Chris Gotterup
| Chris Gotterup | |||||
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| Personal information | |||||
| Full name | Christopher Gotterup | ||||
| Born | July 20, 1999 Easton, Maryland, U.S. | ||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)[1] | ||||
| Weight | 210 lb (95 kg)[1] | ||||
| Sporting nationality | .png){kind=small} United States | ||||
| Residence | Edmond, Oklahoma, U.S.[1] | ||||
| Career | |||||
| College | Rutgers University University of Oklahoma | ||||
| Turned professional | 2022 | ||||
| Current tour(s) | PGA Tour | ||||
| Former tour(s) | Korn Ferry Tour | ||||
| Professional wins | 3 | ||||
| Highest ranking | 26 (July 27, 2025)[2] (as of August 17, 2025) | ||||
| Number of wins by tour | |||||
| PGA Tour | 2 | ||||
| European Tour | 1 | ||||
| Other | 1 | ||||
| Best results in major championships | |||||
| Masters Tournament | DNP | ||||
| PGA Championship | CUT: 2024 | ||||
| U.S. Open | T23: 2025 | ||||
| The Open Championship | 3rd: 2025 | ||||
| Achievements and awards | |||||
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Christopher Gotterup (born July 20, 1999)[3] is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour, where he has won twice.
Early life and amateur career
Gotterup was born in Easton, Maryland, to Kate and Morten Gotterup. He has a brother named Patrick and a sister named Anna, and was raised in Little Silver, New Jersey.[1][4] He is of Danish descent through his paternal grandparents, who were born in Denmark. His father speaks Danish, but he does not.[5][6] As of 2025, Gotterup uses the Danish spelling of his name, Gøtterup, on his Instagram profile.[7]
Gotterup's father was a collegiate tennis player and an accomplished golfer, who won multiple New Jersey State Golf Association tournament.[8] Gotterup played varsity golf at Christian Brothers Academy in nearby Lincroft and graduated in 2017.[9]
Gotterup stayed in New Jersey and played college golf at Rutgers University from 2017 to 2021.[10] In 2019, he won the Metropolitan Amateur and New Jersey State Open, and was given the Metropolitan Golf Association Jerry Courville Sr. Player of the Year Award.[3] Gotterup transferred to the University of Oklahoma for 2021–22, where he won the Haskins Award and Jack Nicklaus Award as the top college golfer.[11]
Professional career
Gotterup turned professional in 2022 after the NCAA championship. He played events on both the PGA Tour and Korn Ferry Tour in 2022 including a T-4 finish at the John Deere Classic.[12] He finished T-3 at the Korn Ferry Tour Q-School to earn his 2023 Korn Ferry Tour card.[13] He had three top-10 finishes on the tour in 2023 and earned his 2024 PGA Tour card by finishing 23rd on the Korn Ferry Tour points list.
On May 12, 2024, he won the Myrtle Beach Classic for his first PGA Tour victory.[14][15]
In July 2025, Gotterup won the Genesis Scottish Open by two shots over Rory McIlroy and Marco Penge. It was his first win in a DP World Tour event and second PGA Tour victory.[16][17] He followed that up the next week with a solo 3rd finish at the 2025 Open Championship.
Amateur wins
- 2019 Metropolitan Amateur, Fighting Irish Classic
- 2022 Puerto Rico Invitational
Source:[18]
Professional wins (3)
PGA Tour wins (2)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | May 12, 2024 | Myrtle Beach Classic | 66-64-65-67=262 | −22 | 6 strokes |  Alistair Docherty, Davis Thompson
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| 2 | Jul 13, 2025 | Genesis Scottish Open1 | 68-61-70-66=265 | −15 | 2 strokes | .svg.png){kind=small} Rory McIlroy,  Marco Penge
|
1Co-sanctioned by the European Tour
Other wins (1)
- 2019 New Jersey State Open (as an amateur)
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | ||||
| PGA Championship | CUT | |||
| U.S. Open | T43 | T23 | ||
| The Open Championship | 3 |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Results in The Players Championship
| Tournament | 2025 |
|---|---|
| The Players Championship | CUT |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
See also
References
- ^ a b c d "Chris Gotterup". PGA Tour. Retrieved July 20, 2025.
- ^ "Week 30 2025 Ending 27 Jul 2025" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved July 27, 2025.
- ^ a b "Christopher Gotterup (2019)". Metropolitan Golf Association.
- ^ "Little Silver's Gotterup Wins First PGA Tour Title in 27th Start". Two River Times. May 21, 2024. Retrieved July 29, 2025.
- ^ "Gotterup inspired by European blood to finish third in Open". Reuters. July 20, 2025. Retrieved July 29, 2025.
- ^ Zgoda, Jerry (July 26, 2025). "Thorbjørn Olesen joins a Danish uprising, seizing the lead at the 3M Open". Star Tribune. Retrieved July 29, 2025.
- ^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved July 29, 2025.
- ^ "New Jersey Native Chris Gotterup Returns Home for a New Korn Ferry Tour Event". magnitchampionship.com. Retrieved July 29, 2025.
- ^ Edelson, Stephen (July 13, 2025). "'It was spectacular': Legendary Shore golf coach reacts to Chris Gotterup winning Scottish Open". app.com. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
- ^ "Christopher Gotterup". Rutgers University Athletics.
- ^ "Chris Gotterup". University of Oklahoma Athletics.
- ^ Martin, Sean (July 3, 2022). "Five Things to Know: Christopher Gotterup". PGA Tour.
- ^ "PGA Tour University On Tour: Chris Gotterup finishes T3 Korn Ferry Tour Q-School Finals". PGA Tour. November 7, 2022.
- ^ "Chris Gotterup wins Myrtle Beach Classic for first PGA Tour title". PGA Tour. Associated Press. May 12, 2024. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
- ^ Corso, Chris (May 13, 2024). "Chris Gotterup Wins 1st PGA Tour Event at Myrtle Beach Classic". Rutgers University Athletics.
- ^ Ritchie, Cameron (July 13, 2025). "Genesis Scottish Open: Chris Gotterup crowned 2025 champion". East Lothian Courier. Retrieved July 13, 2025.
- ^ Watt, Martin (July 13, 2025). "Gotterup 'hung in like champ' to deny McIlroy at Scottish Open". BBC Sport. Retrieved July 13, 2025.
- ^ "Christopher Gotterup". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
External links
- Chris Gotterup at the PGA Tour official site
- Chris Gotterup at the Official World Golf Ranking official site