Genesis Scottish Open 2025 highlights: Chris Gotterup holds off Rory McIlroy for the win
Chris Gotterup won the 2025 Genesis Scottish Open on Sunday at The Renaissance Club in North Berwick, Scotland.
Gotterup shot 4-under 66 in the final round to finish at 15 under for the tournament, two shots ahead of Grand Slam winner Rory McIlroy and England's Marco Penge.
Gotterup and McIlroy entered Sunday's final round in a tie for the lead, but the 25-year-old from New England pulled away with three birdies on the inward nine while McIlroy failed to get anything going down the stretch, making nine pars on the back half and failing to cash in on several birdie opportunities.
"Amazing," Gotterup said. "It's all hitting me. It's just so cool. I played really well this week, and I knew today was going to be tough. I hung in there like a champ and finished it off in style."
Gotterup, who turns 26 next Sunday, will celebrate his birthday by making his first appearance at the Open Championship, which he qualified for with the win in Scotland.
Read below for scores, highlights and live updates from the final round of the 2025 Genesis Scottish Open.
2025 Genesis Scottish Open scores
Check out the leaderboard and tee times for the final round of the tournament, which began at 6:30 a.m. ET and players went off both Nos. 1 and 10 tees in groups of three due to dense fog in the forecast.
Here's what the top of the leaderboard looked like after Sunday's final round:
| POS | PLAYER | SCORE | THRU |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C. Gotterup | -15 | F |
| T2 | R. McIlroy | -13 | F |
| T2 | M. Penge | -13 | F |
| T4 | N. Hojgaard | -12 | F |
| T4 | M. Fitzpatrick | -12 | F |
| 6 | J. Rose | -11 | F |
Chris Gotterup wins the Genesis Scottish Open
Gotterup made par on the 17th and 18th, and so did Rory McIlroy, allowing Gotterup to hang on to his two-shot lead and earn his second career victory on the PGA Tour.
Chris Gotterup makes huge birdie on No. 16 to take two-shot lead over Rory McIlroy
Chris Gotterup nailed a 10-foot birdie putt on the par-5 16th to get to 15 under, two shots ahead of Rory McIlroy, who made a disappointing par on No. 16 despite having just 195 yards into the green with his second shot.
Gotterup is in the driver's seat and needs just two more good holes to nab the biggest win of his career.
Solo leader Chris Gotterup placed on the clock for slow play
Chris Gotterup, who led by 2 over Rory McIlroy and Marco Penge, was placed on the clock for slow play just after 1 p.m. ET. This happens when a group is off pace and is done to encourage speedier play. He went on to bogey the 15th just moments after being placed on the clock.
He was taken off the clock at 1:20 p.m. ET.
Scottie Scheffler has hilarious reaction after missing a putt at the Genesis Scottish Open
It's just one of those days on the links for the World No. 1.
He still shot 67 on Sunday and is in line for yet another top 10 finish.
Chris Gotterup leads by two with six holes to go
Gotterup is seeking his most impressive feat on the PGA Tour yet. He's at 15 under overall and 4 under on Sunday and leads by two shots over Rory McIlroy.
Justin Rose fires 63 to take clubhouse lead
It most likely won't hold up, but Justin Rose took the the clubhouse lead just after noon ET when he posted a 7-under 63 in Sunday's final round at the Genesis Scottish Open. He finished the tournament at 10 under par.
Rose's card was about as clean as it gets Sunday. He made seven birdies and 11 pars en route to his best round of the week.
Rose now has some momentum as he heads to the Open Championship, where he finished T2 a year ago, looking to finally break back into the major championship winners circle. He lost in a playoff to Rory McIlroy at the Masters in April.
Rory McIlroy hits left-handed to save par on No. 11 at the Genesis Scottish Open
Sometimes, you have to just take what the golf gods give you. Well done, Mr. McIlroy.
Chris Gotterup takes the solo lead
The 36-hole outright leader and the 54-hole co-leader now has the solo lead once again, as Chris Gotterup has made three birdies in his last four holes, Nos. 7-10, to get to 14 under as of 12:05 p.m. ET. He's one shot ahead of Rory McIlroy and two shots ahead of Matt Fitzpatrick.
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Rory McIlroy posts back-to-back birdies Sunday at the Scottish
Rory McIlroy gets one back with birdie, joins 5-way tie for the lead
There are five players tied atop the leaderboard at 11 under: Rory McIlroy, Jake Knapp, Matt Fitzpatrick, Chris Gotterup and Marco Penge.
McIlroy bounced back from an uncharacteristic bogey on the par-5 third with a birdie on No. 4 to get back to even par on the day.
With about 13 holes to play, it's anybody's ballgame at the Genesis Scottish Open.
Rory McIlroy drops one behind Marco Penge and Chris Gotterup
After going 3 under on the three par 5s on Saturday, a bogey on the par-5 sixth in the final round set Rory McIlroy back into a tie for second with three other players at 10 under just before 10 a.m. ET, one shot behind co-leaders Marco Penge and Chris Gotterup.
Penge is 2 under through four holes, Gotterup is even on the day.
Viktor Hovland making a run from behind, Rory McIlroy still leads
There's always one guy who comes from way behind and makes some noise on Sunday. If early results are any indication, that's going to be Viktor Hovland today. He's 4 under through 6 holes, with birdies on Nos. 2, 3, 5 and 6.
Hovland is now part of a five-way tie for fourth at 9 under with Ludvig Aberg, Sepp Straka, Matt Fitzpatrick and Marco Penge.
That group is two shots behind Rory McIlroy, who holds the solo lead at 11 under as of 9:35 a.m. ET, one clear of Jake Knapp and Chris Gotterup at 10 under. McIlroy is even par through two holes.
Rory McIlroy takes the outright lead at the Genesis Scottish Open
It took only one hole for the tie at the top of the leaderboard to be broken. Chris Gotterup, who started the day in a share of the lead with Rory McIlroy at 11 under, made bogey on the first hole to start his day. McIlroy made par, leaving him alone at the top with 17 to go.
Final few groups teeing off in the final round of the Genesis Scottish Open
The final two groups are ready to go for the final round of the Genesis Scottish Open.
Jake Knapp, Matt Fitzpatrick and Marco Penge, who are all 9 under, tee off 10 minutes ahead of the last threesome, Rory McIlroy, Chris Gotterup and Wyndham Clark.
Where to watch, follow the 2025 Genesis Scottish Open final round
*All times ET
- 6 a.m.-3 p.m., PGA Tour Live on ESPN+
- 10 a.m.-3 p.m., SiriusXM PGA Tour radio
- 10 a.m.-12 p.m., Golf Channel, NBC Sports app
- 12-3 p.m., CBS, Paramount+
Genesis Scottish Open 2025 final round betting odds
Here's a look at the betting odds entering Sunday's final round of action at the Genesis Scottish Open, courtesy of BetMGM:
- Rory McIlroy (+120)
- Chris Gotterup (+400)
- Matt Fitzpatrick (+900)
- Jake Knapp (+1400)
- Wyndham Clark (+1400)
- Marco Penge (+1400)
- Ludvig Aberg (+2500)
What is the purse, prize money at Genesis Scottish Open?
The Scottish Open purse is $9 million, with $1.53 million going to the winner in addition to 500 FedEx Cup points.
Scottish Open is a big economic driver
According to the number crunchers, last year’s championship delivered a net economic impact of $26 million to the country’s coffers. The local economy alone benefited to the tune of $10.6 million.
In terms of sustainability, meanwhile, this week’s showpiece is championing a ‘Better with Nature’ campaign as spectators are offered the chance to learn more about the environment that surrounds the course via a nature trail and scavenger hunt.
On Wednesday, Genesis announced a multi-year agreement with the DP World Tour and PGA Tour to stay on as title partner of the event through 2030.