Luke Guthrie

Luke Guthrie
Personal information
Born (1990-01-31) January 31, 1990
Quincy, Illinois
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight 175 lb (79 kg; 12.5 st)
Nationality  United States
Residence Champaign, Illinois
Spouse Kaitlyn Guthrie (m. 2016)
Career
College University of Illinois
Turned professional 2012
Current tour(s) Web.com Tour
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
Professional wins 2
Number of wins by tour
Web.com Tour 2
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
U.S. Open CUT: 2013, 2014
The Open Championship CUT: 2013
PGA Championship T47: 2013

Luke Guthrie (born January 31, 1990) is an American professional golfer.

Born in Quincy, Illinois, Guthrie played college golf at the University of Illinois. In his time at U of I, Guthrie won seven collegiate tournaments, including two Big Ten Conference Championships.[1]

Upon completion of his senior season at Illinois, Guthrie became professional and began playing on the Web.com Tour in 2012, while still taking university courses. In his first five professional golf outings, Guthrie secured four top-10 finishes. In his sixth appearance, Luke won the Albertsons Boise Open.[2] Guthrie followed that victory with a second tournament win, just weeks later at the WNB Golf Classic.[3] He also played three events on the PGA Tour in 2012, finishing in the top-20 in each. Guthrie's best finish was a tie for fifth place at the John Deere Classic.

Professional wins (2)

Web.com Tour wins (2)

No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin
of victory
Runners-up
1 Sep 16, 2012 Albertsons Boise Open 64-71-62-66=262 –22 4 strokes United States Richard H. Lee, Australia Scott Gardiner,
United States Michael Putnam, United States Steve Wheatcroft
2 Sep 23, 2012 WNB Golf Classic 72-66-67-66=271 –17 1 stroke New Zealand Danny Lee, Australia Cameron Percy

Results in major championships

Tournament 20132014
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open CUT CUT
The Open Championship CUT
PGA Championship T47
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur

See also

References

  1. "Fighting Illini profile". Archived from the original on August 10, 2014. Retrieved September 17, 2012.
  2. Chemycz, Joe (September 16, 2012). "Guthrie wins Albertsons Boise Open by four strokes". Web.com Tour. Retrieved September 17, 2012.
  3. "Luke Guthrie wins WNB Golf Classic". ESPN. Associated Press. September 23, 2012. Retrieved September 24, 2012.


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