Christopher Gotterup (born July 20, 1999) is an American

professional golfer A professional golfer is somebody who receives payments or financial rewards in the sport of golf that are directly related to their skill or reputation. A person who earns money by teaching or playing golf is traditionally considered a "golf pr ...

Amateur career

Gotterup played college golf at

Rutgers University Rutgers University ( ), officially Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is a Public university, public land-grant research university consisting of three campuses in New Jersey. Chartered in 1766, Rutgers was originally called Queen's C ...

from 2017 to 2021. In 2019 he won the

Metropolitan Amateur The Metropolitan Amateur or Met Amateur is an amateur golf tournament organized by the Metropolitan Golf Association. It has been played annually since 1899 and is one of the oldest amateur golf tournaments in the United States along with the U.S. ...

and

New Jersey State Open The New Jersey State Open Championship is the New Jersey state open golf tournament, open to both amateur and professional golfers. It is organized by the New Jersey State Golf Association. It has been played annually since 1921 at a variety of c ...

, and was given the Metropolitan Golf Association Jerry Courville Sr. Player of the Year Award. He transferred to the

University of Oklahoma The University of Oklahoma (OU) is a Public university, public research university in Norman, Oklahoma, United States. Founded in 1890, it had existed in Oklahoma Territory near Indian Territory for 17 years before the two territories became the ...

for 2021–22, where he won the

Haskins Award The Haskins Award is presented annually by the Haskins Commission to honor the most outstanding collegiate golfer in the United States. The award is named in memory of Fred Haskins, former golf teaching professional at the Country Club of Columbus ...

and Jack Nicklaus Award as the top college golfer.

Professional career

Gotterup turned professional in 2022 after the NCAA championship. He played events on both the

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and

Korn Ferry Tour The Korn Ferry Tour is the developmental tour for the U.S.-based PGA Tour, and features professional golfers who have either not yet reached the PGA Tour, or who have done so but then failed to win enough FedEx Cup points to stay at that level. ...

in 2022 including a T-4 finish at the

John Deere Classic The John Deere Classic is a professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour. It is played annually in July, usually the week before The Open Championship, at TPC Deere Run in the Quad Cities community of Silvis, Illinois. History The tournament bega ...

. He finished T-3 at the Korn Ferry Tour Q-School to earn his 2023 Korn Ferry Tour card. He had three top-10 finishes on the tour in 2023 and earned his 2024 PGA Tour card by finishing 23rd on the Korn Ferry Tour points list. On May 12, 2024, he won the Myrtle Beach Classic for his first PGA Tour victory.

Amateur wins

*2019

, Fighting Irish Classic *2022 Puerto Rico Invitational Source:

Professional wins (2)

PGA Tour wins (1)

Other wins (1)

*2019

(as an amateur)

Results in major championships

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Results in The Players Championship

CUT = missed the half-way cut

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gotteruo, Chris American male golfers PGA Tour golfers Rutgers Scarlet Knights athletes Oklahoma Sooners men's golfers Golfers from Maryland Golfers from Oklahoma People from Easton, Maryland Sportspeople from Edmond, Oklahoma 1999 births Living people 21st-century American sportsmen