Jimmy Gunn (golfer)

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Jimmy Gunn
Personal information
Born (1980-07-18) 18 July 1980 (age 44)
Dingwall, Scotland
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight170 lb (77 kg; 12 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Career
Turned professional2007
Current tour(s) Korn Ferry Tour
Former tour(s) Gateway Tour
Professional wins3
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship DNP
U.S. Open T27: 2015
The Open Championship DNP

Jimmy Gunn (born 18 July 1980) is a Scottish professional golfer.

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Unlike most professional golfers, Gunn did not play golf in college, but worked on oil rigs and built homes after finishing his schooling. [1]

In 2007, Gunn moved to the United States to turn professional. [2] Gunn played the 2014 season on the Web.com Tour with a best finish of T-18 at the BMW Charity Pro-Am. He played the 2015 season on the Gateway Tour. [3]

Gunn finished tied for 27th at the 2015 U.S. Open. [4] To qualify for the open he had to play in both local and sectional qualifying and ultimately qualified as an alternate.

Since 2016 Gunn has played on the Web.com Tour. His best result was in the 2017 The Bahamas Great Abaco Classic where he was runner-up to Andrew Landry.

Professional wins (3)

Gateway Tour wins (1)

Other wins (2)

Results in major championships

Tournament2015
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open T27
The Open Championship
PGA Championship
  Did not play

"T" indicates a tie for a place

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References

  1. ↑ Corrigan, James (15 June 2015). "US Open 2015: Jimmy Gunn former oil rig worker qualifies through back door at age of 34". The Daily Telegraph.
  2. ↑ "US Open: Scotsman Jimmy Gunn called into Chambers Bay field". BBC Sport. 15 June 2015.
  3. ↑ Huggan, John (17 June 2015). "Highlander Jimmy Gunn hopes links upbringing can give him US Open edge". The Guardian.
  4. ↑ "U.S. Open: Player Results". Golfweek. 22 June 2015.
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