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Sophomore
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| Hometown:
Quincy, Ill.
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| High School:
Quincy
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| Birthdate:
01/31/1990
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At Illinois:
2008-2009:
Advanced to the round of 16 at the U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship over the summer • Won the Illinois State Amateur after firing a final-round 65 • Qualified for the U.S. Amateur with consecutive rounds of 64 • Was in the line-up in every event during the spring • Posted four top-ten finishes more than either Scott Langley or Chris DeForest did as freshman in 2007-08 (those two were both First Team All-Big Ten performers in `08-'09) • Ranked among the top 10 Junior golfers in the nation through much of 2008 • His 73.00 scoring average ranks ninth on the all-time Illinois single-season list • His round of 64 at the D.A. Weibring tied for the best in 2008-09 and second best in Illinois school history • He sunk a 60-foot birdie putt early in his round for his 64 • Got up and down for par late in the final round of the Boilermaker Invitational, helping the Illini to a one-stroke victory.
High School
Ranked as high as seventh in the Polo American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) national rankings, including fifth in the Class of 2008 • The National Junior Golf Scoreboard ranked Guthrie 21st overall and 15th in the '08 class while Golfweek listed him 13th overall and 11th in the class • Named the Callaway Golf PGA Junior Series Player of the Year in 2005, '06 and '07 and earned AJGA First Team All-America honors in 2007 • Placed third at the 32nd Westfield Junior PGA and third at the 33rd Junior PGA and seventh in the Western Junior in 2008 • Took third at the tour's stop at Stone Creek Golf Club in Urbana • Won the 2007 Class 3A state tournament, his second state title, by five strokes after firing a 5-under-par 67 in the second round • Quincy finished second as a team • Had a 69.8 scoring average during the high school season as a senior and a 68.6 stroke average as a junior • Coached by Doug Bruner, Quincy won the regional title three times and Western Big Six Conference twice when Guthrie competed, placing third as a team at the state finals in 2006 and second in 2007 • Placed third in the Class AA state finals as a sophomore before winning the AA title in '06 and the 3A crown in `07 • Earned a spot on the Junior Ryder Cup Team member prior to his freshman year in 2004.
Personal
Born Jan. 31, 1990 • Son of Dennis and Cindy Guthrie • Brother, Zach, is an assistant coach at Illinois and played golf at Western Illinois University • Majoring in business • Member of the National Honor Society and the Society for Academic Achievement • Won the IHSA Scholastic Achievement award and the Western Big Six All-Conference Scholastic Award • Enjoys playing ping-pong and racquetball.
Getting to know Luke Guthrie
Favorite athlete: Vijay Singh •Favorite professional sports team: Cubs • Favorite restaurant on campus: Chipotle • Nickname: Guth • Favorite food: Pizza • Favorite TV show: Pardon the Interruption • Favorite musical group: OAR • Favorite movie: Tin Cup • How I started playing the game of golf: Playing in the backyard with my brother • If weren't playing golf. which sport would you want to play? Basketball • If you could go to dinner with three people who would it be? Bobby Jones, Ben Hogan, Tiger Woods.
What's in the Bag?
Driver- Titleist D2
Woods- Ping G10
Irons- Ping S58
Putter- Yes Putter
Ball- Titleist Pro V1X
Guthrie's Career Statistics
Year Rounds Shots Avg. Low 18 Low 54
2008-09 28 2,044 73.00 64 208
Totals 28 2,044 73.00 64 208
