Lutterus

David Lutterus

State/Country: SA
Height: 190
Weight: 90
Birthdate: 25/04/1985 10:12:00 AM
Residence: Adelaide, South Australia
Turned Professional: N/A
Career Earnings: 97236.49
Lutterus

David Lutterus

Attended Scotch College/Eynesbury. Brother James is a law student. Has a dog Sam.

Introduced to golf by father aged 3.

Admires: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Tiger, 50 Cent

Why them? Successful, charismatic, give back

Greatest influence on your Golfing career. Why? AIS program for info. Parents for support.

For you, what is the hardest shot in golf? Stock chip, fades

What is the best part of your game? Short game

What do you like to do when not playing golf? Hang with friends, go out, work out

Outside of golf, what sporting event would you most like to compete in? World Cup Soccer

Which 3 people, dead or alive, would you choose to join you in a four ball? Arnold Palmer, Tiger Woods, 50 Cent

Do you have any achievements in other sports or activities? Played open tennis in year 9, division 1 basketball before taking golf seriously

Do you have any qualifications? If yes, what are they? Bar Service Certificate

Goals Short Term? Get on Nationwide Tour – then make top 20

Goals Long Term? Win majors, be one of the best

Favourite sportsperson outside of golf? Roger Federer
Hobbies? Gym, poker, other sports, cigars, going out, travelling
Dislikes: lollies
Favourite Food: Protein Shake
Favourite Drink: Cristal
Favourite movie/actor/actress: Rocky series, Scarface/ Al Pacino/ Eva Mendes
Favourite music: Hip-hop
Favourite Book/author: From Pieces to Weight / Curtis Jackson
Favourite holiday destination: Argentina
Favourite course: Merion Golf Club, USA
Advice for young golfers: Work hard, make sacrifices and believe
What is the best advice you’ve received from another player: a bunch of good stuff
And who was it from: Brian Lara (cricket)
Which of the four majors would you most like to win: US Masters
What is your earliest golf related memory: smashing window in house as a kid

What is your most satisfying moment in golf: pre q’ing for 1st Australian Open at 18

If you could change one thing about the game of golf, what would it be? Lost ball… has to be there somewhere.
Lutterus

David Lutterus

Joined Tour: 2006
Yearly Tournaments: 0
Official Tour Victories: 
Other Victories: 2009: Bolle Classic (eGolf Tour - US)
Scoring Average: 73
Season Lowround: 
Best OOM Finish: 14 (2007)
Career Lowround: 63 (-9), 2006 Desert Mountain Classic, Scottsdale Arizona
Highlights: 2009: Won his first professional tournament when he claimed victory in May at the 2009 Bolle Classic on the third tier US 'egolf Tour'. Won a $US30,000 cheque for rounds of 15-under par 66-65-67 which also boosted him to seventh on the Tour money list in only his third start.

2008: Struggled on US PGA Tour. Made seven of 23 cuts with his best result T24 at the John Deere Classic. Finished 201st on the FedExCup Points Standings.

2007: Gained his US PGA Tour Card for 2008 after finishing tied for 23rd on 14-under at Final Stage of Qualifying School...Finished 14th on Australasian Tour OOM in his second year. Best result was 2nd at season opening Jacob's Creek Open....Spent most of 2007 on US Nationwide Tour....February: Equalled the course record and secured the outright lead by two shots on day one of the Jacob's Creek Open Championship at Kooyonga, his home course in Adelaide. Went into the final round in a three way tie for the lead with eventual winner Scott Sterling and Tour stalwart Peter Senior. Lutterus may not have come away with the title win after going down by one shot to Sterling, but he won plenty of admirers as one of the hottest young new talents on the Australasian Tour.

2006: Finished 25th on the Von Nida Tour Money List & 69th on Australasian Tour OOM...2006 Played on the gateway tour in USA....Best pro performances: Runner-up Gateway Tour Championship, 3rd Gateway Desert Moneylist, 3rd SA PGA Champs, 4th Vic PGA Champs

Best amateur performances: Waikato Winter Strokeplay Champion (NZ National Event), Played for Australia as junior and amateur, SA Strokeplay Champion 05, 2nd matchplay US Amateur Championship 05, 21st 05 Australian Open and 3rd 05 SA PGA as amateur , leading amateur 05 Jacob’s Creek Open.
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