Tuesday, December 17, 2013

JIMMY GUNN HANGING ON IN THERE AT WEB.COM TOUR Q TOURNAMENT

FROM THE US PGA WEB.COM TOUR STAFF
LA QUINTA, California – Former Arizona State Sun Devil Scott Pinckney posted a solid round of 68 on Monday to increase his lead to two shots entering the final round of the 2013 Web.com Tour Qualifying Tournament at PGA West in the Southern California desert.
Pinckney stands at 25-under par after five trips around the TPC Stadium and Nicklaus Tournament Courses. Trailing him at 23-under par is Zack Fischer, who posted the day’s second-best round, a 64, on the TPC Stadium layout, the same course Pinckney played.
Another shot back at 22-under par is Jimmy Gunn (pictured above). The Scot recorded a 70 on TPC Stadium.
Pinckney, whose brother Brad is caddying for him, reflected on a fairly stress-free round under the circumstances. “I played good today and handled the pressure pretty well,” the leader said. “Tomorrow is hugely important. Leaving here with a “W” would be big, knowing you’re fully exempt and don’t have to worry about the reranks.”
The 24-year-old Orem, Utah native collected five birdies and one bogey, the result of a flier lie, en route to his nines of 32-36. He sealed his two-shot lead with an 8-foot birdie putt on his final hole, No. 9.
Knowing what’s on the line on Tuesday, Pinckney and family members and friends plan to relax over an early dinner before taking in the new “Hobbitt” movie.
Fischer lit up the TPC Stadium Course with five birdies on his front nine and three on the back. “I’m glad to get the Stadium behind me,” the 24-year-old from Texarkana, Texas said. “Pete Dye just destroys you mentally, particularly on that back nine.”
Fischer’s gallery will be lighter by two key members on Tuesday. His parents had to leave after nines hole to catch a flight home.
The leaders will play the Nicklaus Tournament Course tomorrow, which has played almost 1.5 shots easier than the TPC Stadium.
Fifth-Round Notes

* Monday weather: Sunny skies. Overnight low 38. Daytime high 78. Winds light and variable.
* The field will be re-paired for the sixth/final round but only with their course. The tournament leaders will play the Nicklaus Tournament Course on Tuesday.
* Fifth-round leader Scott Pinckney is from Orem, Utah and a 2011 graduate of Arizona State University. He made the cut in just one of seven starts on the Web.com Tour in 2013 and managed to break par in only six of 15 rounds. His lone paycheck for $1,836 came for a T63 at the Air Capital Classic in Wichita, Kan.
* Zack Fischer moved up to challenge the lead Monday and is in position for a shot at medalist honors. Fischer’s 8-under 64 bumped him to 23-under par and solo second place. Fischer, 24, grew up in Texarkana, Texas and played his college golf at Texas-Arlington, where he graduated in 2011.
* Scott Pinckney (1st) and Tony Finau (4th) are the only two players in the field to post sub-70 each of the first five rounds.
* Tournament leader Scott Pinckney leads the tournament with the fewest above-par holes this week. Pinckney has made only four bogeys over 72 holes. He played bogey-free in the second round and has made one bogey each of the other four rounds.
* Steve Saunders (T5) leads the field with 34 birdies thus far.
* Of the top-40 players on the current leaderboard, only three posted above-par rounds Monday: Chris Baker (73/T33), Blayne Barber (73/T21) and amateur Michael Kim (74/T17).

* Florida State All-American Daniel Berger continued his climb up the leaderboard Monday with a 4-under 68 on the TPC Stadium Course. Berger, who turned pro earlier this year after two years in Tallahassee, opened with rounds of 71-75 and was T118 after 36 holes. Since then Berger has shot 63-68-68 to move to T24, T17 and now T12. He is 17-under for his past 54 holes and 15-under total.
* Zach Sucher was the day’s biggest mover, thanks to a pair of eagles and a 9-under 63 on the Nicklaus Tournament Course. Sucher jumped 65 spots in the standings and is now T42 heading into the final round.The Web.com Tour Qualifying Tournament is a six-day, 108-hole competition that ends on Tuesday Dec. 17.
* There were more than 1,000 entries for the tournament, which has included previous Pre-Qualifying, First and Second stages that began in August.
* Players in this event are competing for positions on the 2014 Web.com Tour priority ranking, which will be used to form tournament fields. The medalist (or co-medalists) will be guaranteed fully-exempt status next year. Players #2-10 (and ties) will be exempted through the first two reshuffles (12 events) next year and players #11-45 (and ties) will be exempted through the first reshuffle (8 events).
* This week’s medalist will earn $25,000. Players #2-10 (and ties) will earn $15,000 each. Players #11-45 (and ties) will earn $10,000 each.

LEADING FIVE-ROUND TOTALS
Par 360 (5x72)
335 Scott Pinckney (US) 68 67 67 65 68
337 Zack Fischer (US) 75 67 66 65 64
338 Jimmy Gunn (Scotland) 68 70 64 66 70

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