Sepp Straka had eight birdies in his round of 64, also joined by Nico Echavarria and Victor Perez atop the leaderboard alongside Knapp. Four other players were one shot behind, while Scottie Scheffler had to settle for a 67 and was three back.

Jake Knapp made his professional links debut this week in Scotland, and he's off to a terrific start at The Renaissance Club.

NORTH BERWICK, Scotland — Chris Gotterup came up with the clutch shots on the biggest stage he has faced Sunday, taking down crowd favorite Rory McIlroy with a 4-under 66 and a two-shot victory in the Scottish Open that gives him another week of links golf.

Gotterup finished two shots clear of McIlroy and Marco Penge to earn his second PGA Tour title and earn a major championship berth.

Sepp Straka had eight birdies in his round of 64, also joined by Nico Echavarria and Victor Perez atop the leaderboard alongside Knapp.

Jake Knapp played smart, steady golf and avoided trouble to post a bogey-free round at at the Genesis Scottish Open.

Genesis Scottish Open has a total purse of $9 million, with the winner receiving a check for $1.575 million. The post 2025 Genesis Scottish Open payout: Here's how much every player made appeared first on Golf.

Knapp is loving links golf so much he'd like to extend his stay another week, and he took a step toward that Thursday with a 6-under 64 that put him in a four-way share of the lead.

Jake Knapp had a great start to Round 3 of the Genesis Scottish Open, going bogey-free on the front nine and shooting 33 with the help of two birdies. On the back nine, he picked up birdies on the 10th and 14th holes and was 4-under for the day. However, he bogeyed three of the final four holes to finish with a 2-under round.