Chris Gotterup betting profile: The American Express
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Chris Gotterup takes the course in the 2025 The American Express Jan. 16-19. He is aiming for a better outcome than his last time out when he missed the cut at the Sony Open in Hawaii.
The American Express tournament and course info
- Date: Jan. 16-19, 2025
- Location: La Quinta, California, USA
- Course: La Quinta Country Club
- Par: 72 / 7,060 yards
- Purse: $8.8M
- Previous winner: Nick Dunlap
At The American Express
- Gotterup missed the cut in his lone recent appearance at The American Express in 2024.
- Nick Dunlap won this tournament in 2024 with a final score of 29-under.
Gotterup's recent history at The American Express
| Date | Result | Round Scores | To Par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1/18/2024 | MC | 77-68-66 | -5 |
Gotterup's recent performances
- In his last five tournaments, Gotterup has an average finish of 54th.
- He's qualified for the weekend in three of his last five events.
- Gotterup has not posted a score better than the tournament average or finished within five shots of the leader in any of his last five events.
- He has an average score of 5-under across his last five events.
- Chris Gotterup has averaged 323.5 yards off the tee in his past five tournaments.
- Gotterup has an average of -2.657 Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- Looking at Strokes Gained: Total, Gotterup has an average of -3.500 in his past five tournaments.
Gotterup's advanced stats and rankings
- Gotterup delivered a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of 0.253 last season (48th on TOUR). His average driving distance (316.2 yards) ranked fifth, while his 49.5% driving accuracy average ranked 183rd.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach last season, Gotterup had a -0.419 mark (163rd on TOUR).
- On the greens, Gotterup delivered a -0.083 Strokes Gained: Putting mark last season, which ranked him 117th on TOUR. In addition, he ranked 128th with a putts-per-round average of 29.27, and he ranked 124th by breaking par 23.47% of the time.
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 5 | 316.2 | 323.5 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 86 | 67.68% | 76.04% |
| Putts Per Round | 128 | 29.27 | 30.6 |
| Par Breakers | 124 | 23.47% | 21.88% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 112 | 14.87% | 12.85% |
Gotterup's best finishes
- Gotterup, who participated in 26 tournaments last season, secured one win.
- In those 26 tournaments, he made the cut on 13 occasions.
- Last season Gotterup's best performance came at the Myrtle Beach Classic. He shot 22-under and took home the title (his only win last season).
- Gotterup earned 452 points last season, which placed him 94th in the FedExCup standings.
Gotterup's best Strokes Gained performances
- Last season Gotterup's best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee mark came at the Shriners Children's Open in October 2024, as he ranked fifth in the field with a mark of 4.461.
- Gotterup's best Strokes Gained: Approach effort last season came at the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches in February 2024, as he ranked No. 1 in the field with a mark of 7.018.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Gotterup posted his best mark last season at the Myrtle Beach Classic (May 2024), ranking sixth in the field with a mark of 3.577.
- At the Myrtle Beach Classic in May 2024, Gotterup recorded a Strokes Gained: Putting mark of 7.489, his best mark last season. That ranked him third in the field (he finished first in that event).
- Gotterup delivered his best Strokes Gained: Total mark last season (17.007) at the Myrtle Beach Classic, which was held in May 2024. That performance ranked No. 1 in the field (he finished first in that tournament).
Gotterup's Strokes Gained rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 48 | 0.253 | 0.907 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 163 | -0.419 | -0.940 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 70 | 0.109 | -0.809 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 117 | -0.083 | -2.657 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 123 | -0.139 | -3.500 |
Gotterup's past results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 18-21 | The American Express | MC | 77-68-66 | -5 | -- |
| January 24-27 | Farmers Insurance Open | 50 | 68-71-75-72 | -2 | 7 |
| February 8-11 | WM Phoenix Open | MC | 70-73 | +1 | -- |
| February 22-25 | Mexico Open at Vidanta | W/D | 69 | -2 | -- |
| February 29 - March 3 | Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches | 35 | 70-69-70-67 | -8 | 19 |
| March 7-10 | Puerto Rico Open | MC | 68-73 | -3 | -- |
| March 21-24 | Valspar Championship | 61 | 68-73-75-70 | +2 | 5 |
| March 28-31 | Texas Children's Houston Open | 57 | 67-74-70-69 | E | 5 |
| April 4-7 | Valero Texas Open | MC | 76-73 | +5 | -- |
| April 18-21 | Corales Puntacana Championship | MC | 70-71 | -3 | -- |
| April 25-28 | Zurich Classic of New Orleans | 11 | 64-72-63-69 | -139 | 31 |
| May 2-5 | THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson | 24 | 67-69-65-68 | -15 | 33 |
| May 9-12 | Myrtle Beach Classic | 1 | 66-64-65-67 | -22 | 300 |
| May 16-19 | PGA Championship | MC | 74-71 | +3 | -- |
| May 23-26 | Charles Schwab Challenge | MC | 76-70 | +6 | -- |
| June 6-9 | the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday | MC | 73-76 | +5 | -- |
| June 20-23 | Travelers Championship | 61 | 75-65-68-69 | -3 | 8 |
| June 27-30 | Rocket Mortgage Classic | 67 | 71-69-68-77 | -3 | 3 |
| July 4-7 | John Deere Classic | MC | 66-73 | -3 | -- |
| July 11-13 | Genesis Scottish Open | MC | 66-77 | +3 | -- |
| July 25-28 | 3M Open | 59 | 69-69-71-72 | -3 | 5 |
| August 8-11 | Wyndham Championship | 22 | 65-69-69-67 | -10 | 37 |
| September 12-15 | Procore Championship | MC | 74-68 | -2 | -- |
| October 3-6 | Sanderson Farms Championship | MC | 71-70 | -3 | -- |
| October 17-20 | Shriners Children's Open | 45 | 71-67-71-67 | -8 | -- |
| October 24-26 | ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP | 71 | 72-69-77-66 | +4 | -- |
| January 2-5 | The Sentry | 46 | 72-69-71-68 | -12 | 15 |
| January 9-12 | Sony Open in Hawaii | MC | 71-69 | E | -- |
All stats in this article are accurate for Gotterup as of the start of The American Express.
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