Former Rebel Golfers Secure PGA Tour Cards
8/25/2014 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
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Aug. 25, 2014
LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) - Former Rebel golfers Andres Gonzales and Bill Lunde were two of 25 players to earn a 2014-15 PGA Tour card following the Web.com Tour's regular-season finale, the Portland Open, on Sunday.
Gonzales was a UNLV student-athlete from 2003-06, while Lunde was at UNLV from 1993-98 and was a member of its national championship team in 1998.
Both players had previously held PGA Tour cards, but now are secure for this next season.
Gonzales, 31, from Olympia, Wash., finished 11th in the Web.com Tour earnings ($238,620) and made 11 cuts in 18 starts. He recorded one victory (Utah Championship) and have five top-10 finishes. All five of his top-10s came since May, including the win. This is the third time that Gonzales has earned his PGA Tour card. He has one top 10 in 44 previous PGA Tour starts.
Lunde, 38, from San Diego, Calif., was 22nd this year in the Web.com Tour earnings ($168,864) and made 13 cuts in 18 starts. He recorded four top-10 finishes. His best finish was third at the Midwest Classic. He also had five straight top-15 showings before missing the cut this weekend. Lunde spent 2009-13 on the PGA Tour, notching seven top-10s, including one victory.
Rebel golf has nine alums active on the PGA Tour and they have tallied a combined 23 victories.
