Mid-Ams struggle in opening round of U.S. Open
6/15/2017 | by Pete Wlodkowski of AmateurGolf.com
see also: View results for U.S. Open Golf Championship, Shinnecock Hills Golf Club
We're hoping that both Scott Harvey (78) or Stewart Hagestad (77) can go low tomorrow and make the cut at Erin Hills
Both are smiling, and taking in the sights and sounds of the "National Open" (as Ben Hogan used to call it). But they will need to go out strong and post some red numbers tomorrow if they hope to play the weekend.
He was 92', 6" after a 220-yard tee shot, in case you're wondering.
Hagestad (the 2016 U.S. Mid-Am champ) will try to improve on the 64% of the fairways and 44% of the greens he hit today when he tees it up Friday.
Scott Harvey, of North Carolina, is having a great year. After winning the Coleman Invitational this Spring, he qualified for the Open at Canoe Brook in New Jersey.
Mid-Ams @s_hagestad (+5) and @ScottHarvey78 (+6) react to Thurs. #USOpen setup. Stewart going logo free on the shirt today! #AmateurGolf pic.twitter.com/5bLMsLAd3e
— AmateurGolf.com (@amateurgolfcom) June 15, 2017
Today wasn't his best. Like Hagestad he had a double-bogey on one of the hardest holes -- the monstrous 526-yard 17th, which played second-hardest today -- and he hit exactly the same number of fairways and greens (9 and 8). The only difference in their rounds was that Harvey made one more bogey.
No single round of 77 or 78 is going to bring these Mid-Am stalwarts down, and we expect something better from the likely 2017 Walker Cup teammates when they tackle Erin Hills on Friday.
Results: U.S. Open Golf Championship
| Place | Player | Location | Pts | Scores |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T27 | Dallas, TX | 800 | 69-74-71-73=287 | |
| T32 | Sacramento, CA | 700 | 70-69-73-76=288 | |
| MC | Chandler, AZ | 0 | 73-73=146 | |
| MC | Portola Valley, CA | 0 | 73-74=147 | |
| MC | Wake Forest, NC | 0 | 73-74=147 |
About the U.S. Open Golf Championship
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