Chris Gotterup
Chris Gotterup

Chris Gotterup holds off Rory McIlroy to win Genesis Scottish Open

Genesis Scottish Open Final Round Scores: Chris Gotterup holds off Rory McIlroy to win his second PGA Tour title.

Chris Gotterup held off Rory McIlroy to win his second PGA Tour title at the Genesis Scottish Open. 

Gotterup, 25, started the final round in a tie for the lead with McIlroy on 11-under par. 

McIlroy briefly nosed ahead early when Gotterup bogeyed the 1st, but the American turned the tables with four birdies in the space six holes from the 7th.

Gotterup then marched into a two-shot lead with a birdie on the par-5 16th, albeit receiving a huge break off the tee when his ball clattered into a group of spectators, preventing it from finding the gorse bushes. 

The big-hitting American then held his nerve on the final two holes to see out a second PGA Tour title. 

He finished the week on 15-under par. 

Gotterup, who equalled The Renaissance Club course record on Friday with a 61, won $1.575m for winning the 2025 Genesis Scottish Open. 

He won his first PGA Tour title at the Myrtle Beach Classic in May 2024. 

McIlroy finished in a tie for second alongside England's Marco Penge on 13-under par. 

The World No.2 will now head into next week's Open Championship on his home turf of Royal Portrush.

The Northern Irishman will be looking for a better performance than his missed cut there last time around in 2019. 

McIlroy, who completed the career grand slam at The Masters in April, won his sole Open at Royal Liverpool in 2014. 

Nicolai Hojgaard and Matt Fitzpatrick rounded out the top five at the Scottish Open on 12-under par. 

Hojgaard's performance books his place at The Open. 

England's Justin Rose fired a best of the day 63 to finish solo sixth on 11-under par.

Scottish Open Final Leaderboard

Chris Gotterup

-15

66

Rory McIlroy

-13

68

Marco Penge

-13

66

Nicolai Hojgaard

-12

64

Matt Fitzpatrick

-12

67

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13 Jul 2025
16:01
Leaderboard update
Scottish Open Final Round Latest

Rory McIlroy

-12

7

Chris Gotterup

-12

7

Marco Penge

-11

7

Sepp Straka

-10

9

Matt Fitzpatrick

-10

7

Jake Knapp

-10

7

16:00
Gotterup joins the lead

Gotterup -12 (7)

Gotterup rolls in a 10 footer for birdie to join his playing partner McIlroy out in front on 12-under.

15:54
Huge par save for McIlroy

McIlroy -12 (7)

Huge par save on the tough 7th. 

McIlroy found the face of the fairway bunker and was forced to splash out. 

He then played a 5-iron down the flag to 20 feet and then buried the par save from right to left. 

That will feel like an eagle to McIlroy after where he saw the tee shot. 

15:28
Scottish Open Final Round Latest

Rory McIlroy

-12

5

Marco Penge

-11

6

Chris Gotterup

-11

5

Sepp Straka

-10

7

Matt Fitzpatrick

-10

6

Jake Knapp

-10

6

Wyndham Clark

-9

5

15:26
McIlroy leads

McIlroy -12 (5)

We have a new leader.

Rory Daniel McIlroy.

The Northern Irishman curls in a 10 footer for birdie on the short par-4 5th to move one shot clear on 12-under par. 

15:25
Fitzpatrick, Penge join lead

Fitzpatrick -11, Penge -11 (5)

Fitzpatrick and Penge join the lead with birdies on the short par-4 5th. 

15:06
McIlroy birdie

McIlroy -11 (4)

McIlroy bounces back with a brilliant birdie from nine feet on the par-4 4th.

He's back in a tie for the lead on 11-under alongside Penge and Gotterup. 

15:03
Leaderboard update
Scottish Open Final Round Leaderboard Latest

Marco Penge

-11

4

Chris Gotterup

-11

3

Sepp Straka

-10

6

Matt Fitzpatrick

-10

4

Jake Knapp

-10

4

Rory McIlroy

-10

3

Viktor Hovland

-9

8

Wyndham Clark

-9

3

Xander Schauffele

-8

9

Scottie Scheffler

-8

7

14:55
Penge joins the lead

Penge -11 (4)

Penge joins Gotterup in a tie for the lead with a birdie at the 4th. 

14:52
McIlroy bogey at 3

Gotterup -11, McIlroy -10 (3)

Shocking stuff from Rory on the par-5 3rd.

He hacks around down the left side and then fails to convert his par save.

He's now one back as Gotterup has made birdie. 

14:43
Eagle for Aberg

Aberg -9 (5)

Aberg also makes eagle on the short par-4 5th.

The Swede surges to 9-under. 

14:39
Birdies for Penge and Fitzpatrick

Penge -10, Fitzpatrick -10 (3)

Birdies at the par-5 3rd for Penge and Fitzpatrick in the penultimate group of the day.

The English duo move to 10-under par and just one behind McIlroy, who is heading down the 3rd. 

14:27
Eagle for Scheffler

Scheffler -8 (5)

Incredible eagle from Scheffler on the par-4 5th. 

He finds the green with his tee shot and then converts from 20 feet for an eagle-two.

The World No.1 vaults to 8-under and he's just three back.

14:26
McIlroy par at 2

McIlroy -11 (2)

McIlroy makes a safe par on the par-4 2nd.

Another huge drive followed by a wedge into 20 feet leads to a par.

He remains one ahead of both Gotterup and Knapp. 

Clark found rough off the tee and it led to a bogey to move him back to 8-under. 

Elsewhere, Straka has just popped in a second birdie of the day at the 3rd to move to 9-under. 

14:24
Four birdies from Hovland

Hovland -9 (6)

Hovland enters the mix from nowhere.

He's just roled in a fourth birdie in six holes to vault up to 9-under. 

That's just two back of McIlroy. 

14:01
Rory leads by one

McIlroy -11, Gotterup -10, Clark -9 (1) 

McIlroy leads by one as Gotterup finds trouble off the tee en route to an opening bogey.

Clark, the third member of the three-ball, made par to remain in tied fourth on 9-under.

McIlroy split the fairway with a booming drive and then played a safe wedge into the heart of the green to 30 feet before two-putting for par. 

13:50
Knapp one back

Knapp -10 (1)

Knapp birdies the par-4 1st to move into solo third on 10-under.

The big-hitting American converted a 12-footer to get his day off to a flyer. 

Pars for Fitzpatrick and Penge. 

13:48
Hall on the charge

Hall -8 (4)

England's Harry Hall has just opened with three straight birdies and a par on 4.

Hall to 8-under, three back. 

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hall
13:46
Straka birdie at 1

Straka -8 (1)

Two-time winner this season, Straka, has just thrown his hat into the ring with an early birdie at 1.

Straka, who should easily make the European Ryder Cup team again this September, moves to 8-under par and just three strokes behind.

13:36
Bogey for Scheffler

Scheffler -6 (2)

Scheffler has immediately given back his birdie at the 1st with a bogey on the par-4 2nd. 

The World No.1 is back to 6-under par and five shots off the pace.

You would think he's too far back.

13:31
Recap of Rory's R3
13:25
Welcome to live final round updates from the 2025 Genesis Scottish Open

We're off and running in the final round of the 2025 Genesis Scottish Open here at The Renaissance Club in North Berwick.

Rory McIlroy and Chris Gotterup hold the lead at 11-under par, two shots clear of the chasing pack that includes former US Open champions Matt Fitzpatrick and Wyndham Clark.

Jake Knapp and Marco Penge are also just two shots back. 

World No.1 Scottie Scheffler is also in the hunt, and he's just birdied the 1st hole to move to 7-under par. 

We're in for a dramatic final round. 

Here's a look at all the final round tee times at the 2025 Genesis Scottish Open: 

Genesis Scottish Open tee times: Round 4

Time (BST)

Tee

Player 1 (Country)

Player 2 (Country)

Player 3 (Country)

11:30

10

Sebastian SÖDERBERG (SWE)

Alejandro DEL REY (ESP)

Yannik PAUL (GER)

11:40

10

Keith MITCHELL (USA)

Alex SMALLEY (USA)

Laurie CANTER (ENG)

11:50

10

Jhonattan VEGAS (VEN)

Gary WOODLAND (USA)

Jesper SVENSSON (SWE)

12:00

10

Tommy FLEETWOOD (ENG)

Nico ECHAVARRIA (COL)

Brian HARMAN (USA)

12:10

10

Sami VÄLIMÄKI (FIN)

Elvis SMYLIE (AUS)

Keita NAKAJIMA (JPN)

12:20

10

Maverick MCNEALY (USA)

Jacques KRUYSWIJK (RSA)

Marcel SIEM (GER)

12:30

10

Daniel BROWN (ENG)

Richard MANSELL (ENG)

Justin THOMAS (USA)

12:40

10

Corey CONNERS (CAN)

Jacob BRIDGEMAN (USA)

Sam BURNS (USA)

12:50

10

Ryan FOX (NZL)

Robert MACINTYRE (SCO)

Padraig HARRINGTON (IRL)

13:00

10

Daniel BERGER (USA)

Connor SYME (SCO)

Samuel STEVENS (USA)

13:10

10

Thomas DETRY (BEL)

Thorbjørn OLESEN (DEN)

Sam BAIRSTOW (ENG)

13:20

10

Henrik NORLANDER (SWE)

Martin COUVRA (FRA)

Luke CLANTON (USA)

13:30

10

Dale WHITNELL (ENG)

Ryan GERARD (USA)

Byeong Hun AN (KOR)

11:34

1

Aaron RAI (ENG)

Adam SCOTT (AUS)

 

11:42

1

Christiaan BEZUIDENHOUT (RSA)

Si Woo KIM (KOR)

 

11:50

1

Matt WALLACE (ENG)

John PARRY (ENG)

Nick TAYLOR (CAN)

12:00

1

Grant FORREST (SCO)

Michael KIM (USA)

Justin ROSE (ENG)

12:10

1

Jordan SMITH (ENG)

Jorge CAMPILLO (ESP)

Ugo COUSSAUD (FRA)

12:20

1

Harry HALL (ENG)

Victor PEREZ (FRA)

Xander SCHAUFFELE (USA)

12:30

1

Matt MCCARTY (USA)

Taylor PENDRITH (CAN)

Bud CAULEY (USA)

12:40

1

Viktor HOVLAND (NOR)

Romain LANGASQUE (FRA)

Andy SULLIVAN (ENG)

12:50

1

Francesco LAPORTA (ITA)

Scottie SCHEFFLER (USA)

Kristoffer REITAN (NOR)

13:00

1

Nicolai HØJGAARD (DEN)

Ludvig Ã…BERG (SWE)

Matti SCHMID (GER)

13:10

1

Sepp STRAKA (AUT)

Antoine ROZNER (FRA)

Kevin YU (TPE)

13:20

1

Andrew NOVAK (USA)

Tom KIM (KOR)

Harris ENGLISH (USA)

13:30

1

Matt FITZPATRICK (ENG)

Marco PENGE (ENG)

Jake KNAPP (USA)

13:40

1

Wyndham CLARK (USA)

Chris GOTTERUP (USA)

Rory MCILROY (NIR)

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