
Henrik Stenson
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
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T3 | T8 | T33 | T14 | T21 |
Another player on a role coming into this week. He can also play in terrible conditions look for another good week from him.
Shane Lowry
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
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T31 | T4 | T31 | T11 | T14 | 7 | T72 |
Didn’t play very good at Bridgestone, but this week could be a bit different. First he knows how to play in bad weather and showed it with some good finishes at Castle Stuart.
Best of the rest:
Russell Knox
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
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T10 | T27 |
This could be a very good pick that people will miss. Played well last year at Gullane finishing 10th. He also is good in bad weather now he finished T-2nd at Heritage and Irish Open so he could be your man this week.
Chris Wood
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
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T31 | CUT | T57 | T36 | T66 | CUT |
Playing good since his win at the BMW PGA. Be interesting to see if he can also play well in terrible conditions.
Martin Kaymer
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T29 | CUT | Win | CUT |
His game has improved, he also knows how to play on links courses and in bad weather.
Rafael Cabrera-Bello
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
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T41 | T27 | CUT | T47 | CUT | CUT | CUT |
Watch him, his game seemed to come around at the French Open, look for him to play well the next two weeks.
Solid contenders
Joost Luiten
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
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T4 | T51 | CUT | T61 |
Another of those players you can’t avoid, he finished T-4th last year at Gullane and could do very well this week.
Andy Sullivan
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
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T62 | CUT | CUT | T16 |
Playing good but hasn’t shown us much in this event. The question for the better this week, do you trust him on a links course in poor weather.
Patrick Reed
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
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First time playing in this event |
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Guess we can’t forgot about him, he has shown mixed results but his game could spark up anytime now.
David Lingmerth
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
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First time playing in this event |
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Playing for the first time in this event, he has the game and does play well in bad weather.
Phil Mickelson
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
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T31 | T11 | Win | T16 | T58 | CUT | T38 | 2 | T44 | CUT |
Yes he hasn’t shown us much in the last couple of months, but he did win at Castle Stuart and could find some magic. Only problem could be the weather.
Long shots that could come through:
Luke Donald
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
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T7 | T16 | T16 | Win | T4 | T2 | T5 |
He did win on this course, does play well in bad conditions.
Eddie Peperell
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
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First time playing in this event |
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Plays well on links course and in bad weather, was T-12th the last time this was played at Castle Stuart and T-4th last year at Gullane.
Raphael Jacquelin
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
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T2 | CUT | T8 | T16 | T49 | 3 | T2 | CUT | T32 | T9 | T68 | CUT |
Another player that could slip under the radar screen, has played well in this event and was 4th two weeks ago at BMW International.
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