VARIOUS SITES, USA (May 18, 2017) - Nearly 200 amateur golfers have moved one step closer to qualifying for the 2017 U.S. Open at Erin Hills.
A total of 8979 professional and amateur golfers are competing for 525 spots across 114 local qualifying sites. Successful qualifiers move on to one of 12 sectional qualifying sites--ten in the U.S., one in England and one in Japan.
Highlights from local qualifying include:
May 3
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Sam Horsfield
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Current World #9 Sam Horsfield of England and the University of Florida, advanced from a 73-for-4 qualifier at Mission Inn Resort in Howey-in-the-Hills, FL.
May 5
Justin Goodhue of Palm Beach Gardens, FL led all qualifiers at the Jupiter, FL site by shooting a 65 at The Club at Admirals Cove.
May 8
Amateurs took four of the five available spots at The Country Club in Salt Lake City, led by Rhett Rasmussen of Draper, UT with a 67.
Ams took six of the spots at the Newnan, GA 132-for-8 qualifier, led by David Mackey of Watkinsville, GA who shot 67.
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Justin Suh
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Adam Navigato medaled at the 84-for-5 qualifier at Indian Ridge in Palm Desert, CA, as amateurs took four of the five spots. Justin Suh, who is currently #1 in the 2017 AmateurGolf.com California Player-of-the-Year Points Race, was one of the successful qualifiers.
Donnie Tropser of Canton, MI was three shots better than the field at the 78-for-4 qualifier at Muskegon (MI) Country Club.
Mid-amateur Hunter Howell of Odessa, FL medaled by two shots at the 76-for-4 qualifier at TPC Prestancia in Sarasota, FL.
In the 102-for-6 qualifier at Canterwood Golf & Country Club in Gig Harbor, WA, amateurs took four of six spots. The same day they took four of five at Delaware Country Club in Muncie, IN, with Drew Alexander of McCordsville, IN medaling with a 66.
Amateurs swept the four spots at the 75-for-4 qualifier at Country Club of the Legends in Eureka, MO; Joshua Rhodes beat the field by two shots with a 67.
Everton Hawkins of Irvine, CA won the 72-for-4 qualifier at Midlane Golf Resort in Wadsworth, IL with a 66.
May 9
Oklahoma State teammates Zachary Olsen and Hayden Wood were the co-medalists on their rivals' home course, both shooting 66 at the 89-for-5 qualifier at Jimmie Austin OU Golf Club in Norman, OK.
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Brandon Wu
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Brandon Wu of Stanford University blitzed the field at the 84-for-5 qualifier at Yocha Dehe Golf Club in Brooks, CA. Wu shot a nine-under 63 to lead the field by five shots.
Cameron Champ, currently #15 in the Golfweek/AmateurGolf.com World Amateur Ranking, was among the successful qualifiers at Wolfdancer Golf Club near Austin, TX.
Current World #9 Zach Bouchou of Forest, VA and Oklahoma State University made it through the 78-for-5 qualifier at Hot Springs (AR) Country Club.
May 10
Max Greyserman of Boca Raton, FL and Kyle Sterbinsky of Tardley, PA co-medaled at the 131-for-8 qualifier at Green Brook Country Club in North Caldwell, NJ.
Ams took four of the five spots at the 78-for-5 qualifier at Jackson (TN) Country Club, led by Eric Ansett of Spokane, WA with a 64.
May 11
Connor Brown of Los Angeles shot a 66 to medal at the 84-for-5 Industry Hills (CA) Golf Club qualifying site.
Canadian Emmett Oh took earned medalist honors at the 132-for-8 qualifier at River Oaks Country Club in Houston with a 65.
May 14
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Hunter and Kim Ostrom
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What is the best way to spend time with Mom on Mother's Day? Some make a special meal or go out to eat. Others go to a movie or a show. For Hunter Ostrom, there was no better way to spend Mother's Day than by putting his Mom on the bag.
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May 15
Davis Love IV (can you guess who his father is?), better known as Dru, advanced from the 84-for-5 qualifier at Sawgrass Country Club in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL.
The largest qualifying field was at the 168-for-10 qualifier at Maketewah Country Club in Cincinnati. Amateurs took five spots, led by co-medalist Andy Roberts of Owensboro, KY with a 68.
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Oak Hill Country Club
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The East Course at Oak Hill Country Club (Rochester, NY) may get all of the accolades, having hosted the U.S. Open, PGA Championship, U.S. Amateur and the Ryder Cup. But the West Course proved it can test the best as well, yielding no score below 75 in the 78-for-4 qualifier. Adam Condello of Fairport, NY and Colin Dubnik of Rochester managed to advance by shooting 76.
Jason Dejiacomo of Jasper, GA won the 131-for-8 qualifier at Stone Mountain (GA) Golf Club with a 66.
Amateurs swept the qualifying spots at the 78-for-4 qualifier at Country Club of Detroit (MI), led by medalist Dominic Mancinelli of Northville, MI with a 67. Ams also took four of the five spots at the 87-for-5 qualifier at Running Deer Golf Club in Pittsburgh, PA.
Sean Rowen of Greenwood, IN won the 57-for-3 qualifier at South Bend (IN) Country Club by four shots with a 68.
May 16
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Newport Country Club
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Mid-Amateurs Bobby Leopold of Coventry, RI and David Spitz of Weymouth, MA co-medaled at Newport Country Club in Rhode Island, site of the very first U.S. Open in 1895.
Matthew Naumec medaled at the 59-for-3 qualifier at Crumpin-Fox Club in western Massachusetts with a 68.
May 17
Amateurs took four of the five spots in the 84-for-5 qualifier at Lonnie Poole Golf Course in Raleigh, NC, led by medalist Davis Womble of Winston-Salem with a 68.
Jordan Costello of Pinedale, WY won the 27-for-2 qualifier at Riverton (WY) Country Club by four shots with a 66.
The smallest of the qualifying fields was in Palmer, Alaska, with 12 players vying for one spot. Amateurs took the two alternate spots, but it was professional Horacio Leon from Chile via Jupiter, FL who beat the field by six. Why was Leon in Alaska, so far from home? Perhaps it was because he had just medaled at the Mackenzie (Canadian) Tour Qualifying at nearby(?)
Courtenay, B.C., Canada.
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Shintaro Ban
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May 18
The day after leading the UNLV Runnin' Rebels to a win in the NCAA Midwest Regional in Indiana, Shintaro Ban shot a three-under 68 to medal at the 84-for-5 qualifier at Granite Bay (CA) Golf Club. Amateurs took four of the five spots available.
Amateurs swept all six spots at the 102-for-6 qualifier at Kearney Hill Golf Links in Lexington, KY, led by medalist Tyler McDaniel of Manchester, KY. Four other ams advanced from a 9-for-4 playoff for the final spots.