Surprising PGA Tour Pro Ties Scottish Open Course Record for Lead
Everyone knows that Links Golf is entirely a different animal. This is what made what happened to the Scottish Open very surprising.
The Genesis Scottish Open 2025 is only the second departure of Chris Gotterup on the links of his professional career. His beginnings were also at the Renaissance Club a year ago, and that could not have gets worse because he missed the cup of six strokes.
However, a year later, the story is completely different. Gotterup between the tournament weekend as the only leader at 11 sous. But it was his second round that turned the heads, linking the Bernd Wiesberger course record in 2019 (9-mine 61).
Gotterup started the day in full swing, carding six birdies without Bogey on the first nine to go around with 29 strokes, his PGA Tour Career-Low Nine. He then added three other Bordies without Bogey to the nine rear to end one of the best cycles of his career.
In fact, his second -round score has improved his season’s record by two strokes. His previous low score of the year was the 63 he obtained in the first round of the Puerto Rico Open.
This performance allowed him to climb 32 places in the ranking, seated in first place. In the first round, Gotterup displayed a score of 2 sous with four birdies and two Bogeys.
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In the 2024 edition of this event, Gotterup bowed early after hiding towers of 66 and 77 (3 on).
Gotterup was not widely tilted to do well for the Scottish open. Before going to Scotland, he had played 21 PGA Tour tournaments and still was looking for his first top 10 of the season.
Chris Gotterup: “You just take what you can get”
After the second round, Chris Gotterup evaluated his performances and explained the importance of taking advantage of good opportunities to obtain a partition like his:
“I played really well today. Not much wind in the morning, which was obviously beneficial,” he said.
“But yes, it’s funny, when it turns, you get holes you like and holes you don’t like and vice versa.”
“I think there are certainly certain holes that feel good. Three pars to finish.”
“You just take what you can get, what the course gives you.”
Gotterup will start to move the day at 10:45 am, east time, grouped with Harry Hall, who is second, two strokes behind the leader.
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