Quincy's Guthrie secures PGA Tour card for 2013

6 months, 3 weeks ago

Golfer finished second on the Web.com Tour after playing in only 10 events

Luke Guthrie is one of 25 Web.com Tour players who secured a 2013 PGA TOUR card today at the season-ending Web.com Tour Championship at TPC Craig Ranch near Dallas, by finishing among the year’s top-25 money winners.

The 22-year-old Guthrie finished second on the tour's money list. He turned professional following his collegiate career at the University of Illinois.

Guthrie played in 10 Web.com tour events, winning two, the Albertsons Boise Open and WNB Golf Classic. He also had one second place finish in his seven top 10 finishes. He also made four PGA Tour starts this year.

“It feels great to be able to get out there a represent my school with Steve Stricker and D.A. Points," Guthrie said. "I’m just looking forward to getting out there and compete. I grew up wanting to get to the PGA TOUR and watching all the tournaments and now I get to actually get out there and compete against the best of the world and see what I’m made of and see how I can get better.”