Lakewood, Fla. – Former Nebraska golfer Scott Gutschewski captured his first win in nearly 15 years at the LECOM Suncoast Classic at Lakewood National Golf Club Sunday as a member of the Korn Ferry Tour.
Gutschewski finished with a 72-hole score of 263 (-21) to capture his third career professional victory. At 46-years-old, Gutschewski became the 10th oldest player to win a Korn Ferry Event in the tours’ history. It also ends the second-longest gap between wins in tour history (14 years, 10 months, 15 days). Before today, his last win came at The Rex Hospital Open on June 8, 2008.
After Gutschewski and 23-year-old Logan McCallister were tied through 72 holes, the two went to a sudden death playoff at the 18th hole in Lakewood, where Gutschewski calmly sank a 40-foot birdie putt for the win.
After he opened his first two rounds with a 67 (-4) and 66 (-5), Gutschewski catapulted to the top of the leaderboard with a nine-under 62 Saturday to put him atop the leaderboard, a position he wouldn’t relinquish.
The Korn Ferry Tour annually invites 50 of its top golfers to the PGA TOUR. With the win, Gutschewski will look to earn an appearance in professional golf’s top circuit for the seventh time in his 23 year career as the 2023 season kicks into high gear. He previously appeared on the PGA TOUR in 2005-07, 2009, 2011, and 2022.
A three-time letterwinner at Nebraska, Gutschewski helped lead the Big Red to its best finish at NCAA Championships in school history in 1999 when they finished in 14th place.
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