Little-known pro Chris Gotterup has been battling Masters champion Rory McIlroy the entire weekend at the Scottish Open. What to know about Gotterup.

Of course, it doesn't always work out. Rory McIlroy learned this the hard way ahead of this week's Genesis Scottish Open. The co-leader after 54 holes showed up to The Renaissance Club in North Berwick, Scotland with a brand new buzzcut.

At the moment the players who have lifted the most coveted trophies in golf are Rory McIlroy (Masters), Scottie Scheffler (PGA Championship) and J.J. Spaun (U.S. Open). If I’d told you this was the case back in March then you would have had no issue believing that Rory and Scottie took home majors,

Rory McIlroy Credits Wife Erica Stoll For Scottish Open Performance originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Rory McIlroy is showing signs of his Masters winning form at the Scottish Open this weekend. After completing the Grand Slam in April, he fell into a drought with consecutive underperformances in several events.

So it's no surprise that a star like Rory McIlroy didn't soften his performance during the first round of the Scottish Open: "It was a scrappy start," he summed it up. It's fair to say that things improved markedly for the Northern Irishman as the day progressed.

The British Open returns to Royal Portrush and it should be quite the homecoming for Rory McIlroy. He'd love nothing more than to win golf's oldest championship on his home soil of Northern Ireland.

Rory McIlroy found out the hard way after assuming that a shorter haircut would hide his gray hairs, and CBS reporter Amanda Balionis exposed him in a comedic interview