2024 Genesis Scottish Open power rankings: Rory McIlroy tops stacked field ahead of The Open Championship

Rory McIlroy leads the PGA Tour power rankings for the 2024 Genesis Scottish Open. The PGA Tour event is scheduled for July 11 to 14, 2024, at the Renaissance Club in North Berwick, Scotland, United Kingdom.

McIlroy will return to the golf course after a disappointing loss at Pinehurst No.2. The World No.2 is in great form and has had two wins on the PGA Tour.

He comes from a T2 finish at the US Open 2024. In his last five starts, he has had three top-5 and five top-15 finishes. Further, the 2023 tournament was won by Mcllroy by one shot over Robert MacIntyre.

Rory McIlroy started the year on a good note after he finished as a T2 at the Dubai Invitational. He then went on to win the Hero Dubai Desert Classic on the DP World Tour. He has performed consistently on the PGA Tour with 11 top-25 finishes in the 13 starts.

Let's take a look at the Rory McIlroy's performances in the 2024 season:

2024 PGA TOUR Tournaments

1. AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am: T66 (71-74-69, 214, -2)
2. The Genesis Invitational: T24 (74-66-69-70, 279, -5)
3. Cognizant Classic: T21 (67-67-72-68, 274, -10)
4. Arnold Palmer Invitational pres. by Mastercard: T21 (73-70-68-76, 287, -1)
5. THE PLAYERS Championship: T19 (65-73-69-72, 279, -9)
6. Valero Texas Open: 3 (69-70-72-66, 277, -11)
7. Masters Tournament: T22 (71-77-71-73, 292, +4)
8. RBC Heritage: T33 (67-68-68-74, 277, -7)
9. Wells Fargo Championship: 1 (67-68-67-65, 267, -17)
10. PGA Championship: T12 (66-71-68-67, 272, -12)
11. RBC Canadian Open: T4 (66-72-65-64, 267, -13)
12. the Memorial Tournament pres. by Workday: T15 (70-71-73-76, 290, +2)
13. U.S. Open: 2 (65-72-69-69, 275, -5)

2023-24 DP World Tournaments

1. Dubai Invitational: T2 (62-70-67-67, 266, -18)
2. Hero Dubai Desert Classic: 1 (71-70-63-70, 274, -14)

Xander Scahuffele, the World No. 3, is second on the list. He won the 2022 Genesis Scottish Open by one stroke over Kurt Kitayama. Scahuffele has made 50 consecutive cuts at the PGA Tour and had 11 top-10 finishes this year. He comes from a T13 finish at the Travelers Championship.

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Full list explored of PGA Tour power rankings at Genesis Scottish Open

Tom Kim is in a great run of form and has eight top-26 performances this year. He has a great record at the Genesis Scottish Open with a solo third finish in 2022 and a T6 finish in 2023. In his last five starts, he has had two top-5 finishes.

Collin Morikawa is fourth in the PGA Tour power rankings. In the last eight starts, Morikawa has had five top-10 finishes and seven top-15 finishes. He comes to Genesis Scottish Open from a T13 at the Travelers Championship and will tee off for the third time at the Renaissance Club.

Viktor Hovland is another golfer to look out for and has three top-20 finishes in the last four starts. Aaron Rai, sixth on the list, has been performing great lately. In his last four starts, Rai has recorded four top-20 finishes. He comes from a T7 finish at the 2024 John Deere Classic.

Let's take a look at the players in the PGA Tour power rankings list for the 2024 Genesis Scottish Open:

1. Rory McIlroy
2. Xander Schauffele
3. Tom Kim
4. Collin Morikawa
5. Viktor Hovland
6. Aaron Rai
7. Ludvig Åberg
8. Tommy Fleetwood
9. Brian Harman
10. Matt Fitzpatrick
11. Robert MacIntyre
12. Byeong Hun An
13. Ewen Ferguson
14. Thomas Detry
15. Tom McKibbin