Rahm return & course changes - Scottish Open preview

Rahm return & course changes - Scottish Open previewImage source, SNSImage caption, Chris Gotterup is back to defend the title he won by two shots last yearByMartin WattBBC Sport ScotlandPublished14 minutes ago2026 Genesis Scottish OpenVenue: Renaissance Club, East Lothian Dates: 9-12 JulyCoverage: Follow live text coverage of all four rounds on the BBC Sport website and app; watch Saturday and Sunday highlights on BBC iPlayer at 21:00 BSTRory McIlroy, Scottie Scheffler… and Jon Rahm.A world-class Genesis Scottish Open field has an extra twist of intrigue this week as Rahm plays his first PGA Tour event outside of majors since his controversial switch to LIV Golf in December 2023.Fellow LIV player and Ryder Cup team-mate Tyrrell Hatton also tees it up at the Renaissance Club where the purse is a tidy £6.7m and the winner pockets £1.2m.America's Chris Gotterup is bidding to become the first back-to-back Scottish Open champion, while the course where he pipped McIlroy to glory last year has a new routing for the 2026 edition.Here's all you need to know for this week's tournament in East Lothian.Trump planning to visit Irish Open at Doonbeg Published5 days agoMcDonald joins MacIntyre as second Scot in Open fieldPublished6 days agoGotterup 'hung in like champ' to deny McIlroy at Scottish OpenPublished13 July 2025Why is Rahm able to play?Because the Scottish Open is co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour and DP World Tour, Rahm is eligible after ending a "stand-off" with the latter in May.Likewise, Hatton and five other LIV players are in the 156-man field having been granted conditional releases by the DP World Tour. It marks the first time active LIV members have played a PGA Tour event.While there is plenty of excitement over two-time major winner Rahm's Scottish Open return, the Spaniard has not ruled out putting his own money towards trying to help LIV survive. The breakaway tour's future is in doubt beyond the end of the seas...