GENESIS SCOTTISH OPEN

July 12, 2025

Chris Gotterup

The Renaissance Club

Quick Quotes

Q. You hung in there, wasn't the easiest start out of the gates and you flipped the switch at 5 and 6, seemed to get the round turned in the right direction?

CHRIS GOTTERUP: Yeah, definitely not the easiest day out there considering how it was playing and how I played. Hung tough. It definitely not the start I was looking for coming out of the game but happy to bounce back.

A little bummed with my finish on 16 and 17. 16 was a little bit of -- I haven't played that hole well so hopefully get that one tomorrow. Tough to make putts here in the afternoon. Feels like it's bouncing a little bit. I tried my best and on to tomorrow.

Q. Sometimes the putts just don't go, and you hit some drives that ended up in some weird spots on the front nine. Missed a five at 10 and all of the sudden when you started to need to drive it really well and put it in the fairway.

CHRIS GOTTERUP: I feel like I've been driving it well all week. Even the ones on the front -- 2, can't hit in that bunker. Other than that, I really didn't feel like I hit it that bad today. A couple loose iron shots here and there but that's just going to happen. I've got to tighten it up tomorrow.

Q. Playing with Rory and Wyndham Clark, final group; going to have fun with it?

CHRIS GOTTERUP: Yeah, I'm happy it's not a 3.45 tee time again. That's what you practise for. I'm in a good spot. If you came to me on Tuesday and said that was the case, I would have taken it. I'm excited for tomorrow and yeah, a good day ahead of us.

Q. Following up a 61, not an easy thing to do. Great round of golf today. How pleased are you?

CHRIS GOTTERUP: Yeah, I'm pleased but definitely feel like I left one or two out there that would have been important. After 61, it doesn't feel as easy. I hung in there tough and put myself in a good spot going into tomorrow.

Q. In hindsight, what could you have done differently?

CHRIS GOTTERUP: I would have liked to pick one up on 16. I felt that hole was playing easy-ish this week, and hit a poor iron shot. Other than that, I hit a good shot on 17. Felt like a good putt. Didn't go in. Yeah, 16 was really the one that bothered me because I hit a poor shot.

Q. You're a proven winner on the PGA TOUR but this is a big stage tomorrow, a big day ahead of you, you will be in the group with Rory McIlroy who is already a proven winner at this event. How ready do you feel for this challenge?

CHRIS GOTTERUP: I mean, I know what I'm capable of. I've won before. Obviously different tournament. But I won in college and I've won before. So I know what it takes. It's going to take a good round for sure, and I'm going to go give it my best.