There were two co-sanctioned events between the DP World Tour and the PGA Tour this week: the Genesis Scottish Open and the ISCO Championship.
The Scottish Open wrapped earlier today as Chris Gotterup claimed his second victory of his career. He defeated the likes of World No. 2 Rory McIlroy by two strokes as he fired off a 4-under 66 on Sunday to secure a nice paycheck.
Gotterup opened his day with a bogey, but quickly got his nerves under control. The 25-year-old rattled off six birdies to get the job done. He also won last year’s Myrtle Beach Classic.
With this win, Gotterup earned $1,575,000 and 500 FedEx Cup points. It is a life-changing victory, as it has earned him a spot in next week’s Open Championship at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland.
The reigning Masters champion looked like he would challenge Gotterup, but after he made his third birdie of the day on the 8th, his putter went ice cold. After his bogey on the par-5 3rd, McIlroy did not drop another shot, but he could never pull even again after starting the day tied atop the leaderboard.
McIlroy settled for a 2-under 68 to put him at 13-under overall. He finished tied for second with England’s Marco Penge. They both won $788,175.
Nicolai Højgaard and Matt Fitzpatrick tied for fourth place and earned a prize of $407,250 each. Justin Rose found his form this week, claiming a solo sixth to win $322,200 and gain some momentum ahead of The Open.
Last year, he finished runner-up to Xander Schauffele and is looking to capture another major championship to add to his illustrious career.
How much did the rest of the players win at the 2025 Genesis Scottish Open? Let’s break down the field’s winnings.
Genesis Scottish Open 2025 Payout:
1. Chris Gotterup (-15): $1,575,000
T2. Marco Penge, Rory McIlroy (-13): $788,175
T4. Nicolai Højgaard, Matt Fitzpatrick (-12): $407,250
6. Justin Rose (-11): $322,200
7. Sepp Straka (-10): $287,550
T8. Xander Schauffele, Scottie Scheffler, Ludvig Åberg (-9): $233,400
T11. Viktor Hovland, Wydham Clark (-8): $189,675
T13. Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Taylor Pendrith, Kristoffer Reitan, Andrew Novak (-7): $153,450
T17. Adam Scott, Harry Hall, Andy Sullivan, Matti Schmid, Tom Kim (-6): $120,510
T22. Nick Taylor, Grant Forrest, Nico Echavarria, Jordan Smith, Jorge Campillo, Maverick McNealy, Matt McCarty, Richard Mansell, Justin Thomas, Antoine Rozner, Harris English, Jake Knapp (-5): $82,145
T34. Sebastian Soderberg, Alex Smalley, Laurie Canter, Si Woo Kim, Michael Kim, Tommy Fleetwood, Elvis Smylie, Marcel Siem, Kevin Yu (-4): $52,950
T43. Yannik Paul, Jesper Svensson, Ugo Coussaud, Victor Perez (-3): $40,950
T47. Aaron Rai, Corey Conners, Sam Burns (-2): $34,860
T50. Keith Mitchell, Matt Wallace, Jhonattan Vegas, Brian Harman, Francesco Laporta (-1): $29,754
T55. John Parry, Keita Nakajima, Bud Cauley, Romain Langasque, Daniel Berger (E): $25,920
T60. Alejandro Del Ray, Gary Woodland, Sami Valimaki, Daniel Brown, Thorbjørn Olesen (+1): $23,220
T65. Jacques Kruyswijk, Ryan Fox, Robert MacIntyre, Sam Bairstow, Luke Clanton, Dale Whitnell (+2): $19,800
T71. Padraig Harrington, Thomas Detry (+3): $18,810
73. Martin Couvra (+4): $18,540
74. Ryan Gerard (+5): $18,360
T75. Jacob Bridgeman, Connor Syme, Sam Stevens (+6): $18,000
78. Henrik Norlander (+7): $17,640
79. Byeong Hun An (+8): $17,460
Next week, the final major championship of the year arrives as the world’s best players gather in Northern Ireland for the Open Championship. Royal Portrush is back to host the Open since its last time in 2019 when Irishman Shane Lowry took home the Claret Jug.
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