Harris English arrived in Britain two weeks ago without his caddie while Chris Gotterup flew over without a plane ticket for Ireland.

Chris Gotterup won the Scottish Open last weekend and is currently inside the top 10 at the 36-hole mark in the Open Championship at Royal Portrush. It's quite the stretch of golf, and life. And yet,

He won the Scottish Open seven days ago, a life-altering victory that earned him a spot in the British Open field this week at Portrush.

Scottie Scheffler fired a final-round 68 at Royal Portrush to cruise to a four-shot victory at the Open Championship.

It was unexpected, and not just because of the formidable names breathing down his neck. Gotterup had been playing well heading into Scotland, posting seven top-25 finishes in his last 11 starts (including the U.S. Open), but he had virtually no links reps and the game over here is notoriously unkind to the inexperienced.

Gotterup finished 15-under at one of the more fun tournaments on the calendar, two clear of both Marco Penge and Rory McIlroy. It marked the second PGA Tour win for Gotterup and notably clinched him a spot in next week’s Open Championship at Royal Portrush.

Chris Gotterup won the 2025 Genesis Scottish Open, securing his biggest career victory and a spot in the Open Championship. Gotterup, ranked 158th in the world before the tournament, held off a competitive field including Rory McIlroy to win by two strokes.

The duo was tied entering the back nine, but McIlroy failed to convert a birdie putt as Gotterup finished with three birdies and a bogey.

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