How one lesson put New Jersey’s Chris Gotterup, coach on 13-year year road to realistic Masters chance
By Mark Cannizzaro
Published on April 7, 2026.
Chris Gotterup, a four-time PGA Tour winner and a 13-year-old New Jersey native, is set to participate in his first Masters at age 13. His first lesson from Jason Birnbaum, which was crucial, was the most important one of Gotterups' life. Despite not knowing the importance of this lesson at the time, he has since become a world ranking of No. 9.
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