The Renaissance Club in North Berwick, Scotland, ranks 10th on the Golfweek's Best 2025: The top 50 classic courses in Great Britain and Ireland list.

Gotterup was giddy to see it. Rained out when he tried to play it ahead of last year’s Genesis Scottish Open, the American was intent on squeezing in a little bit more links golf. It’s why he didn’t hesitate to make the long trip over to Scotland, despite not having a spot in The Open Championship next week.

The Renaissance Club in North Berwick, Scotland, is the stage once again. The 7,282-yard, par-70, Tom Doak-design opened in 2001 and ranks 10th on the Golfweek's Best 2025: The top 50 classic courses in Great Britain and Ireland list.

Viktor Hovland carded one of the few clean cards in the first round of the Scottish Open, but he doesn't want anyone to think The Renaissance is easy.

There’s something about returning to this part of the world that has cleared up Rory McIlroy’s post-Masters haze.