Luke Guthrie
| Luke Guthrie | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | January 31, 1990 Quincy, Illinois |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 175 lb (79 kg; 12.5 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  United States |
| Residence | Champaign, Illinois |
| Spouse | Kaitlyn Guthrie (m. 2016) |
| Career | |
| College | University of Illinois |
| Turned professional | 2012 |
| Current tour(s) | Korn Ferry Tour |
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Professional wins | 2 |
| Highest ranking | 58 (March 24, 2013)[1] |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Korn Ferry Tour | 2 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | T47: 2013 |
| U.S. Open | CUT: 2013, 2014, 2019 |
| The Open Championship | CUT: 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.[2]
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.[3] Guthrie followed that victory with a second tournament win, just weeks later at the WNB Golf Classic.[4] 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)
[edit]Web.com Tour wins (2)
[edit]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 16, 2012 | Albertsons Boise Open | −22 (64-71-62-66=262) | 4 strokes |  Scott Gardiner,  Richard H. Lee, Michael Putnam, Steve Wheatcroft
|
| 2 | Sep 23, 2012 | WNB Golf Classic | −17 (72-66-67-66=271) | 1 stroke |  Danny Lee, Cameron Percy
|
Web.com Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2012 | Nationwide Children's Hospital Invitational | Ben Kohles
|
Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
Results in major championships
[edit]| Tournament | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | ||||||
| U.S. Open | CUT | CUT | ||||
| The Open Championship | CUT | |||||
| PGA Championship | T47 |
| Tournament | 2019 |
|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | |
| PGA Championship | |
| U.S. Open | CUT |
| The Open Championship |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
U.S. national team appearances
[edit]Amateur
- Junior Ryder Cup: 2004
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Week 12 2013 Ending 24 Mar 2013" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
- ^ "Fighting Illini profile". Archived from the original on August 10, 2014. Retrieved September 17, 2012.
- ^ Chemycz, Joe (September 16, 2012). "Guthrie wins Albertsons Boise Open by four strokes". Web.com Tour. Retrieved September 17, 2012.
- ^ "Luke Guthrie wins WNB Golf Classic". ESPN. Associated Press. September 23, 2012. Retrieved September 24, 2012.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Luke Guthrie at the PGA Tour official site
- Luke Guthrie at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
- University of Illinois profile
 | This biographical article relating to American golf is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |