The strongest PGA Tour field of the year outside the Players Championship has gathered at the Genesis Scottish Open, playing for a $9 million purse with $1,575,000 to the winner.

WIN: Chris Gotterup, -15/265, $1.575 million T-2: Marco Penge, -13/267, $788,175 T-4: Nicolai Hojgaard, -12/268, $407,250 T-8: Xander Schauffele, -9/271, $233,400 T-11: Viktor Hovland, -8/272, $189,675 T-13: Christiaan Bezuidenhout, -7/273, $153,450

The Genesis Scottish Open has delivered since becoming a co-sanctioned event on the PGA TOUR and DP World Tour, with Xander Schauffele, Rory McIlroy and Robert

Nico Echavarria took home the super-cool prize reserved for whoever got the first ace on the 6th hole of the Scottish Open, making a fan happy in the process.

After outdueling Masters champion Rory McIlroy head-to-head to win for the second time on the PGA Tour and earning his first berth in the forthcoming British Open at Royal Portrush, Chris Gotterup struggled for what seemed like the first time all day. Winning the Genesis Scottish Open was quite the challenge. Talking about it was even more so.

Chris Gotterup captured the Genesis Scottish Open for his second TOUR title, earning a spot in next week's Open Championship. Gotterup outlasted Rory McIlroy, M

Stick with us for every drive, chip, and putt throughout the day. Bob's teeing off any minute now in the marquee group also featuring world number one Scottie Scheffler and last year's Scottish Open runner-up Adam Scott.

Sometimes links golf feels like an altogether different sport. A few times a season, high winds, blind shots, burnt surfaces and extreme undulations turn traj-obsessed modern golfers into glorified billiards players,