What’s worse than being paired up against Rory McIlroy in the final round of a tournament? The final round being held in Europe. For Chris Gotterup , that unfortunate circumstance inched closer to him as he walked on the course. “There were a lot of cries of ‘Rory’…” he recalled later. The Northern Irishman was fresh off his Master’s win, a completion of his Career Grand Slam. As Gotterup played for his second PGA Tour win, the noise turned sharper. Now months later, he has once again opened up about the crowd’s unwelcoming behavior.

Speaking on SiriusXM’s PGA Tour Radio, Gotterup talked about the “hostile” environment he faced in the 2025 Genesis Scottish Open. “ It’s not like the NFL, where you go to a hostile environment very often, but…I think that’s about as close as you can

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