Jimmy Gunn called into US Open  field

Dornoch exile Jimmy Gunn will play in the United States Open at Chambers Bay this week. He is one of four reserves called up into the championship at short notice.

Gunn, 34, was the first alternate from the Memphis, Tennessee qualifying tournament. He will be making his debut in the US Open.

Gunn, pictured, a part-time joiner, caddied at Royal Dornoch and was the leading amateur in the Northern Open at Skibo Castle in 2007 before turning professional and moving to America where he set up his base at Scottsdale, Arizona and played several mini-tours.

He now plays primarily on the eGolf Gateway Tour.

 Gunn has become the fifth Scot to qualify for this week’s US Open at Chambers Bay.
He joins Stephen Gallacher, Colin Montgomerie, Bradley Neil and Marc Warren in the Washington field for Thursday’s tee off at the links-style venue. Gunn said on Twitter: “Just got the call in the US Open 2015. Pumped!”
Gallacher and Warren qualified by virtue of their placing in the top 60 of the world rankings.
Blairgowrie’s Neil won The Amateur Championship last year, while Montgomerie joins the US Open field for the first time in seven years, thanks to his victory in the 2014 US Senior Open.
“I’m looking forward to further experience of a Major Championship,” said Neil, 19, who played in last year’s Open at Hoylake and April’s Masters at Augusta National. “It’s a world-class field and you can only learn at this level.”
Gunn moved to the United States in 2007 to turn professional after funding his amateur career by working as a caddie at Royal Dornoch and as a carpenter.
Gunn finished 11th in the US Open qualifier at Germantown Country Club & Ridgeway Country Club, Memphis, a stroke behind two-time US Open champion Retief Goosen, Andres Romero and amateur Davis Riley.
Fellow US-based Scots Russell Knox and Martin Laird failed to qualify for this year’s US Open, despite Knox posting another strong finish - tied eighth - on the US PGA Tour on Sunday.