U.S. Open Local: Tracking the Ams on their Road to Oakmont

May 27, 2016 | by AmateurGolf.com Staff

Six more qualifiers were played on Wednesday, leavin just seven sites on Thursday before Sectional Qualifying starts May 23

VARIOUS SITES, U.S. -- The "Road to Oakmont" is sure to be paved with all sorts of stories from both pros and amateurs. Highlights follow, along with a running list of amateur qualifiers.

For complete results, (including professional players, which have been omitted here purposefully) click the link on the top or bottom of the page.

AMATEUR QUALIFIERS FOLLOW:

MAY 6 - THE CLUB AT ADMIRAL’S COVER, Jupiter, FL

71 -- Randy Leen - PORT ST. LUCIE, FLA.

MAY 9 - SAN JOAQUIN CC, Fresno, CA

69 -- Justin Avery - CLOVIS, CALIF
70 -- Justin Shluker - PARK CITY, UTAH

MAY 9 -- CRYSTALAIRE CC, Llano, CA

69 -- Tyler Collier - CHICO, CALIF. (Medalist)
70 -- Cody Hall - WILDOMAR, CALIF.
70 -- Bruce Doucett - HUNTINGTON BEACH, CALIF.

MAY 9 - INDIAN RIDGE CC, Palm Desert, CA

66 -- Rico Hoey - RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIF. (Co- Medalist)
66 -- Justin Suh - SAN JOSE, CALIF. (Co-Medalist)

MAY 9 - PASATIEMPO GOLF CLUB, Santa Cruz, CA

67 -- Noah Norton - CHICO, CALIF.
68 -- Carr Vernon - POPLAR BLUFF, MO.

MAY 9 - THE HERITAGE CLUB, Westminister, CO

71 -- Andrew Romano - LONE TREE, COLO.

MAY 9 - AMELIA NATL. G.C., Amelia Island, FL

66 -- Cristobal Del Solar - TALLAHASSEE, FLA. (Co- Medalist)
69 -- Chandler Blanchet - PENSACOLA, FLA.
69 -- Travis Steed - MACON, GA.

MAY 9 - RITZ CARLTON G.C., Orlando, FL

67 -- Gordon Neale - DOVE CANYON, CALIF. (Co- Medalist)
69 -- John Coultas - VALRICO, FLA.
69 -- Austin Hitt - LONGWOOD, FLA.
69 -- Jimmy Stanger - TAMPA, FLA.

MAY 9 - THE WANDERERS CLUB, Wellington, FL

68 -- Conor Richardson - WEST PALM BEACH, FLA. (Co- Medalist)
70 -- Alex Rainville - SAINT JOHNSBURY CENTER, VT.

MAY 9 - VILLAGE LINKS, GLEN ELLYN, IL

68 -- Raymond Knoll - NAPERVILLE, ILL. (Medalist)
70 -- Patrick Duffy - CHICAGO, ILL.
70 -- Kyle Kochevar - GLEN ELLYN, ILL.
70 -- Dylan Wu - MEDFORD, ORE.

MORRIS PARK CC, South Bend, IN

68 -- Mitchell Lamping - LIBERTY TOWNSHIP, OHIO (Medalist)
70 -- Mike Lee - CROWN POINT, IND.

MAY 9 - BARDSTOWN CC, Bardstown, KY

67 -- Cooper Musselman - LOUISVILLE, KY. (Medalist)
68 -- Ryan Botts - LEBANON, TENN.
68 -- Tyler McDaniel - MANCHESTER, KY.
68 -- Ashton Van Horne - GEORGETOWN, KY.
69 -- Eric Ansett - SPOKANE, WASH.

MAY 9 - WORTHINGTON MANOR G.C., Urbana, MD

67 -- Ben Warnquist - OLNEY, MD. (Medalist)
68 -- Michael Demorat - MERRITT ISLAND, FLA.
68 -- Joey Lane - GREAT FALLS, VA.
69 -- Patrick Cover - HUNTERSVILLE, N.C.
70 -- Scott Shingler - HAYMARKET, VA.
71 -- Davis Lamb - POTOMAC, MD.

MAY 9 - MINNEAPOLIS G.C., St. Louis Park, MN

74 -- William Leaf - WINONA, MINN.

MAY 9 - DUKE UNIV. G.C., Durham, NC

66 -- Alex Smalley - WAKE FOREST, N.C. (Medalist)
69 -- Henry Do - CANTON, MICH. 69
69 -- Kevin O'Connell - RALEIGH, N.C.

MAY 9 - MOHAWK G.C., Schenectady, NY

71 -- Evan Russell - ESSEX, VT.
72 -- Daniel Griffiths - BINGHAMTON, N.Y.

MAY 9 - RATTLESNAKE RIDGE G.C., Sunbury, OH

67 -- Jose Narro - MEXICO (Medalist)
68 -- Elliott Grayson - SHELBY, N.C.
69 -- Tee-K Kelly - WHEATON, ILL.
70 -- Ben Hogenkamp - NEW ALBANY, OHIO
70 -- Dave McKee - COLUMBUS, OHIO

MAY 9 - LEBANON CC, Lebanon, PA

71 -- J.D. Hughes - CARLISLE, PA.
71 -- Kyle Sterbinsky - YARDLEY, PA.

MAY 9 - NORTH KINGSTOWN G.C., Rhode Island

64 -- Kevin Silva - NEW BEDFORD, MASS. (Co- Medalist by 5)

MAY 9 - CAROLINA CC, Spartanburg, SC

68 -- Preston Cole - GREER, S.C.

MAY 9 - THE COUNTRY CLUB OF SIOUX FALLS, SD

69 -- Jace Guthmiller - YANKTON, S.D. (Medalist)

MAY 9 - STONEBRIDGE CC, Memphis, TN

69 -- Robert Shelton - WILMER, ALA. (Co-Medalist)
69 -- Ben Wood - FLORENCE, ALA. (Co-Medalist)
70 -- Shea Sylvester - ROSWELL, GA.

MAY 9 - HURRICANE CREEK CC, Dallas, TX

66 -- Andrew Lister - COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS (Medalist)
67 -- Brad Dalke - NORMAN, OKLA.

MAY 9 - ALPINE CC, Highland, UT

68 -- Preston Alder - PROVO, UTAH
69 -- Mitchel Schow - OGDEN, UTAH

MAY 10 - TRILOGY G.C. AT VISTANCIA, Arizona

-- To view results, click here --

MAY 10 - HOT SPRINGS CC, Arkansas

68 -- Sam Burns - SHREVEPORT, LA.
69 -- Matthew Cole - FAYETTEVILLE, ARK.
69 -- Tanner Napier - PARIS, TEXAS

MAY 10 - ANDALUSIA CC, La Quinta, CA

70 -- Nahum Mendoza - CHULA VISTA, CALIF.

MAY 10 - SOUTHERN HILLS PLANTATION, Brooksville, FL

66 -- Won Jun Lee - WESLEY CHAPEL, FLA. (Medalist)
67 -- Chase Koepka - JUPITER, FLA.

MAY 10 - PLANTERRA RIDGE, Peachtree City, GA

66 -- Chris Guglielmo - CUMMING, GA. (Co- Medalist)
66 -- Jacob Joiner - ALBANY, GA. (Co-Medalist)
67 -- Luke Schniederjans - ALPHARETTA, GA.
68 -- Bryson Nimmer - BLUFFTON, S.C.
68 -- Benjamin Shipp - DULUTH, GA.
68 -- Ryan Stachler - ALPHARETTA, GA.

MAY 10 - WOLF RUN G.C., Indianapolis, IN

69 -- Max Kollin - FARMINGTON HILLS, MICH. (Medalist)
70 -- Brian Carlson - MADISON, CONN.

MAY 10 - FOREST HILLS CC, St. Louis, MO

68 -- Kyle Weldon - ST. LOUIS, MO. (Medalist)
69 -- Thomas Weaver - ST. LOUIS, MO.
70 -- Richard Berkmeyer - WILDWOOD, MO.
70 -- Dillon Eaton - WILDWOOD, MO.

MAY 10 - OLD WESTBURY GCC, New York

72 -- William Wears - DURHAM, N.C.
72 -- Stewart Hagestad - NEWPORT BEACH, CALIF.
75 -- Cameron Young - SCARBOROUGH, N.Y.

* In a 5-for-1 playoff, Cameron Young eagled the first hole to capture the last spot at this qualifying location. Nice going!

MAY 10 - WEYMOUTH CC, Medina, OH

66 --Tom Swanson - MISSOULA, MONT. (Medalist)
71 -- Kyle Mueller - ATHENS, GA.

MAY 10 - PRONGHORN RESORT (NICKLAUS), Bend, OR

67 -- Aaron Wise - LAKE ELSINORE, CALIF. (Medalist)
70 -- Justin Kadin - CORVALLIS, ORE.
71 -- Ryan Gronlund - PLEASANTON, CALIF.
72 -- Connor Kumpula - ALBANY, ORE.
72 -- Sulman Raza - EUGENE, ORE.

MAY 11 - WICHITA CC, Wichita, KS

62 -- Kristoffer Ventura - STILLWATER, OKLA. (Medalist)
66 -- Nick Heinen - EDMOND, OKLA.
68 -- Connor Peck - ANKENY, IOWA
69 -- Kyle Robinson - FAYETTEVILLE, ARK.

Oklahoma State golfer Kristoffer Ventura posted an amazing 9-under 62 on the 6800 yard course (which is no pushover). We're checking on if that's a new course record. His round included 9 birdies -- four of them in a row -- and no bogeys.

MAY 11 - BETHPAGE (Red), Farmingdale, NY

66 -- Kyle Brey - FARMINGDALE, N.Y. (Medalist)
67 -- Matthew Lowe - FARMINGDALE, N.Y.
67 -- Glenn Nagai - SOUTH ORANGE, N.J.
68 -- Ethan Ng - NEW YORK, N.Y.

MAY 11 - THE HILLS CC, Austin, TX

69 -- Cameron Champ - SACRAMENTO, CALIF.
70 -- Doug Ghim, ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL.

MAY 11 - TUMBLE CREEK CLUB, Cle Elum, WA

68 -- Aaron Whalen - EPHRATA, WASH.
69 -- Yechun (Carl) Yuan - LAKE MARY, FLA.
70 -- Sam Warkentin - BAINBRIDGE ISLAND, WASH.

MAY 12 - AK-CHIN SOUTHERN DUNES GOLF CLUB, Arizona

67 -- Chris Kamin, Phoenix, Ariz.

MAY 12 - BERMUDA DUNES COUNTRY CLUB, California

No amateur qualifiers (So Cal Golf Association)

MAY 12 - LA PURISIMA GOLF CLUB, California

67 -- Sahith Theegala - CHINO HILLS, C.A. (Medalist)
70 -- Clayton Chatterley - LOMPOC, C.A.

MAY 12 - FEATHER SOUND COUNTRY CLUB, Florida

68 -- William Wears - CLEARWATER, F.L. (Co- Medalist)

MAY 12 - TIMACUAN GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB, Florida

67 -- Barry Babbitt - WINTER GARDEN, F.L. (Co- Medalist)

MAY 12 - THE LEGACY GOLF & TENNIS CLUB, Florida

69 -- Sachin Kumar - TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

MAY 12 - HOLLYWOOD GOLF CLUB, New Jersey

72 -- Luke Graboyes, Watchung, N.J.

MAY 12 - BUTLER COUNTRY CLUB, Pennsylvania

-- for results click here --

MAY 12 - MOSELEM SPRINGS GOLF CLUB, Pennsylvania

66 -- Christopher Crawford - BENSALEM, P.A.
70 -- Cole Miller * - NEW TRIPOLI, P.A.

MAY 12 - AMARILLO COUNTRY CLUB, Texas

-- for results click here --

MAY 15 - COLORADO SPRINGS GC, Colorado

68 -- Christopher Thayer - DENVER, COLO.

MAY 15 - TIMBERSTONE G.C., Caldwell, Ohio

70 -- Joshua Gliege - EAGLE, IDAHO 70
71 -- Nick Mandell - KENNEWICK, WASH.

MAY 16 - WESTWOOD GC, Houston, Texas

68 -- Matthew Van Zandt, Houston
68 -- Chris Minton, Houston
69 -- Travis Vick, Houston
69 -- Jay Burlison, Salinas

MAY 16 - LONGMEADOW CC, Longmeadow, Mass.

72 -- Matthew Naumec - Wilbraham, Mass.
73 -- Josh Nichols - Kernersville, N.C.

MAY 16 - THE COUNTRY CLUB AT DC RANCH, Scottsdale, Ariz.

Long drive champion Jamie Sadlowski posted 5- under 70 to take medalist honors. For results click here

MAY 16 - BARONA CREEK GC., Lakeside, Calif. Golf Club

-- No amateur qualifiers at this location. Joshua Rider of San Diego was low at 65.

MAY 16 - CLASSIC CLUB, Palm Desert, Calif.

66 -- Kaiwen Liu, San Diego, Calif. (Medalist)
69 -- Caleb Ramirez (a) Blythe, Calif.

MAY 16 - RUBY HILL GC, Pleasanton, Calif.

70 -- Zacharay Solomon - Sacramento, Calif.
70 -- Drew Olson - San Francisco, Calif.

May 16 - NEW HAVEN CC, Hamden, Conn.,

71 -- Evan Grenus - Glastonbury, Conn.
71 -- Stephen Colodny - Westport, Conn.
72 -- Daniel Levin - New York, NY

MAY 16 - SILVER CREEK CC, Hellertown, PA

73 -- Matthew Pulgini, Middletown, DE (Medalist)
74 -- Jason Wilson, Orefield, PA
75 -- PJ Acierno, Flourtown, PA

MAY 16 - SAWGRASS CC, Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.,

-- No amateur qualifiers --

MAY 16 - WESTON HILLS CC, Weston, Fla.,

-- No amateur qualifiers, but recently-turned professional Corey Conners of Canada was medalist at 67 --

MAY 16 - JENNINGS MILL CC, Bogart, Ga.,

73 -- Ryoto Furuya, Alpharetta, GA.
73 -- Sawyer Mills, Easley, S.C.
73 -- Jaime Lopez Rivarola, Argentina

MAY 16 - EXMOOR CC, Highland Park, Ill., -- full results, click here

71 -- Brian Atkinson - CHICAGO, ILL.
72 -- James Lelliott - CHICAGO, ILL.
73 -- Keenai Sampson - MARYVILLE, ILL.
73 -- Kyle Slattery - ROCKFORD, ILL.

MAY 16 - CEDAR RAPIDS CC, Cedar Rapids, Iowa

No amateur qualifiers. To view results, click here

MAY 16 - SYCAMORE RIDGE GC, Spring Hill, Kan.

71 -- Preston Fleenor - MISSION HILLS, KAN.
72 -- Linus Lilliedahl - OVERLAND PARK, KAN.

MAY 16 - ESSEX COUNTY CLUB, Manchester, Mass.

72 -- James Imai, Brookline, Mass.
74 -- Matt Organisak, Sudbury, Mass.

MAY 16 - WUSKOWHAN PLAYERS CLUB, West Olive, Mich.

71 -- Austin Eccleton, Jackson, Mich.

MAY 16 - PINEWILD, CC (MAGNOLIA), Pinehurst, N.C.

69 -- Thomas Owen, Fayetteville, N.C.

MAY 16 - RED HAWK GC, Las Cruces, N.M.

74 -- Davis Hangyerei Chung - LAS CRUCES, N.M.
76 -- Greg Yellin - EL PASO, TEXAS

MAY 16 - WILLOW RIDGE CC, Harrison, N.Y.

-- No amateur qualifiers --

MAY 16 - MENDON G.C., Mendon, N.Y.

69 -- Conor Rodrigues, CANADA (Medalist)

MAY 16 - GENOA LAKES, Genoa, Nev.

No amateur qualifiers. To view results, click here

MAY 16 - MAKETEWAH CC, Cincinnati, Ohio

Amateurs Connor Yakubov, a Columbus native and Emory University golfer, and Chad Howard, a Dublin, Ohio native and University of Cincinnati golfer, tied for medalist honors after they carded 2-under-par 69.

69 -- Connor Yakubov, Columbus, OHIO (Co-Medalist)
69 -- Chad Howard, Dublin, OHIO (Co-Medalist)

MAY 16 - CATAWBA ISLAND CLUB, Port Clinton, Ohio

Chad Gehres, 23, an amateur from Brighton, Mich. was the medalist as he matched par with 35-36 and that included four birdies, two each on both nines (3, 5, 12, 15).

"I really wanted to qualify this year after I was disqualified a year ago when I used my range-finder, which is illegal in professional tournaments. I birdied the first two holes before I was told what I did was not allowed. I'm really happy I made it out today," Gehres said.

71 -- Chad Gehres, Brighton, MI

MAY 16 - OAK TREE NATIONAL, Edmond, Okla., -- full results, click here

70 -- Terence Begnel - MIDLAND, TEXAS
70 -- Hayden Wood - EDMOND, OKLA.

MAY 16 - THE CLUB AT NEVILLEWOOD, Pennsylvania

73 -- Tim Bowers, McMurray, Pa.
73 -- Corey Long, McDonald, Pa.
74 -- Darin Kowalski, Bethel Park, Pa.

MAY 17 - YOCHA DEHE G.C., Brooks, Calif.

71 -- Ryan Knop, Pleasanton, Calif.
71 -- Alexander Lee, Sacramento, Calif.
72 -- Kyle Davies, Sacramento, Calif.

MAY 17 - IRONWOOD CC (South Course), Palm Desert, Calif. -- Full results, click here

70 -- Ben Albin - SANTA FE, N.M. (Co-Medalist)
70 -- Issei Tanabe - HUNTINGTON BEACH, CALIF. (Co-Medalist)

MAY 17 - COLLINDALE GC, Fort Collins, Colo. - Full results, click here

69 -- Behrod Keshtavar - ERIE, COLO. (Co-Medalist)

MAY 17 - BAY POINT G. & T.C., Panama City Beach, Fla.

-- No amateur qualifiers. For full results, click here

MAY 17 - SARA BAY CC, Sarasota, Fla.

- No Amateur qualifiers at this site. For results, click here

MAY 17 - THE BLUFFS GOLF RESORT, St. Francisville, La.

70 -- Jacob Bergeron, Slidell, La. (Co-Medalist)
70 -- Patrick Christovich, New Orleans, La. (Co- Medalist)

MAY 17 - CROFTON CC, Crofton, Md.

69 -- Matthew Bassler - BALTIMORE, MD.
70 -- Gary Carpenter - CROFTON, MD.
71 -- Scott Cruff - CROFTON, MD.
71 -- Ian Hildebrand - PURCELLVILLE, VA.

- For full results, click here

MAY 17 - THE ORCHARDS G.C., Washington, Mich.

70 -- Brad Bastion, Shelby Twp (Medalist)
71 -- Mark Eriksen, Clarkston
71 -- Devin Deogun, Orchard Lake

MAY 17 - PANTHER VALLEY CC, New Jersey

67 -- Ryan Snouffer -- SPARTA, N.J. (Co-Medalist)
70 -- Trevor Randolph - FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J.
71 -- James Mongey - MORRISTOWN, N.J.

MAY 17 - SECESSION G.C., Beaufort, S.C.

- For results, click here

MAY 17 - TIMARRON C.C., Southlake, Texas

65 -- Noah Goodwin, Corinth, Texas
66 -- George Gardner, Southlake, Texas

MAY 17 - BISHOPS BAY C.C., Middleton, Wis.

71 -- Eddie Wajda Brookfield, WI

MAY 17 - RIVERTON C.C., Riverton, Wyo.

- No amateur qualifiers from this location. Easton Paxton tied for low at 71, then lost a playoff for the lone qualifying spot and became first alternate. For results, click here

UPCOMING:

MAY 18 - PALMER GC, Palmer, Alaska

-- coming soon --

72 -- Jordan Miller, ANCHORAGE, ALASKA (Medalist)

MAY 18 - INDUSTRY HILLS G.C. (Eisenhower Course), City of Industry, Calif. (full results)

69 -- Pete Fernandez Jr, Costa Mesa, Calif. (Medalist)
71 -- Tanner Podres, Laguna Niguel, Calif.

MAY 18 - ORANGE TREE G.C., Orlando, Fla. (full results)

72 -- Ethan Marcus, Boca Raton, FL
72 -- John Pak, Scotch Plains, NJ

MAY 18 - HUNTSVILLE GC, Dallas, Pa.

Elon University golfer Jonathan Dilanni (amateur) from Kernersville, North Carolina posted 70 to grab one of the available spots. To view the complete scoreboard, click here.

MAY 18 - SCOTCH VALLEY CC, Hollidaysburg, Pa.

- No amateur qualifiers. For complete results click here.

MAY 18 - HOLSTON HILLS C.C., Knoxville, Tenn. (full results)

67 -- Lake Johnson, Chattanooga, Tenn.

MAY 19 - SEWAILO G.C., Tucson, Ariz. - Full Results>

MAY 19 - GRANITE BAY G.C., Granite Bay, Calif. - Full Results>

67 -- Joshua Sedeno, Roseville, Calif. (Medalist)
69 -- Colin Morikawa, Collin, La Canada, Calif.
70 -- Peterson, Jon (a) Granite Bay, Calif.

MAY 19 - KENSINGTON G. & C.C., Naples, Fla.

-- No amateur qualifiers at this location, however Ryan Celano of Naples shot 70 and was eliminated in a playoff. He is first alternate. Results Page>

MAY 19 - INDIAN RIVER CLUB, Vero Beach, Fla.

No amateur qualifiers at this location. Results Page>

MAY 19 - ARBOR LINKS, Nebraska City, Neb. - Full Results>

69 -- Rylee Reinertson, Gibbon, Neb. (won playoff)

MAY 19 - RIVER LANDING (River Course), Wallace, N.C. - Full Results>

67 -- Michael Hocker, Durham, N.C.
68 -- Wesley Conover, Holly Springs, N.C.

MAY 20 - CEDAR CREEK G.C., San Antonio, Texas - Full Results>

70 -- Levi Valadez, San Antonio, Texas

-- NOTE: This qualifier was originally scheduled for May 19, but due to weather and course safety qualifying was moved to Friday, May 20. --

A FEW STORIES FROM THE QUALIFIERS: (Newest shown first)

KUDOS TO FORMER AGC MEMBER SAM LOVE

ONEONTA, Alabama (May 3, 2016) -- On just the second day of U.S. Open Local Qualifying, Samuel Love of Trussville, AL carded a course record 11-under 61 to take medalist honors at Limestone Springs, in Oneonta, Alabama.

Love, a 2014 graduate of the University of Alabama Birmingham, made eight birdies and holed a 2-iron hybrid from 262-yards on the par-5 second hole for an albatross. Should he advance through Sectional Qualifying, this round will surely be one that is talked about in June. Especially since his pro career so far has been relatively quiet, with just over $26,000 in earnings in 2015 on the Web.com Tour. His best amateur finish was a T2 in the Southern Amateur in 2013.

Love was a regular member of AmateurGolf.com from 2009 until he turned professional in 2014. We wish him luck in his professional career.

About the U.S. Open Local Qualifying

U.S. Open Local: Tracking the Ams on their Road to Oakmont

18-hole stroke play qualifier open to male amateurs with a handicap of 0.4 and below. Players who advance will get to choose their top three sectional qualifying sites. The number of qualifying spots will depend on the size of the field.

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