From the Jersey Shore to the Scottish Coast, Chris Gotterup has laid claim to the biggest title of his professional golf career. Holding off fellow 54-hole leader Rory McIlroy at the Renaissance Club,

In addition to McIlroy, the emergence on the leaderboard of the likes of Matthew Fitzpatrick, Justin Rose, Xander Schauffele, Viktor Hovland and World No 1, Scottie Scheffler, should’ve been accompanied by the kind of ominous rumbling you’d hear when heavy artillery gets maneuvered into a strategic position.

Gotterup held on late on Sunday to top McIlroy and the rest of the field and win the Genesis Scottish Open. That marked his second career PGA Tour win and earned the 25-year-old one of the final spots into next week's British Open.