JIMMY GUNN COMING HOME TO DORNOCH FOR CHRISTMAS AFTER WINNING PLACE ON WEB.COM TOUR
JIMMY GUNN ... based in Phoenix, coming home to Dornoch for Christma
By COLIN FARQUHARSON
By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Colin@Scottishgolfview.com
Four times past Royal Dornoch Golf Club champion Jimmy Gunn has won one of the biggest payslips of his six-year career as a tour professional golfer - and gained a place on the Web.com Tour, second only to the US PGA Tour in America.
Gunn, who worked as a caddie at the club as well as being club champion four years in a row from 2004 to 2007, finished joint sixth on 23-under-par 409 with six straight sub-par rounds - 68, 70, 64, 68, 70 and 71, at PGA West Stadium Course, La Quinta, California.
His cheque for $15,000 is one the biggest of his pro career although he has been a winner more than once on the variety of mini-tours he has played since he turned pro in October 2007 after finishing as the leading amateur in the Northern Open at Skibo Castle that year and emigrated to America to ply his trade.
Gunn, who won't be 34 until next July, has come through one of the toughest golf qualifying schools in the world - the only Brit to do so this year.
The Web-com Tour, now the only route to the main US PGA Tour, began its elimination system with a field of more than 1,000 back in August and Gunn has come through the pre-qualifier, then Stages 1 and 2, and then the Final Q Tournament.
By finishing in the top 10, he has earned a guaranteed 12 starts on the Web.com Tour. He will be exempt from the tour's re-rankings, which affects a player's pecking order in getting into tournaments, until the third shuffle of the season.
If Gunn can finish among the leading moneywinners on the Web-com Tour at the end of the 2014 season, he will automatically gain promotion to the US PGA Tour.
Neil Hampton, general manager of Royal Dornoch Golf Club, commented:
"What a great performance by a local boy realising his golfing dreams in America."
Gunn has not played in Scotland as a professional. It speaks volumes for his self-confidence that when he turned pro went straight to Arizona to play on the Gateway Tour and lives in Mesa which is in the Scottsdale area of Phoenix, Arizona.
He initially travelled back and forth on the 90-day visitor type visa but in 2008 was granted a P-1 Sports Visa for 5 years which has just been extended for a further five.
His sister Wendy told "Scottishgolfview.com:"
"Jimmy is actually heading to the airport in California shortly, flying home to Dornoch for Christmas after stopping over in London to have his visa verified into his passport.
"It's been a very exciting time but hectic too due to the visa issue."
Four times past Royal Dornoch Golf Club champion Jimmy Gunn has won one of the biggest payslips of his six-year career as a tour professional golfer - and gained a place on the Web.com Tour, second only to the US PGA Tour in America.
Gunn, who worked as a caddie at the club as well as being club champion four years in a row from 2004 to 2007, finished joint sixth on 23-under-par 409 with six straight sub-par rounds - 68, 70, 64, 68, 70 and 71, at PGA West Stadium Course, La Quinta, California.
His cheque for $15,000 is one the biggest of his pro career although he has been a winner more than once on the variety of mini-tours he has played since he turned pro in October 2007 after finishing as the leading amateur in the Northern Open at Skibo Castle that year and emigrated to America to ply his trade.
Gunn, who won't be 34 until next July, has come through one of the toughest golf qualifying schools in the world - the only Brit to do so this year.
The Web-com Tour, now the only route to the main US PGA Tour, began its elimination system with a field of more than 1,000 back in August and Gunn has come through the pre-qualifier, then Stages 1 and 2, and then the Final Q Tournament.
By finishing in the top 10, he has earned a guaranteed 12 starts on the Web.com Tour. He will be exempt from the tour's re-rankings, which affects a player's pecking order in getting into tournaments, until the third shuffle of the season.
If Gunn can finish among the leading moneywinners on the Web-com Tour at the end of the 2014 season, he will automatically gain promotion to the US PGA Tour.
Neil Hampton, general manager of Royal Dornoch Golf Club, commented:
"What a great performance by a local boy realising his golfing dreams in America."
Gunn has not played in Scotland as a professional. It speaks volumes for his self-confidence that when he turned pro went straight to Arizona to play on the Gateway Tour and lives in Mesa which is in the Scottsdale area of Phoenix, Arizona.
He initially travelled back and forth on the 90-day visitor type visa but in 2008 was granted a P-1 Sports Visa for 5 years which has just been extended for a further five.
His sister Wendy told "Scottishgolfview.com:"
"Jimmy is actually heading to the airport in California shortly, flying home to Dornoch for Christmas after stopping over in London to have his visa verified into his passport.
"It's been a very exciting time but hectic too due to the visa issue."
WEB.COM TOUR QUALIFYING TOURNAMENT
PGA West Stadium Course, La Quinta, California
LEADING FINAL TOTALS
Par 432 (6x72)
Players from USA unless stated
401 Zack Fischer 75 67 66 65 64 64
403 Scott Pinckney 68 67 67 65 68 68
407 Tony Finau 69 67 68 68 67 68, Sung Joon Park (SKor) 72, 68, 69 65 66 67, Steve Saunders 67 65 67 70 71 67
409 Jimmy Gunn (Sco) 68 70 64 66 70 71, Max Hona 72 64 67 69 71 66, Bronson Burgoon 69 68 70 66 70 66
SELECTED TOTAL
428 David Skinns (Eng) 72 71 71 74 69 71 (T94).
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TOUR QUALIFIERS
PGA West Stadium Course, La Quinta, California
LEADING FINAL TOTALS
Par 432 (6x72)
Players from USA unless stated
401 Zack Fischer 75 67 66 65 64 64
403 Scott Pinckney 68 67 67 65 68 68
407 Tony Finau 69 67 68 68 67 68, Sung Joon Park (SKor) 72, 68, 69 65 66 67, Steve Saunders 67 65 67 70 71 67
409 Jimmy Gunn (Sco) 68 70 64 66 70 71, Max Hona 72 64 67 69 71 66, Bronson Burgoon 69 68 70 66 70 66
SELECTED TOTAL
428 David Skinns (Eng) 72 71 71 74 69 71 (T94).
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TOUR QUALIFIERS
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