From the Jersey Shore to the Scottish Coast, Chris Gotterup has laid claim to the biggest title of his professional golf career. Holding off fellow 54-hole leader Rory McIlroy at the Renaissance Club,

Chris Gotterup just won the most important tournament of his professional career, which was evident in his emotions following his victory.

NORTH BERWICK, Scotland — Chris Gotterup came up with the clutch shots on the biggest stage he has faced Sunday, taking down crowd favorite Rory McIlroy with a 4-under 66 and a two-shot victory in the Scottish Open that gives him another week of links golf.

Gotterup held on late on Sunday to top McIlroy and the rest of the field and win the Genesis Scottish Open. That marked his second career PGA Tour win and earned the 25-year-old one of the final spots into next week's British Open.

American Chris Gotterup impressively holds off Rory McIlroy and the chasing pack to claim the biggest win of his career with a remarkable Scottish Open success.

The 2025 Genesis Scottish Open, an event co-sanctioned on the PGA Tour and the DP World Tour, concluded on Sunday with Chris Gotterup holding off Rory McIlroy to hoist the trophy and taking home a big check. First-place money at The Renaissance Club in North Berwick, Scotland, was $1.575 million out of the $9 million purse.

North Berwick, Scotland – Chris Gotterup came up with the clutch shots on the biggest stage he has faced Sunday, taking down crowd favorite Rory McIlroy with a 4-under 66 and a two-shot victory in the Scottish Open that gives him another week of links golf.

Chris Gotterup has shown at this Scottish Open that he doesn't lack golfing talent. And another thing the American is not short of is belief. Going out in the final round of a big event in the company of major winners Rory McIlroy and Wyndham Clark might spook some. But if 25-year-old Gotterup is among them, he's hiding it well.

The Genesis Scottish Open had one of the strongest fields of the year, and the perks are far greater. Gotterup, who played three years at Rutgers and won player-of-the-year awards as a senior at Oklahoma, gets into the Masters for the first time next April.

Rory McIlroy shares the lead at the Genesis Scottish Open and says he's nearly back to his Masters-winning form.

Watch the winning putt as world number 158 Chris Gotterup held off Rory McIlroy to win the 2025 Scottish Open.