SAN DIEGO, CALIF. (June 7, 2011) -- It
was sectional qualifying day across the
country where professionals and amateurs alike
attempted to earn a spot at the U.S. Open,
held next week at Congressional Country Club
in Bethesda, Maryland.
Amateurs did well in the California qualifier
held at Oakmont CC in Glendale, a suburb of
Los Angeles. Amateurgolf.com member Scott Pinckney from
Scottsdale, Ariz. tied for medal honors with
professional Matthew Edwards from Las
Cruces, N.M. Both men fired rounds of 67-
70-137. Amateur Beau Hossler from
Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif. qualified
along with Hale Irwin's son amateur Steven Irwin from
Arvada, Colo. Both men had scores 67-71-
138. Professional
Brian Locke of Los Angeles, Calif. also qualifed
with scores 69-70-139
In Vero Beach, Fla. Joey Lamielle
Sarasota, Fla. 68-72-140,
(a) Michael Barbosa Saint
Petersburg, Fla. 68-73-141, and
Sam Saunders Orlando, Fla. 69-72-
141
In Ball Ground, GA qualifiers included Ryan
Nelson from Dickinson, Texas fired 66-
66-132,
amateur Brett Patterson from
Mcminnville,
Tenn. shot 70-62-132, and amateur star from
the Univeristy of Georgia,
Russell Henley
carded 68-65-133
In St. Charles, Ill. Bennett Blakeman from
Burr Ridge, Ill. qualified with 68-67-135,
amateur Brad Benjamin from
Rockford, Ill. made it through with 67-69-
136, and amateur Christopher Deforest
from Cottekill, N.Y. also made it through
with scores of 71-65-136.
In Rockville, Md. it was all about the pros
while no amateurs were able to qualify. Philip Choi from
Orlando was close, with scores or 69-68-137
missing a playoff by a single shot. Professional
qualifiers included: Kirk Triplett,
Scottsdale, Ariz. 69-64-133;
Jon Mills, Canada 70-64-134; Fred Funk,
Ponte Vedra, Fla. 67-68-135;
Elliot Gealy, Salisbury, N.C. 70-65-
135;
Michael Tobiason Jr, Wilmington, Del. 69-
66-135; Ty Tryon Orlando, Fla. 71-64-
135;
Bubba Dickerson, Hilliard, Fla. 72-64-
136;
Christo Greyling, Orlando, Fla. 67-69-
136;
David May, Auburn, N.Y. 68-68-
136;
Will Wilcox, Ashville, Ala. 67-69-136.
In Summit, N.J., Geoffrey Sisk from
Marshfield, Mass. medaled with scores of 67-
70-137,
Matt Richardson of England qualified with
rounds of 69-69-138, amateur and 2011 Azalea
Invitational Champioon, Cheng-tsung Pan
from Chinese Taipei, also qualified with
scores of 72-66-138 and professional
Alexander Rocha from Windermere, Fla.
qualified with scores 71-67-138
In Columbus, Ohio UCLA's Patrick Cantlay
made it through along with a list of whose who
on the PGA Tour. Qualifiers included:Chez
Reavie, Scottsdale, Ariz. 69-63-132;
Brandt Jobe , Westlake, Texas 62-70-132;
Robert Garrigus, Charleston, S.C. 67-66-
133; Charleston, S.C. 67-66-
133;
Adam Long, St Louis, Mo. 70-65-
135;
Justin Hicks, Royal Palm Beach, Fla. 69-
66-135;
Nicholas O'Hern, Australia 68-67-135;
Patrick Cantlay,
Los Alamitos, Calif. 65-70-135;
Chris Wilson, Dublin, Ohio 70-66-136;
D A Points, Windermere, Fla. 68-68-
136;
John Senden, Flower Mound, Texas 68-
68-136;
Marc Turnesa, Jupiter, Fla. 69-67-136;
Kevin Chappell, Scottsdale, Ariz. 68-68-
136;
Marc Leishman, Norfolk, Va. 68-68-136;
Webb Simpson, Charlotte, N.C. 68-69-
137;
Tim Petrovic, Austin, Texas 69-68-
137; and
Scott Hend, Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.
64-
73-137
In Springfield, Oho, amateurs were shut
with Luke Guthrie missing
out in a playoff. Qualifiers and alternates from
the Springfield location include Seung Yul Noh
from South Korea with scores of 66-66-132
and
Jesse Hutchins from Cincinnati, Ohio with
scores 71-64-135. The alternate is amateur Luke Guthrie from
Quincy, Ill. with scores 69-66-135.
In Memphis, Tenn. amateur William "Bud"
Cauley fired 67-65-132 to share medalist
honors with professional Sunghoon Kang of
Korea (67-65-132). Other qualifiers include:
Michael Putnam Lakewood, Wash. 64-69-
133;
Scott Piercy, Las Vegas, Nev. 67-66-
133;
Andres Gonzales Olympia, Wash. 67-66-
133;
Fredrik Jacobson, Hobe Sound, Fla. 67-67-
134;
Sergio Garcia, Cleveland, Ohio 68-67-
135;
Brian Gay, Windemere, Fla. 68-67-135;
Chad Campbell, Andrews, Texas 66-69-
135;and
Briny Baird, Palm City, Fla. 68-67-135.
In Dallas, Texas amateur Michael Whitehead
from Sugarland, Texas shot 68-68-136 and
then lost in playoff to PGA Tour pros Greg
Chalmers and Harrison Frazer. Michael Smith
from Lafayete, La. was medalist with scores of
69-64-133 and former Open Champion Todd
Hamilton qualified with scores of 67-68-135.
In Bremerton, Wash. amateur Chris Williams from
Moscow, Idaho medaled with scores of 70-68-
138. Other qualifiers include
Adam Hadwin from Canada with
scores of 68-71-139,
Wes Heffernan also from Canada with
rounds of 69-70-139, and
John Ellis from San Jose, Calif. who shot
67-73-140.