The Nexo Championship Predictions - Best bets for victory in Scotland
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- The Nexo Championship takes place between 20-23 August.
- The tournament takes place at the Trump International Golf Links, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
- Patrick Reed, Casey Jarvis, Ewen Ferguson, and Pablo Ereno Perez are top picks to win.
Patrick Reed has had success on the DP World Tour this season (Getty Images)
The DP World Tour and players return to Scotland to contest the Nexo Championship this weekend. Which golfer will rise to the occasion and win come Sunday?
Dean Forrest is back to defend his title after a four-stroke victory over Joe Dean in 2025.
The Trump International Golf Links hosted the 2023 and 2024 PGA Seniors Championship.
Past Major winner Patrick Reed and former champion Adrian Otaegui are in the field.
These are our four selections that could win the title this weekend.
Patrick Reed
Patrick Reed has been there and thereabouts recently, placing T10 at the Joburg Open, T12 at the Masters, T10 at the PGA Championship, MC at the U.S. Open, T45 at the Italian Open, T13 at the Genesis Scottish Open, and T46 at the Open Championship in eight starts.
Other noteworthy results achieved by Reed this year include a victory at the Hero Dubai Desert Classic, a T2 at the Bahrain Championship, and a victory at the Qatar Masters.
The former Masters champion will make his debut at the 2026 Nexo Championship this weekend.
Reed will have every chance of victory in Scotland after his performances this season.
Casey Jarvis
Casey Jarvis performed well on the links courses recently, placing T21 at the Genesis Scottish Open and T6 at the Open Championship before finishing T51 at the 3M Open on the PGA Tour.
Other prominent performances achieved by Jarvis on the DP World Tour this season include a 3rd at the AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open, a T9 at the Bahrain Championship, a victory at the Magical Kenya Open, a victory at the Investec South African Open Championship, a T2 at the Joburg Open, a T13 at the Hero Indian Open, a T20 at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans (PGA Tour), and a T22 at the Soudal Open.
The two-time DP World Tour winner finished T13 overall at the 2025 Nexo Championship on debut.
Jarvis can convert his recent results into a victory at the Trump International Golf Links this weekend.
Ewen Ferguson
Ewen Ferguson has been in decent nick on the DP World Tour since the beginning of May, placing T4 at the Turkish Airlines Open, T25 at the Catalunya Championship, MC at the Soudal Open, T17 at the Austrian Alpine Open, W/D from the KLM Open, T19 at the Italian Open, MC at the BMW International Open, MC at the Genesis Scottish Open, and T9 at the Danish Golf Championship last weekend.
Additional highlights from Ferguson's season include a T10 at the Nedbank Golf Challenge, a T20 at the Dubai Invitational, a T24 at the Qatar Masters, a T9 at the Investec South African Open Championship, and a T6 at the Hero Indian Open.
The three-time DP World Tour winner has made two appearances at the Nexo Championship, finishing T16 in 2020 before missing the cut in 2025.
Ferguson has the form to pocket the winner's cheque in Scotland come Sunday.
Pablo Ereno Perez
Pablo Perez has been in solid form on the Challenge Tour and DP World Tour since the end of May, placing T7 at the Challenge de España, T14 at the KLM Open, T41 at the English Open, 3rd at the Blot Play9, T12 at the Le Vaudreuil Golf Challenge, MC at the German Challenge, T9 at the Infortar Estonian Challenge, and MC at the Scottish Challenge.
Other notable results achieved by Perez this season include a T22 at the SDC Open, a T4 at the CIRCA Cape Town Open, a T3 at the Jonsson Workwear Durban Open, a T17 at the Singapore Open, a victory at the Challenge de Catalunya, and a T20 at the Danish Golf Challenge.
The young Spaniard will make is debut at the 2026 Nexo Championship this weekend.
Perez has been playing well and could upstage the others with a victory at the Trump International Golf Links this weekend.
Verdict
Reed has the game to go all the way and win the Nexo Championship this weekend.
Jarvis' recent performances make him a contender for another DP World Tour title this season.
Ferguson will have the home fans behind him and can emerge victorious at the Trump International Golf Links come Sunday.
Ereno Perez has posted strong results this season and can cause an upset in Scotland come Sunday.
Ferguson will have the home fans behind him and can emerge victorious at the Trump International Golf Links come Sunday.
Ereno Perez has posted strong results this season and can cause an upset in Scotland come Sunday.
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