VARIOUS SITES ACROSS THE USA - Sectional qualifying for the 4th U.S. Four-Ball Championship, contested over 18 holes at 51 sites across the United States, began Aug. 28 and concluded Apr. 9.
2,279 entries were accepted for the championship. 10 teams (or sides), including
2017 champions Frankie Capan and Shuai Ming Wong, are exempt into the championship, with the remainder of the 128-team field coming from sectional qualifying.
Exempt Teams:
Nathan Smith &
Todd White (2015 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball champions)
Clark Collier &
Kyle Hudelson (2017 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball runners-up)
Dylan Wu &
Cole Madey (Both players within Top 400 in World Amateur Golf Ranking)
Sherrill Britt &
Greg Earnhardt (2015 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball runners-up)
Chip Brooke &
Marc Dull (2017 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball semifinalists)
Frankie Capan &
Shuai Ming Wong (2017 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball champions)
Justin Tereshko &
Joseph Deraney (Both players within Top 400 in World Amateur Golf Ranking)
Brandon Cigna &
Ben Warnquist (2016 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball runners-up)
Patrick Christovich &
Garrett Rank (2017 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball semifinalists)
Cole Hammer &
Garrett Barber (Both players within Top 400 in World Amateur Golf Ranking)
Highlights from qualifying include:
August 28
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Joe Alfieri |
Michael Barbosa |
Tampa, FL: Former Florida Mid-Amateur Stroke Play and Public Links champion
Joe Alfieri teamed with
Michael Barbosa to advance to the championship via a playoff. Alfieri has had top five finishes in the New Year's Invitational and Cardinal Amateur in recent years; Barbosa has recorded top fives in the George C. Thomas Invitational and the New Year's Invitational.
Qualifiers: Tiger Godwin (Bartow, FL) & Kelly Sellers (Lakeland, FL) 65; Joe Alfieri (Lutz,
FL) & Michael Barbosa (Vero Beach, FL) 67.
Johns Island, SC:
Qualifiers: Hayes Brown (Charlotte, NC) & Jack Larkin (Atlanta, GA) 67; Brent Roof (Columbia, SC) & Paul Tucker (Waxhaw, NC) 68.
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Brett Hudson |
Scott Strickland |
Bloomfield Hills, MI: Brett Hudson and
Scott Strickland are no strangers to USGA championships; Strickland has qualified for the last three U.S. Mid-Amateurs (making the semifinals last year) and this year's U.S. Amateur, while Hudson played in the 2015 U.S. Mid-Amateur.
Qualifiers: Stephen Brown (Canada) & Ethan O'Meara (Canada) 65; Brett Hudson (Bloomfield Hills, MI) & Scott Strickland (Birmingham, MI) 65.
August 30
Watchung, NJ: Long/Rendell (former Old Dominion University teammates) and Alonso/Wisner (Loyola University teammates) advanced to the championship by surviving a five-team playoff for the final two spots.
Qualifiers: Marc-Olivier Amnotte (Canada) & William Huang (Exeter, NH) 64; Jeffrey Long (Ashburn, VA) & Matthew Rendell (New York, NY) 65; Erick Alonso (Hayworth, NJ) & Bennett Wisner (Hampstead, MD) 65.
Dalton, MA:
Qualifiers: Alex Jeffers (Watertown, MA) & Garren Poirier (Killington, VT) 62.
September 5
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Matthew Considine & Putter Johnson |
Chardon, OH: Matthew Considine and Putter Johnson got hot at Sand Ridge Golf Club, shooting a bogey-free 10 under round that included two streaks of three birdies in a row and one of four birdies in a row. Andrew Bailey and Kevin Carlin fought through a five-team playoff for the final spot.
Qualifiers: Matthew Considine (Akron, OH) & Putter Johnson (Chicago, IL) 62; Andrew Bailey (Cleveland, OH) & Kevin Carlin (Denver, CO) 64.
Bolingbrook, IL: Illinois State University teammates
Zach Burry and
Trent Wallace medaled by two shots at Bolingbrook Golf Club.
Qualifiers: Zach Burry (Qunicy, IL) & Trent Wallace (Joliet, IL) 63; Mark Hannon (Bolingbrook, IL) & Zach Hoffman (Omaha, NE) 65.
September 6
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Kyle Cornett |
Patrick Sato |
Dupont, WA: Two sets of college teammates successfully qualified at the Home Course: medalists
Kyle Cornett /
Patrick Sato of Seattle University, and
Zach Anderson /
Derek Bayley of Washington State University, who made it through a four-team playoff for the final spot.
Qualifiers: Kyle Cornett (Seattle, WA) & Patrick Sato (Bellevue, WA) 64; Zach Anderson (Canada) & Derek Bayley (Rathrum, ID) 66.
September 12
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Kevin Silva |
Mike Calef |
Hingham, MA: Teenagers David Rogers and Dillon Brown earned co-medalist honors with the mid-amateur team of
Kevin Silva and
Mike Calef. Silva is a multiple Rhode Island State champion, and Calef is a multiple Massachusetts State Amateur champion.
Qualifiers: David Rogers (Halifax, MA) & Dillon Brown (Needham, MA) 62; Kevin Silva (W. Bridgewater, MA) & Mike Calef (New Bedford, MA) 62; Gregory Royston (Hunt Valley, MD) & Rij Patel (South Africa) 63.
September 13
Phoenix, AZ: Patrick Moore, who had a hole-in-one at the 2016 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball Championship at Winged Foot, returns to the championship with partner Jeff Fujimoto after earning co-medalist honors at Superstition Mountain G&CC.
Qualifiers: James Donley (Phoenix, AZ) & Rob McIver (Phoenix, AZ) 62; Jeff Fujimoto (Phoenix, AZ) & Patrick Moore (Phoenix, AZ) 62.
Lincoln, RI:
Qualifiers: Drake Hull (Rutland, VT) & Chandler Morris (Hobe Sound, FL) 62; Joe Hunt (W. Barnstable, MA) & Jared Pane (Osterville, MA) 64.
September 18
Richmond, KY:
Qualifiers: Ryan Greer (Knoxville, TN) & Bill Roach, Jr. (Knoxville, TN) 63; Brandon Berry (La Grange, KY) & Trey Bowling (Bowling Green, KY) 64.
Marysville, CA: University of Nevada teammates
Corey Eddings and
Kaleb Gorbahn got off to a great start, going 7-under through 11 holes, then bogeyed two holes late to fall into a playoff, before ultimately prevailing.
Qualifiers: Corey Eddings (Knoxville, TN) & Kaleb Gorbahn (Knoxville, TN) 65.
September 20
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Sam Tidd & Carson Barry |
Nampa, ID: Oregon State commit Carson Barry and Oklahoma commit Sam Tidd won by three shots at RedHawk GC with a 7-under 63, but were helped when the team of Jacob Byers and Tristan Rohrbaugh went bogey-triple after getting to 8-under with four holes to play.
Qualifiers: Carson Barry (Eagle, ID) & Sam Tidd (Meridian, ID) 63.
September 23
Kapalua, HI: Isaac Jaffurs will be making two trips to the mainland for USGA championships; he
qualified for the U.S. Mid-Amateur last month and now has qualified for the U.S. Four-Ball with partner Kyeton Littel.
Qualifiers: Isaac Jaffurs (Haleiwa, HI) & Kyeton Littel (Kahalui, HI) 64.
September 25
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Jack Dukeminier |
Tualatin, OR: Current Oregon Mid-Amateur champion
Jack Dukeminier teamed with his brother Chris to take the last spot at Tualatin Country Club. Had they been one shot higher, they would have fallen into an 8-for-1 playoff.
Qualifiers: J.C. Riter (Portland, OR) & Blake Seabaugh (Tigard, OR) 64; Chris Dukeminier (Portland, OR) & Jack Dukeminier (Beaverton, OR) 65.
Norwalk, IA: Last year's Crane Cup runner-up
Dennis Bull teamed with former Illinois Mid-Amateur champion
Andrew Price
Qualifiers: Dennis Bull (Norwalk, IA) & Andrew Price (Lake Bluff, IL) 64; Scott Gustafson (Chaska, MN) & Jordan Ryan (Minneapolis, MN) 65.
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Jamie Miller |
Williamsville, NY: The day after making it to the Crump Cup semifinals,
Jamie Miller earned co-medalist honors with teammate James Smith at The Park Country Club.
Qualifiers: Jamie Miller (Orchard Park, NY) & James Smith (Juno Beach, FL) 65; Drew Mayhew (Canada) & Peter Sauerbrei (Canada) 65.
Apple Valley, CA:
Qualifiers: Torey Edwards (Long Beach, CA) & Bret Parker (Huntington Beach, CA) 62; Jeffrey Fortson (Palm Desert, CA) & Michael Walton (Indian Wells, CA) 64.
September 26
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Todd Mitchell & Scott Harvey (VSGA photo) |
Williamsburg, VA: 2014 U.S. Mid-Amateur champion
Scott Harvey and partner
Todd Mitchell have now qualified for all four U.S. Four-Ball Championships, shooting a 63 at Golden Horseshoe GC to earn medalist honors. Harvey and Mitchell made the quarterfinals of last year's championship. Former Virginia Amateur champion
Scott Shingler and current Virginia Mid-Amateur champion
Justin Young also qualified.
Qualifiers: Scott Harvey (Kernersville, NC) & Todd Mitchell (Bloomington, IL) 63; Michael Childress (Salisbury, NC) & Lansdon Robbins (Davidson, NC) 65; Scott Shingler (Kaymarket, VA) & Justin Young (Roanoke, VA) 65.
September 27
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Sean Knapp |
Sewickley, PA: Sean Knapp continued his run of success at Sewickley Heights GC by shooting the low round of all of the qualifiers held so far, a 10-under 61 with partner
Rick Stimmel. In the last four weeks, Knapp has won the U.S. Senior Amateur and the Sunnehanna Senior, was a member of the winning WPGA Palmer Cup team, and has now qualified for his 42nd USGA event.
Qualifiers: Sean Knapp (Oakmont, PA) & Rick Stimmel (Pittsburgh, PA) 61; Jim Hughes (Carlisle, PA) & William Smith (Newville, PA) 66.
Wales, WI: Price and Majors won a three-team playoff for the final spot at The Legend at Brandybrook.
Qualifiers: Pete Kuhl (Morton, IL) & Ben Skogen (Onalaska, WI) 66; Brooks Price (Dallas, TX) & Draegen Majors (Tulsa, OK) 67.
September 28
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Brian Komline |
Trevor Randolph |
White Plains, NY: A pair of former New Jersey Mid-Amateur champions advanced from Metroplis Country Club:
Brian Komline and
Trevor Randolph
Qualifiers: Timothy Connors (Rye, NY) & Bradford Tilley (Easton, CT) 67; Thomas Collins (Morristown, NJ) & Brian Komline (Bridgewater, NJ) 67; Trevor Randolph (Franklin Lakes, NJ) & Darin Goldstein (New York, NY) 67.
Charles Town, WV:
Qualifiers: Daniel Hurley (Washington, DC) & Joseph McLister (Leesburg, VA) 66.
Laurel, MS: Brandon Laird and current Mississippi Mid-Amateur champion
Josh Lampley
shot a 63 to earn medalist honors at Laurel Country Club.
Qualifiers: Brandon Laird (Biloxi, MS) & Josh Lampley (Gulfport, MS) 63; Hunter Logan (Steens, MS) & Cohen Trolio (West Point, MS) 64.
September 29
New Smyrna Beach, FL:
Qualifiers: Dustin Dingus (Palm Harbor, FL) & Sean Fromme (Palm Harbor, FL) 64; Nic Daugharty (Valdosta, GA) & Kevin Durkin (Alpharetta, GA) 64.
October 2
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Skip Berkmeyer |
Brad Nurski |
St. Louis, MO: Former Crump Cup champion
Richard "Skip" Berkmeyer and 2014 U.S. Mid-Amateur runner-up
Brad Nurski were co-medalists at Sunset Country Club with a 10-under 62.
Qualifiers: Richard Berkmeyer (Town & Country, MO) & Brad Nurski (St. Joseph, MO) 62; Garrett Marschke (Suwanee, GA) & Alex Cusumano (St. Louis, MO) 62.
Duluth, GA: Denham and Moore prevailed on the third hole of a playoff for the last qualifying spot.
Qualifiers: Don Carpenter (Athens, GA) & Keith Guest (Athens, GA) 64; David Denham (Athens, GA) & Stuart Moore (Gainesville, GA) 65.
Independence, MN: Two-time Minnesota Open champion Ben Greve and partner Matthew Gibb, former teammates at the University of Minnesota, took the final spot in a three-team playoff.
Qualifiers: Thomas Jenkins (Champlin, MN) & Kevin Krigbaum (Champlin, MN) 64; Ben Greve (Golden Valley, MN) & Matthew Gibb (Minneapolis, MN) 65.
October 3
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Steven Groover & Tyler McKeever (AGA photo) |
Killen, AL: Steven Groover and
Tyler McKeever shot a 10-under 62 that included an eagle and a hole-in-one at Turtle Point Y&CC. Groover aced the 145-yard 8th hole. The other two qualifying teams survived a 4-for-2 playoff.
Qualifiers: Steven Groover (Hoover, AL) & Tyler McKeever (Atlanta, GA) 62; Alec Stopperich (Pittsburgh, PA) & Harlan Winn (Birmingham, AL) 64; Cameron Hooper (Atlanta, GA) & David Noll, Jr. (Dalton, GA) 64.
West Hartford, CT: David Szewczul, who won this year's Connecticut Public Links at the age of 63, earned medalist honors with partner Bill Hermanson. Peter Anderson & John McCarthy advanced through a five-team playoff for the final qualifying spot.
Qualifiers: Bill Hermanson (East Lyme, CT) & David Szewczul (Farmington, CT) 66; Peter Anderson (New York, NY) & John McCarthy (Cambridge, MA) 67.
October 5
Niwot, CO:
Qualifiers: Nick Engen (Denver, CO) & John Jarmul (Greenwood Village, CO) 61; Jonathan Marsico (Cherry Hills Village, CO) & Tom Hart (Denver, CO) 61; Ben Klaus (Oklahoma City, OK) & Riley Pumphrey (Austin, TX) 61.
October 9
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Ryo Harada & Jack Snyder
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Albuquerque, NM: New Mexico State University teammates Ryo Harada and Jack Snyder won a three-team playoff for the only qualifying spot, making birdie on the first extra hole at The Canyon Club.
Qualifiers: Ryo Harada (Japan) & Jack Snyder (Mesa, AZ) 67.
Port Jefferson, NY:
Qualifiers: Michael Lewis-Goldman (New York, NY) & Thomas McCarthy (New York, NY) 66.
Santee, CA: Loyola Marymount University teammates Riley Elmes and Billy Pollock were the medalists at Carlton Oaks Golf Club.
Qualifiers: Riley Elmes (Lake Oswego, OR) & Billy Pollock (Eugene, OR) 66; Joe Fryer (Santa Ana, CA) & Chris Hatch (Mukilteo, WA) 67.
October 10
Belton, MO: Jason Debuhr & Jim Gates won a playoff for the final match play spot when Debuhr chipped in on the first playoff hole.
Qualifiers: Sidney McKnight (Prairie Village, KS) & Alan Stearns (Tustin, CA) 66; Jason Debuhr (Charlotte, NC) & Jim Gates (Overland Park, KS) 67.
October 12
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Andy Roderique & Jason Buffone |
Long Grove, IL: Former Lewis University teammates Jason Buffone and Andy Roderique qualified for the third straight year, shooting 66 at Twin Orchard Country Club to earn co-medalist honors along with Bradley University teammates Charles Jahn and Sam Range.
Qualifiers: Jason Buffone (New Lenox, IL) & Andy Roderique (Frankfort, IL) 66; Charles Jahn (Sperry, IA) & Sam Range (Waterloo, IL) 66.
October 13
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Guy Clauss & Brandan Gonzalez |
Oxnard, CA:A pair of 16-year-olds shot the low round to par of any of the qualifers to date, a 12-under 60 at River Ridge Golf Club. They made 10 birdies and an eagle, going 9 under over their last 11 holes.
Qualifiers: Guy Clauss (Newport Beach, CA) & Brandan Gonzalez (Orange, CA) 60; Daniel Romero (San Carlos, CA) & Daniel Salazar (Rancho Cucamonga, CA) 64.
October 16
Maineville, OH:
Qualifiers: Alex Rodger (Loveland, OH) & Micah Dean (Cincinnati, OH) 66; Brent Walker (Cincinnati, OH) & Jason Greiner (Cincinnati, OH) 68.
Mitchellville, MD: Randy Sroka made putts of 10 and 20 feet to give him and partner Ryan Chamberlain the last spot in a 3-for-2 playoff.
Qualifiers: Bennett Buch (W. Friendship, MD) & Peter Knade (Easton, MD) 65; Billy Peel (Potomac, MD) & Brendan Peel (Potomac, MD) 66; Randy Sroka (Stevensville, MD) & Ryan Chamberlain (Annapolis, MD) 66.
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Kenny Cook |
Sean Rowen |
Laconia, IN: Three teams shot 6-under 66 at Chariot Run Golf Club, and then played off for the two available qualifying spots. Two teams of mid-amateurs survived the playoff,
including former U.S. Mid-Amateur runner-up
Kenny Cook and two-time Indiana Mid-Amateur champ
Sean Rowen.
Cook and Rowen won the Indiana Mid-Am Team this summer, shooting a final-round 59.
Qualifiers: Joe Mahurin (Noblesville, IN) & Brian Spacey (Fishers, IN) 66; Kenny Cook (Noblesville, IN) & Sean Rowen (Greenwood, IN) 66.
October 24
Charlotte, NC:
Qualifiers: Jeremy Grab (Daniel Island, SC) & Jake McGlone (Charlotte, NC) 65; Chad Wilfong (Charlotte, NC) & Davis Womble (Winston-Salem, NC) 65.
October 26
Jupiter, FL: The mid-amateur team from Palm Beach Gardens,
Jess Daley and
Justin Goodhue, were the medalists at Dye Preserve Golf Club with a 67.
Qualifiers: Jess Daley (Palm Beach Gardens, FL) & Justin Goodhue (Palm Beach Gardens, FL) 67; Michael Sullivan (Fort Lauderdale, FL) & Jeffrey Walker (Fort Lauderdale, FL) 68.
October 30
Springfield, PA: Both medalist teams traveled quite a distance to qualify at Rolling Green GC. John Lazor and Patrick Frodigh are childhood friends who flew in from Elon University in NC and Dartmouth College in NH. Jack Kozlowski and Trey Rath are high schoolers who drove eight hours from Ohio. Both teams had academic commitments that prevented them from attempting qualifying closer to home earlier in the qualifying window.
Qualifiers: John Lazor (Westwood, MA) & Patrick Frodigh (Westwood, MA) 66; Jack Kozlowski (Columbus, OH) & Trey Rath (Powell, OH) 66.
Paoli, PA: The two teams at 66 advanced through a 3-for-2 playoff, with Semenetz and Wallace taking the last spot on the 5th playoff hole after darkness halted the playoff the night before.
Qualifiers: Stephen Dressel (Wayne, PA) & Brian Gillespie (Newtown Square, PA) 64; Sean Semenetz (Philadelphia, PA) & Jack Wallace (Beverly, NJ) 66; Brandon Dalinka (Margate City, NJ) & Bailey Patrick (Charlotte, NC) 66.
November 27
Sacramento, CA: Bobby Bucey and
Brett Viboch, winners of last year's NCGA Four-Ball, earned medalist honors at Del Paso CC with a 9-under 62. Bucey capped the round with a hole-out eagle at the 18th. Jesse Galvon and Domingo Jojola won a playoff to take the other spot in the championship.
Qualifiers: Bobby Bucey (Concord, CA) & Brett Viboch (Moraga, CA) 62; Jesse Galvon (Canada) & Domingo Jojola (San Francisco, CA) 64.
December 6
Pebble Beach, CA: Daniel Licursi and Danny Wax birdied the final four holes to win the qualifier at Poppy Hills GC.
John Sawin, winner of the 2015 Walter Travis Invitational and the 2013 Stocker Cup, qualified with his partner Tug Maude by shooting 30 on the back nine.
Qualifiers: Daniel Licursi (Chandler, AZ) & Danny Wax (Marina del Rey, CA) 63; Tug Maude (Atlanta, GA) & John Sawin (San Francisco, CA) 64.
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Joshua Goldstein and Wes Taylor |
February 9
Las Vegas, NV: The Las Vegas duo of Joshua Goldstein and Wes Taylor shot a 7-under 63 to medal at Bear's Best Golf Club, one shot ahead of the uncle/nephew team of Trey Martin and McCain Schellhardt.
Qualifiers: Joshua Goldstein (Las Vegas, NV) & Wes Taylor (Las Vegas, NV) 63; Trey Martin (Scottsdale, AZ) & McCain Schellhardt (Edmond, OK) 64; Raymond Wooten (Easley, SC) & Brandon Bradosky (Greenville, SC) 64.
March 19
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Hunter Nelson |
Jimmy Burke |
Pearland, TX: 65-year-old Hunter Nelson and 60-year-old Jimmy Burke won a three-way playoff for the last qualifying spot after shooting a 67 at Golfcrest Country Club.
Qualifiers: David Bolen (Lubbock, TX) & Brady Shivers (Seminole, TX) 65; Shawn Stoute (Katy, TX) & Toby Zeringue (Katy, TX) 65; Jimmy Burke (Houston, TX) & Hunter Nelson (Houston, TX) 67.
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Eric and Clark Rustand |
St. George, UT: Eric and Clark Rustand of Tucson, AZ,
winners of last year's John R. Williams Invitational, shot an 8-under 63 to medal by one shot at Bloomington Country Club.
Qualifiers: Eric Rustand (Tucson, AZ) and Clark Rustand (Tucson, AZ) 63.
April 4
Fayetteville, AR: Last year's Crane Cup champion
Derek Busby earned co-medalist honors with partner Bryan Vahlberg at Blessings Golf Club.
Qualifiers: Pat Collogan (Ponca City, OK) and Craig Poet (Ponca City, OK) 68; Derek Busby (Ruston, LA) and Bryan Vahlberg (Norman, OK) 68.
April 9
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Will Osborne and Joshua Irving |
The Colony, TX: Joshua Irving, who has made three straight U.S. Mid-Amateur quarterfinals, teamed with Will Osborne to share medalist honors at Old American Golf Club. Irving and Osborne are the current Texas Four-Ball champions.
Qualifiers: Zach Atkinson (Colleyville, TX) and Brad Gibson (Lewisville, TX) 65; Joshua Irving (Dallas, TX) and Will Osborne (Wichita Falls, TX) 65; Matthew Griggs (Prosper, TX) and Evan Vo (Austin, TX) 66.
The 4th U.S. Four-Ball Championship
Play begins at the Jupiter Hills Club on May 19. After two rounds of four-ball stroke play qualifying, the field will be cut to the low 32 for match play. The 18-hole final match will be played May 23.