U.S. Open Local: Tracking the Ams on their Road to Oakmont
5/27/2016 | by AmateurGolf.com Staff
see also: View results for U.S. Open Local Qualifying, Wellesley Country Club
Six more qualifiers were played on Wednesday, leavin just seven sites on Thursday before Sectional Qualifying starts May 23
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 --
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 hereMAY 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.
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 hereMAY 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 hereMAY 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
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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