Conn.'s CROMWELL — Chris Gotterup has played in 75 percent of the tournaments he has entered and has no intention of stopping there.

Gotterup, 22, attended Rutgers for his first four years of college before completing his studies at the University of Oklahoma. He made the most of his one year at Norman by taking home the Haskins and Nicklaus trophies in 2022 as the most acceptable college golfer in the nation and placing T-7 in his first Tour appearance at the Puerto Rico Open in March. After turning professional, he failed to make the RBC Canadian Open cut, but he went on to play the weekend at the U.S. Open and Travelers Championship.

Compared to his college rivals from this past season, Gotterup has chosen a different career path. While other PGA Tour U grads play on the Korn Ferry Tour or in Canada, he has decided to take advantage of Tour sponsor exemptions despite having achieved Canada status through the PGA Tour University. Eugenio Chacarra of Oklahoma State, Gotterup's main rival for Player of the Year, recently declared he would be participating in the LIV Golf series.

Gotterup stated that he hasn't heard of any proposals from LIV Golf, and if he does, the New Jersey native has no intention of "entertaining it too much."

After his round on Saturday, Gotterup told GolfChannel.com, "Hopefully [my future is] on Tour." "Yes, it is the intended outcome. So now I am confident in my abilities. And I'm aware that I must keep working hard."

Gotterup has experience with the daily grind. He was named first-team All-Big Ten at Rutgers and the 2019–20 Big Ten Player of the Year.

His career took off when he joined Oklahoma's golf program after leaving his native state. Golfstat's season rankings placed him at the top, and he came close to taking home the NCAA men's championship. He fell one shot from qualifying for the four-way championship playoff due to late putting errors.

But it's safe to conclude that his time in college was good.

Without Rutgers, he claimed, "I would never have been able to get to Oklahoma." And if it weren't for Oklahoma, I would never have been able to join the tour. As a result, several things I've constructed along the way have greatly aided my playing. And aside from that, it's straightforward. Just a little of ease and confidence."

Despite having had some difficulties along the way and some measure of success in his first few Tour starts, Gotterup is accepting of the learning curve.

He said, "I look at my career now. It's been crazy." I would have told you you were insane if you had told me I'd be talking to you five years ago.