Golf star doubles his career earnings in less than two weeks after shock result at The Open

A pair of fantastic results has drastically increased the career earnings of an up-and-coming PGA Tour star in back-to-back weeks.

Chris Gotterup, a 26-year-old golfer born in Maryland and raised in New Jersey, had only one PGA Tour win under his belt two weeks ago: a victory at the Myrtle Beach Classic in May of 2024.

But now, he's got a victory and a very strong showing at a major tournament to tuck under his cap with plenty of wind in his sails going forward.

Gotterup showed up to The Renaissance Club in North Berwick, Scotland, and hoped of a victory in the Genesis Scottish Open.

By the end of the final round, he was able to hold off Rory McIlroy and Marco Penge to take the second PGA Tour win of his career - beating the pair out by two strokes to win $1.575million.

The following week, he jumped across the water to the Emerald Isle to take part in The Open Championship at Royal Portrush.

With the win the previous week bolstering his confidence, Gotterup finished solo third for the tournament - his best ever showing at a major in only four career attempts.

He finished one stroke behind second-place Harris English and five strokes behind champion Scottie Scheffler.

After having not finished in the top-10 all season long, Gotterup now has a win and a top-3 and has been paid very well.

On top of the $1.575m from Scotland, his exploits at Portrush earned him a $1.128m payout at The Open - meaning he earned more than $2.7m in just two weeks.

That's nearly double his previous career earnings playing pro golf - a total of about $1.7m in a career that began in 2022.

Prior to his trip to Europe, Gotterup added roughly $1million to his career earnings through 20 events in 2025 - with his best finish coming at Myrtle Beach as he finished T-13. He also missed nine cuts in that time.

But now, Gotterup will look to keep his hot streak going as the tour returns to America for the 3M Open at TPC Twin Cities in Minnesota.