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American professional golfer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Christopher Gotterup (born July 20, 1999[2]) is an American professional golfer.[1]
Chris Gotterup | |||||
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Personal information | |||||
Full name | Christopher Gotterup | ||||
Born | Easton, Maryland, U.S. | July 20, 1999||||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||||
Weight | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||||
Sporting nationality | ![]() | ||||
Residence | Edmond, Oklahoma, U.S. | ||||
Career | |||||
College | Rutgers University[1] University of Oklahoma[1] | ||||
Turned professional | 2022 | ||||
Current tour(s) | PGA Tour | ||||
Former tour(s) | Korn Ferry Tour | ||||
Professional wins | 2 | ||||
Number of wins by tour | |||||
PGA Tour | 1 | ||||
Other | 1 | ||||
Best results in major championships | |||||
Masters Tournament | DNP | ||||
PGA Championship | CUT: 2024 | ||||
U.S. Open | T43: 2022 | ||||
The Open Championship | DNP | ||||
Achievements and awards | |||||
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Gotterup played college golf at Rutgers University from 2017 to 2021,[3] then transferred to the University of Oklahoma for 2021–22 where he won the Haskins Award and Jack Nicklaus Award as the top college golfer.[4] While in college, he also won the Metropolitan Amateur and the New Jersey State Open. He was the Metropolitan Golf Association Jerry Courville Sr. Player of the Year Award in 2019.[2]
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.[5] He finished T-3 at the Korn Ferry Tour Q-School to earn his 2023 Korn Ferry Tour card.[6] He had three top-10 finishes on the tour in 2023 and earned his 2024 PGA Tour card by finishing 23rd at the 2023 Korn Ferry Tour Finals.
On May 12, 2024, he won the Myrtle Beach Classic for his first PGA Tour victory.[7][8]
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No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
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1 | May 12, 2024 | Myrtle Beach Classic | 66-64-65-67=262 | −22 | 6 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
Tournament | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
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Masters Tournament | |||
PGA Championship | CUT | ||
U.S. Open | T43 | ||
The Open Championship |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied