Golf -Chris Gotterup
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Tied for 24th after 4 rounds. Ended with 2 bogeys in final found. Nice payday $77,000 and change.
Glad to see I’m not the only one following Chris 😁. Strong tourney after struggling earlier in the year. And this $77K payday followed a $69K payout for T11 in the Zurich Classic (pairs tournament) the previous week. This week there are two PGA events - the Wells Fargo signature event and the Myrtle Beach Classic where Chris is playing.
Still 155 on the money list; these guys make so much now Scheffler has already won 18 million this year;
Chris has to keep his driver going that's his biggest issue
Started off well in Myrtle Beach event with a 5 Under 66 (7 Birdies and 2 Bogeys). He holed 1 putt of 14' and 2 over 24' for 3 of those Birds.
He's currently 2nd on Tour in Driving Distance, 1 yard ahead of McIlroy in 3rd. The issue is he's 185th in Accuracy off the Tee. Last week he was around 60% for the first 3 rounds, then 35% in Round 4. For the year, he's at 47%. The Tour average is 63%.
I've played where he's playing this week, The Dunes Club. Yesterday on the dogleg around a lake, 616 Yard Par 5, he hit the green in 2 after a 290 yard shot over water. He wasn't the only one. I've stood in that fairway and can't imagine how someone can do that. Unreal.
He's currently 2nd on Tour in Driving Distance, 1 yard ahead of McIlroy in 3rd. The issue is he's 185th in Accuracy off the Tee. Last week he was around 60% for the first 3 rounds, then 35% in Round 4. For the year, he's at 47%. The Tour average is 63%.
I've played where he's playing this week, The Dunes Club. Yesterday on the dogleg around a lake, 616 Yard Par 5, he hit the green in 2 after a 290 yard shot over water. He wasn't the only one. I've stood in that fairway and can't imagine how someone can do that. Unreal.
Tees off today in the afternoon; Maybe if he scarifices a few yards on the drives he can increase the accuracy which would be huge
Chris Gotterup is in 1st place after the third round in the Myrtle Beach Classix.
Wow, a 64. Last I saw he was 1 Under. What a Back 9!
Made Birdie putts of 50' on 17 and 17' on 18.
Wow lets keep it going winning a tournament in his first year would be more than awesome!!
On the Front 9 today, Chris birdied 1 and 3, then shot Par 4-7 as the field crept toward him. They didn't mention it on the broadcast that on the Par 4 8th he hit a bad 3rd shot out of the greenside trap. He put on his Big Boy pants and made a 34' putt for Par. Really clutch.
The last person who grew up in NJ to win a PGA Tour event was 31 years ago when Jim Mcgovern (Oradell, Bergen Cath) beat John Huston in the rain shortened Shell Houston Open in a playoff. That was Mcgovern's only Tour win.
Not good. Started Bogey, Bogey. Missed a 4' Par putt on #1.
Manalapan's Ryan McCormick is 2 back.
Manalapan's Ryan McCormick is 2 back.
Up 6 with 2 holes to go i think he’s got this one
What a big win opens up a lot of things
Rutgers alum Chris Gotterup has won the Myrtle Beach Classic, becoming the first former Scarlet Knight golfer to win a PGA Tour event in program history:
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Ex-Rutgers golfer wins 1st PGA Tour event of career
A former Rutgers star golfer won his PGA Tour event on Sunday.
Chris Gotterup Wins 1st PGA Tour Event at Myrtle Beach Classic - Rutgers University Athletics
PISCATAWAY, N.J. – Former Scarlet Knight and PGA Tour professional golfer Chris Gotterup made history on Sunday.
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