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Sunday 13 July 2025PGA Tour · DP World TourYear in Review
Gotterup wins Genesis Scottish Open
The Renaissance Club, North Berwick, Scotland · Thursday 10 to Sunday 13 July 2025 · Chris Gotterup’s win no. 2 on the PGA Tour · purse $9,000,000 USD · Genesis · co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour and the DP World Tour
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
16 h 52 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 56° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R122°/15°C · wind 21 km/h W, gusts 35 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R222°/14°C · wind 19 km/h SSE, gusts 31 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R320°/13°C · wind 19 km/h E, gusts 34 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R420°/12°C · wind 20 km/h ENE, gusts 33 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Rory McIlroy NIR · 267tied for the 54-hole lead; missed a 4-footer on 12 and a 12-foot birdie on 16 as Gotterup pulled two clear Chris Gotterup holds off Rory McIlroy to win Scottish Open (AP via CBS Sports recap)
- Marco Penge ENG · 267closed with 66 and got within one, but Gotterup birdied 16 to restore a two-shot lead Chris Gotterup holds off Rory McIlroy to win Scottish Open (AP via CBS Sports recap)
156 started · cut -1, 80 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Genesis Scottish Open
The Renaissance Club, The Renaissance Club, North Berwick, Scotland
5 of 5 researched
Winner
Chris Gotterup
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
AP (via CBS Sports recap)
13 July 2025
I definitely was the villain out there today.
AP (via CBS Sports recap)
13 July 2025
Everyone at home ... this is awesome. I'm not going to be able to keep it together.
AP (via CBS Sports recap)
13 July 2025
Chris played a great round of golf. He was so solid. Made the bogey on 15 but bounced back with a really nice birdie on 16. After he got a couple ahead, I just couldn’t claw back.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Gotterup | 68 · 61 · 70 · 66 | 265 | −15 |
| T2 | Marco Penge | 65 · 67 · 69 · 66 | 267 | −13 |
| T2 | Rory McIlroy | 68 · 65 · 66 · 68 | 267 | −13 |
| T4 | Nicolai Højgaard | 68 · 69 · 67 · 64 | 268 | −12 |
| T4 | Matt Fitzpatrick | 69 · 63 · 69 · 67 | 268 | −12 |
| 6 | Justin Rose | 70 · 68 · 68 · 63 | 269 | −11 |
| 7 | Sepp Straka | 64 · 69 · 70 · 67 | 270 | −10 |
| T8 | Xander Schauffele | 68 · 66 · 71 · 66 | 271 | −9 |
| T8 | Scottie Scheffler | 67 · 68 · 69 · 67 | 271 | −9 |
| T8 | Ludvig Åberg | 67 · 65 · 71 · 68 | 271 | −9 |
The golfer
born 1999-07-20, Easton, Maryland; USA; turned pro 2022; age 25 that week; tour wins to date: 2; majors to date: 0; world No. 158 that week (OWGR rankBefore for the Genesis Scottish Open (week 28, 2025), OWGR player profile API).
What’s in the bag
- Driver Ping G440 LST 9°, Project X HZRDUS Smoke Black RDX 70 TX
- Fairway Wood TaylorMade Qi35 18°, Mitsubishi Diamana WB 83 TX
- Utility Iron TaylorMade RSi TP UDI 1, KBS C-Taper 130 X
- Irons Bridgestone Tour B 220 MB 4-9, KBS C-Taper 130 X
- Wedge TaylorMade MG4 46°, 52°
- Wedge TaylorMade MG Proto 56°, 60°
- Putter TaylorMade Spider X Tour
- Ball Bridgestone Tour B X Mindset
standard bag, not confirmed for this week