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Chris Gotterup
American professional golfer (born 1999) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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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 tournaments.[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]
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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.
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Amateur wins
- 2019 Metropolitan Amateur, Fighting Irish Classic
- 2022 Puerto Rico Invitational
Source:[18]
Professional wins (3)
PGA Tour wins (2)
1Co-sanctioned by the European Tour
Other wins (1)
- 2019 New Jersey State Open (as an amateur)
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Results in major championships
Top 10
Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Results in The Players Championship
CUT = missed the half-way cut
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References
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