After shooting a 1-over 72 on Thursday at the British Open, Gotterup rebounded to back up his win perfectly. He made two eagles on Friday to get right back under par, and then he kept himself in it with a third-round 68. While it wasn't enough to catch Scheffler — nobody could — Gotterup never wavered.

Chris Gotterup gave himself one hell of a 26th birthday present Sunday: a third-place finish in the British Open.

From afar it’s the profile of Brooks Koepka, not just because of the swoosh across his apparel and violent swing and brooding physique in a sport that has few of them, but that he’s contending at a major championship.