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Chris Gotterup completed a remarkable comeback on Sunday at TPC Deere Run, recovering from a five-shot deficit with a final-round 62 (-9) to win the John Deere Classic. This is his fourth PGA Tour title in the last twelve months.

Gotterup avoided a playoff thanks to Ben Kohles’s mistake on the final hole. Kohles, seeking his first career victory in his 120th start on Tour, bogeyed his second shot on the 18th and closed with a double bogey.

For Gotterup, this is a special victory: his brother Patrick caddied, and once the victory was confirmed, the champion couldn’t hold back the tears. The 27-year-old will now defend his title at next week’s Genesis Scottish Open, the same tournament where exactly a year ago he began his climb to the world’s top 10 (where he currently sits seventh).

Gotterup received a sponsor exemption in 2022, after finishing his college career at Oklahoma, and has remained faithful to the Illinois event ever since, participating again this year despite having to defend his title in Scotland and the Open Championship the following week.

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«I really enjoy this tournament,» said the winner, emphasizing the joy of having his brother by his side. Gotterup finished the tournament at 20 under par with 264 total shots and moved up to seventh in the world rankings.

Ben Kohles (68 on Sunday) had a bitter end. After catching Gotterup at 20 points with a birdie on the 16th, he missed a 13-foot birdie putt on the 17th. On the 18th, he hit the fairway perfectly, but on his second shot, he pulled to the left, ending up in the water and closing with the double bogey that cost him the victory. This is Kohles’s second heavy defeat in the latter stages: two years ago, he lost a playoff at the Byron Nelson CJ Cup after a bogey on the final hole.

Max Homa finished with an excellent 64 (four consecutive birdies on the back nine) and tied for second place. This significant result propels him into 49th place in the FedEx Cup and represents his best finish on the PGA Tour in over three years. Lucas Glover and Lee Hodges, leaders after 54 holes, finished with a 69 and had to settle for a tie for third place. Zach Johnson, the 2015 champion and a big supporter of the tournament (he considers it a home event), finished with a 68 and a solid top-10 finish. The very young Blades Brown (19), who turned pro while still in high school, shot a 68 and finished around 12th. Preston Stout, the NCAA champion, finished with a 69 in 15th place.

Gotterup thus reaches three individual seasonal victories (seasonal record), confirming his golden moment.