WORLEY - Jimmy Gunn has had some ups and downs early in his first season, after playing 11 golf tournaments on the PGA Web.com Tour.

But in nearly five quick months, the 33-year-old who was born and raised in Dingwall, Scotland, and currently lives in Phoenix, Ariz., has adjusted to some of the little things as part of life on the international road, so to speak.

Things like traveling from one country to the other, adjusting to 8,000-feet elevations in countries like Chile, figuring out how to improve his iron play and how to finish off a tournament after doing well during the first two rounds.

"I haven't played my 'A' game yet," Gunn said Wednesday inside the clubhouse at Circling Raven Golf Club near the Coeur d'Alene Casino. "I struggled to start. It was more stuff to take in, obviously traveling's a part of it, get away from home, different countries, big elevation changes down there in South America. It's all new to me, so it's a lot to take in. I've done well in the (United) States, I've only missed one cut (the Rex Hospital Open May 25 in Raleigh, N.C.).

Last Sunday, Gunn finished tied for 50th and made $1,687.20 at the Cleveland Open, finishing 2-under par in the tournament.

This Sunday, Gunn will leave for Wichita, Kan., where from June 19-22 he will play in the Air Capital Classic at Crestview Country Club.

"I played great in the first two rounds," Gunn said of the Cleveland Open. "I was tied for seventh, then during the weekend I drove it well and I putted it well, but my irons were terrible. John (Moriarty, a representative of Cleveland Srixon golf clubs who has recently been working with Gunn) came down, I've been doing a little work (at Circling Raven). I've been working on getting that squared away."

It's important to note that after a few years as an amateur and time spent in Q-school, which is where golfers try to qualify for the professional ranks, Gunn is in his first year on the Web.com Tour.

"Some people can just roll right into it (and play well)," Gunn said. "Obviously it took me a little longer. I wasn't scared of the competition. My golf game wasn't there and obviously things had hampered that. So maybe it was the travel, I just didn't have my best game."

Gunn is at Circling Raven this week during a rare break in his schedule.

"It was the only time I could actually come," Gunn said. "My schedule is so busy, I couldn't make it any other time. Actually, if I end up playing every tournament until the end of the season, this would be my only week off."

Bob Bostwick, the Director of Public Relations and Communications at Circling Raven Golf Club, said the club has sponsored Gunn for several years. While out on tour, Gunn wears the Circling Raven Golf Club logo on his left shoulder and on his golf bag.

"We started with Jimmy when he was coming from the amateur ranks into the professional ranks," Bostwick said. "He was worth the investment in the beginning and he's more worth it now. Jimmy just makes us proud ... you couldn't ask for a better gentleman to carry your logo, to carry your name. Our investment with Jimmy has been proven to show great return."

In September of 2005, Coeur d'Alene Casino Resort and Hotel public affairs director Bob Bostwick came up with the idea of having 12 golfers from the Royal Dornoch Golf Club, located in the remote northern highlands of Scotland, to play in a tournament at Circling Raven Golf Club against a team representing Circling Raven and The Coeur d'Alene Tribe. It was a Ryder Cup-style format, with a best ball format.

In order to earn his PGA Tour card and play with such longtime stars such as Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson, if he finishes among the top 25 out of 160 golfers on the Web.com money list in 2014, he will earn his PGA card. Gunn is 91st on the money rankings.

If not, Gunn must become one of the top 75 golfers on the Web.com tour at the end of the season, which wraps up in September. He must play in four 72-hole playoff tournaments and make enough money in those four playoff events to finish among the top 25 and receive a card. Under that scenario, Gunn would have to play against the golfers who are between 26 and 75 on the money list on the Web.com tour and the golfers who are ranked between 126 and 200 on the PGA Tour.

Gunn's first Web.com event was on Feb. 16, at the Pacific Rubiales Colombia Championship in Bogota, Colombia, which was one of five events where he did not make the cut. He shot a 77 in the first round and a 68 in the second for 3-over par, and did not advance to the third round.

"It's always frustrating not to make the cut," Gunn said. "I was a little nervous during the first round, but that normally doesn't bother me at all."

After he could not make the cut in the Chile Classic, Gunn withdrew from the Brasil Champions and also missed the cut in the Panama Claro Championship. He made his first cut on March 27-30, at the Chitimacha Louisiana Open in Acadiana, La., at Le Triomphe Golf and Country Club. Gunn was tied for 32nd with a score of 277, 7-under par.

"It felt good to make my first cut, that's for sure," Gunn said.

Later in the season, Gunn finished tied for 19th at the South Georgia Classic on May 4 (282, 6-under par) and followed that with a tie for 18th in the BMW Charity Pro-Am (273, 13-under par) in Greenville, S.C.

"Obviously I'm more comfortable out there," Gunn said. "I've been having fun and it's completely different. Like you're in different hotels every week and before the tour, I was driving home, sleeping in my own bed and I'm starting to enjoy it. But living out of a suitcase, that's not the fun part of it. But I'm really enjoying it and really looking forward to the rest of the season."

So far, Gunn has earned a total of $22,591.01, and has another 14 tournaments to play this year.