Chris Gotterup outlasts Rory McIlroy to win Scottish Open
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Scottie Scheffler tied for eighth in the Scottish Open and while Rory McIlroy cut into his margin with a tie for second, McIlroy still trails Scheffler by 836 points. Winning the Open in his home country and Scheffler missing the cut won't be enough to make up that difference: the Open winner will get 750 points.
Playing alongside fellow 54-hole co-leader Rory McIlroy in the final group of the final round of the Genesis Scottish Open, Gotterup closed in 4-under 66 to post 15-under 265 at The Renaissance Club, good for a two-stroke victory and 500 FedExCup points. It pays out $1,575,000 in prize money allocated from a purse of $9 million.
Rory McIlroy came within a whisker of his second Genesis Scottish Open title, but ultimately finished two strokes behind a surprising winner.
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Gotterup finished No. 7 on the 2022 PGA TOUR University Ranking and notched a T3 at Final Stage of 2022 Q-School to earn guaranteed Korn Ferry Tour starts this season.
Golf's oldest championship returns to Royal Portrush. It's the third time the British Open has gone to the Northern Ireland links. Shane Lowry won in 2019.