The Genesis Scottish Open has developed a clear modern identity at The Renaissance Club, with the North Berwick course now firmly established as the tournament’s home in the week before The Open Championship.
The Renaissance Club first hosted the Scottish Open in 2019 and has staged every edition since, giving the tournament a consistent links-style venue during one of the most important stretches of the golf calendar.
The 2026 edition is the eighth Scottish Open held at The Renaissance Club, although the winner shouldn’t be added to the list until the final round is complete.
The wider Scottish Open roll of honor stretches back decades, but the Renaissance Club era is much easier to define because every winner since 2019 has come at the same venue.
Renaissance Club winners since 2019
The run began with Bernd Wiesberger in 2019, when he beat Benjamin Hebert in a playoff after both players finished at 22 under par.
Aaron Rai followed in 2020, defeating Tommy Fleetwood in another playoff after both ended the week at 11 under par.
Min Woo Lee then made it three straight playoff finishes at The Renaissance Club in 2021, beating Thomas Detry and Matt Fitzpatrick after all three finished at 18 under par.
The streak of playoffs ended in 2022, when Xander Schauffele won on seven under par and edged Kurt Kitayama by one stroke.
Rory McIlroy delivered one of the tournament’s most memorable finishes in 2023, beating Robert MacIntyre by one shot after birdies on the final two holes.
MacIntyre’s historic home win
MacIntyre returned in 2024 and produced the Scottish victory the home crowd had been waiting for.
He beat Adam Scott by one stroke to become the first Scottish winner of the national open since Colin Montgomerie in 1999.
Chris Gotterup is the most recent winner at The Renaissance Club, taking the 2025 title on 15 under par and finishing two shots ahead of McIlroy and Marco Penge.
That means the complete Renaissance Club winner sequence is Wiesberger, Rai, Lee, Schauffele, McIlroy, MacIntyre and Gotterup.
The venue has already produced three playoffs, several one-shot finishes and a long-awaited Scottish champion, which is why its place in Scottish Open history now feels secure.
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