Five things to know about the 2022 Genesis Scottish Open

Strongest field in @DPWorldTour history 🔥🔥🔥🔥 #GenesisScottishOpen | #RolexSeries | #FedExCup pic.twitter.com/2PZXfYEbee

— Genesis Scottish Open (@ScottishOpen) July 2, 2022

The tournament has announced that it’s the strongest field ever.

It starts with world No. 1 and Masters champion Scottie Scheffler, reigning Open Championship winner and No. 4 Collin Morikawa, reigning PGA Championship winner and No. 5 Justin Thomas, and reigning U.S. Open champion and No. 10 Matt Fitzpatrick.

Also in the field: No. 2 and 2021 U.S. Open champion Jon Rahm, Players Championship winner No. 6 Cameron Smith, 2021 FedEx Cup champion and No. 7 Patrick Cantlay.

But wait, there’s more: No. 8 Viktor Hovland, No. 9 Sam Burns, No. 11 Xander Schauffele, No. 12 and three-time major winner Jordan Spieth,  No. 13 Will Zalatoris — who actually leads the DP World Tour Ranking due to his runner-up finishes in the past two majors — and 2021 Masters champion Hideki Matsuyama.

The PGA Tour backs up the claim, reporting that “by field strength, the 2022 Genesis Scottish Open is set to be the strongest non-major in DP World Tour history.”

Game on.

Branden Grace celebrates after winning the 2022 LIV Golf Series Portland event at Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club in Portland, Oregon. (Photo: Soobum Im-USA TODAY Sports)

Unless a last-minute appeal tilted things in their favor, LIV Golf Series participants would have been left on the sidelines.

Well, three LIV golfers in particular may have gotten a break. On Monday, suspensions imposed by the DP World Tour on Ian Poulter, Adrian Otaegui and Justin Harding were temporarily stayed, opening the door for them to compete.

DP World Tour CEO Keith Pelley added that “this is only a stay of the sanctions imposed, pending the hearing of the players’ appeal as to whether those sanctions were appropriate.”

PGA Tour golfers Phil Mickelson, Dustin Johnson, Bryson DeChambeau, Brooks Koepka and Patrick Reed are still banned and therefore not allowed to play this week.

Per a DP World Tour spokesperson: “Patrick Reed has been withdrawn from the entry list for the Genesis Scottish Open at The Renaissance Club.”

— Rex Hoggard (@RexHoggardGC) July 4, 2022

As first reported by the Daily Telegraph, 16 players have been fined and banned from playing in the Genesis Scottish Open. In an open letter, the players said there would be legal actions against the DP World Tour unless the current sanctions are overturned by last Friday.

Min Woo Lee celebrates after winning the 2021 abrdn Scottish Open at The Renaissance Club in North Berwick, Scotland. (Photo: Mark Runnacles/Getty Images)

There will be 75 golfers from the PGA Tour and 75 from the DP World Tour as well as three golfers from the KPGA in the field.

The 2021 champ, Min Woo Lee, who outlasted Matt Fitzpatrick and Thomas Detry in a three-way playoff, returns to defend.

The 13th hole at The Renaissance Club in North Berwick, Scotland. (Photo: Luke Walker/Getty Images)

The Renaissance Club is a par 71 course that measures 7,293 yards. It first opened in 2007 and was designed by Tom Doak. The average winning score at the course has been 17 under. All three Scottish Opens at the Renaissance went to a playoff. Will there be a fourth straight in 2022?

Here’s how @JT_ThePostman, @CbezGolf and @GrilloEmiliano booked their places at St Andrews for the landmark 150th Open 👇

— The Open (@TheOpen) July 3, 2022

J.T. Poston, who won the 2022 John Deere Classic, and Christiaan Bezuidenhout and Emiliano Grillo, who tied for second, each secured a spot in the 150th Open Championship, which will be at historic St. Andrews July 14-17.

There will be three more potential spots available at the Scottish Open and one spot available at this week’s opposite-field event, the Barbasol Championship in Kentucky, via the Open Qualifying Series.

Golfweek’s Steve DiMeglio and Adam Schupak contributed to this article.