Chris Gotterup won the fifth PGA Tour title of his career at the John Deere Classic on Sunday.
Gotterup posted a final-round 62 to come from five strokes back to win the John Deere Classic in what was his 85th PGA Tour start.
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The 26-year-old has been a real revelation on the PGA Tour since he announced himself on the world stage with the second PGA Tour win of his career at The Genesis Scottish Open last year.
Since then, Chris Gotterup has added three more PGA Tour wins to his collection and he is now ranked as the seventh best golfer in the world.
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Gotterup’s win at the John Deere Classic proved that he has what it takes to come from behind with just 18 holes left to play.
So, we can now safely say that he is not only a great frontrunner, but an accomplished chaser as well.
Why Chris Gotterup considers the John Deere Classic as the ‘fifth major’
Earlier this year, the 26-year-old labelled the John Deere Classic as his own personal ‘fifth major’.
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After his victory at TPC Deere Run, Gotterup was asked if he really meant what he said.
“Yeah, I got a spot here in ’22 from Clair. It really kick-started my whole career, honestly,“ he replied.
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“At that time I had no status anywhere. To get a fourth here was the biggest tournament of my life at that point.
“Obviously we’re biased towards places that we play well at and that we like, and this is one of those for me. To be able to come back and win makes it even more special.“
The John Deere Classic clearly means an awful lot to Gotterup, so the fact that he won the tournament on Sunday must have been extremely satisfying for him.
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Chris Gotterup delivers verdict on his 2026 PGA Tour season so far
Gotterup was asked by one reporter after his final round at TPC Deere Run how he views his 2026 season to date.
“Yeah, I think it’s always a work in progress,“ he replied.
“We’re all crazy, golfers. The bads feel really bad even though they’re not that bad, and the goods feel like you’re unbeatable. Today I obviously had a really good day.
“This whole year has been really good, if you look at it in a big picture, but I obviously got off to a great start and was grinding it out in the middle of the year, but that’s not unexpected. Yeah, obviously hopefully this kick-starts some other great stuff.
“Yeah, I’d be lying if I said this year wasn’t a massive success. Hopefully I still have some tournaments left, and hopefully keep it going and running into the end of the year.“
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