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Chris Gotterup Wins Sony Open With Closing 64 to Launch PGA Tour Season

The third-year pro climbs to No. 17 in the world with his third PGA Tour title.

Overview

  • Gotterup finished at 16-under 264 after a 6-under 64, winning by two over Ryan Gerard, who closed with 65 and two late birdies.
  • Davis Riley squandered a two-shot 54-hole lead with bogey-bogey-double on Nos. 6–8, carding 71 to tie for sixth at 11 under.
  • Robert MacIntyre shot the final day’s low round, a bogey-free 63, to share fourth at 12 under with Jacob Bridgeman.
  • Patrick Rodgers took solo third at 13 under after a closing 65.
  • The season opener followed The Sentry’s cancellation on Maui, played in breezy Waialae conditions, and paid Gotterup $1.638 million from a $9.1 million purse.