Sepp Straka had eight birdies in his round of 64, also joined by Nico Echavarria and Victor Perez atop the leaderboard alongside Knapp. Four other players were one shot behind, while Scottie Scheffler had to settle for a 67 and was three back.

Jake Knapp made his professional links debut this week in Scotland, and he's off to a terrific start at The Renaissance Club.

Sepp Straka had eight birdies in his round of 64, also joined by Nico Echavarria and Victor Perez atop the leaderboard alongside Knapp.

NORTH BERWICK, Scotland — Chris Gotterup came up with the clutch shots on the biggest stage he has faced Sunday, taking down crowd favorite Rory McIlroy with a 4-under 66 and a two-shot victory in the Scottish Open that gives him another week of links golf.

Jake Knapp had a great start to Round 3 of the Genesis Scottish Open, going bogey-free on the front nine and shooting 33 with the help of two birdies. On the back nine, he picked up birdies on the 10th and 14th holes and was 4-under for the day. However, he bogeyed three of the final four holes to finish with a 2-under round.

Gotterup finished two shots clear of McIlroy and Marco Penge to earn his second PGA Tour title and earn a major championship berth.

Jake Knapp played smart, steady golf and avoided trouble to post a bogey-free round at at the Genesis Scottish Open.

Knapp is loving links golf so much he'd like to extend his stay another week, and he took a step toward that Thursday with a 6-under 64 that put him in a four-way share of the lead.

The Genesis Scottish Open has become the perfect tune-up for players heading to The Open Championship, as well as an ideal introduction to links golf for the uninitiated. Count Jake Knapp among the links newcomers to fully embrace the ancient style of play.