Oklahoma’s Chris Gotterup Wins Haskins Award

Oklahoma senior Chris Gotterup was named the winner of the Haskins Award on Tuesday. The distinguished award is given to the nation’s high collegiate golfer every year.

Gotterup is a fifth-year senior who transferred from Rutgers for his closing season, and ended up having the most effective general seasons in program historical past. He’s the primary Sooner to ever take house the honour of the Haskins Award, which started in 1971.

“I am type of misplaced for phrases,” mentioned Gotterup in an OU press launch. ” all of those names on right here, to be related to them is superior. I by no means thought I’d be right here. This simply offers me one other notch on the belt that you are able to do it, and to be on the identical listing of people who find themselves Corridor of Famers within the recreation is de facto cool. That is surreal, to be trustworthy, and it has been an excellent journey.”

The Little Silver, NJ, product is the unanimous No. 1 collegiate golfer in accordance with Golfstat and Golfweek. He helped Oklahoma file this system’s 18th convention championship and advance to NCAA match play this week in Scottsdale, AZ. Individually, Gotterup notched victories on the East Lake Cup and the Puerto Rico Basic, whereas ending runner-up on the Large 12 Championship. He additionally completed one stroke again on the NCAA Championships.

Over the course of the 12 months, Gotterup rose from exterior the highest 60 within the PGA Tour U rankings to No. 6, guaranteeing him skilled standing on a PGA-affiliated tour after the championship.

Whereas Gotterup and the Sooners fell brief in opposition to Arizona State in match play, it was nonetheless a memorable all-around 12 months for the senior.