Tuesday, June 08, 2010

Justin Rose fails to qualify for United States Open
Justin Rose now has plenty of time to celebrate his big win at the Memorial. One day after his first victory in America, he failed to qualify for the U.S. Open on Monday.

U.S OPEN SECTIONAL QUALIFIERS
HOBE SOUND, Fla. (3 qualifiers)
Gary Woodland 67-71--138
Kevin Phelan 73-65--138
Travis Hampshire 72-67--139

ROSWELL, Ga. (2 qualifiers)
Russell Henley 73-64--137
Mark Silvers 72-70--142

SUMMIT, N.J. (4 qualifiers)
Blaine Peffley 68-70--138
Dan McCarthy 70-70--140
Jim Herman 72-69--141
Jon Curran 71-71--142

ROCKVILLE, Md. (7 qualifiers)
Jason Gore 72-64--136
Kent Jones 66-70--136
Daniel Summerhays 70-68--138
Ty Tryon 64-74--138
Arjun Atwal 68-70--138
Craig Barlow 67-71--138
Steven Wheatcroft 70-69--139

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (1 qualifier)
Scott Langley 66-66--132

WOODSTOCK, Ill. (2 qualifiers)
Bennett Blakeman 67-71--138
Jerry Smith 72-67--139

COLUMBUS, Ohio (15 qualifiers)
Eric Axley 64-63--127
Terry Pilkadaris 66-68--134
Stuart Appleby 67-67--134
Brendon De Jonge 69-66--135
Alex Cejka 66-69--135
Bo Van Pelt 69-66--135
Hugo Leon 67-68--135
Ben Curtis 69-66--135
Tom Lehman 69-66--135
Aaron Baddeley 69-67--136
Alex Martin 70-67--137
Davis Love III 69-68--137
Harrison Frazar 73-64--137
John Mallinger 67-70--137
Derek Lamely 68-69--137

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (3 qualifiers)
Brian Davis 67-64--131
Seung Yul Noh 70-65--135
Erik Compton 69-66--135

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (12 qualifiers)
Hudson Swafford 67-65--132
Richard Barcelo 66-66--132
Deane Pappas 66-67--133
Mathias Gronberg 64-69--133
Paul Goydos 66-67--133
David Frost 66-68--134
Morgan Hoffmann 67-67--134
Shaun Micheel 67-67--134
J.J. Henry 69-66--135
Brandt Snedeker 69-66--135
Chris Stroud 70-66--136
Charles Warren 67-69--136

THE WOODLANDS, Texas
Delayed by weather, will finish Tuesday

LITTLETON, Colo. (2 qualifiers)
Jason Preeo 65-71--136
Stephen Allan 69-67--136

PORTLAND, Ore. (3 qualifiers)
Kent Eger 68-66--134
Matthew Richardson 68-69--137
Jason Allred 69-68--137

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (4 qualifiers)
Erick Justesen 65-68--133
Joseph Bramlett 65-71--136
Kenny (Yun-Gi) Kim 69-67--136
Andrew Putnam 72-65--137

Major champions Tom Lehman, Davis Love III and Ben Curtis led 15 players who earned spots in the U.S. Open, while Rose and the youngster he beat at Muirfield Village -- 21-year-old Rickie Fowler -- did not.
Fowler, who was atop the leaderboard at the Memorial for 48 consecutive holes, had a 73 in the afternoon to miss by six shots.
"Being in contention definitely wears you out quite a bit, and this is my third week in a row playing," Fowler said. "So I'm looking forward to some time off. It would have been nice to be playing in the Open, but it happens."
Fowler moved up to No. 32 in the world on Monday, while Rose went to No. 33 with his first PGA Tour victory. The cutoff for getting into the U.S. Open through the world ranking was two weeks ago because the USGA had to determine how many spots would be available through the qualifiers. Rose shot a 140 to miss by three shots.
The 36-hole day of survival at The Lakes and Brookside courses was among 13 qualifiers across the country to fill out the 156-man field at Pebble Beach on June 17.
Most of the spots came from Columbus and Memphis, Tenn., because of so many PGA Tour players.
Former PGA champion Shaun Micheel was among 12 players who qualified in Memphis. The list includes Paul Goydos, who played a practice round with Tiger Woods on the eve of the last U.S. Open at Pebble Beach and predicted he would win by 10 shots. Woods ended up winning by 15.
Only three spots were available in Houston, and one of them won't be going to an NFL quarterback. Tony Romo of the Dallas Cowboys withdrew early in the second round after opening with a quadruple bogey, when rain delays pushed the conclusion to Tuesday.
Stuart Appleby, Aaron Baddeley and Bo Van Pelt also qualified in Columbus, along with Puerto Rico winner Derek Lamely and Eric Axley, the medalist with rounds of 64 and 63.
Love, whose streak of 18 consecutive U.S. Open starts ended last year, birdied the final hole with a wedge to 5 feet, then earned his spot in a six-man playoff for the final five spots. The odd man out was Rocco Mediate, famous for losing a 19-hole playoff to Tiger Woods at Torrey Pines two years ago. Mediate was eliminated with a bogey on the third extra hole.
"I'm excited to get in," said Love, a two-time winner at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. "I've really been hitting the ball well and, like today, I made four bogeys and missed a bunch of easy birdie putts. It would have been a shame, the way I'm hitting it, not to get in."
In other qualifiers:
-- Ty Tryon was among seven qualifiers from Rockville, Md. Tryon made it through Q-School as a 17-year-old and has rarely been heard from since. He is 26 and will be playing in his first major. Others who qualified were Jason Gore and Arjun Atwal of India. Gore, who played in the final group at Pinehurst No. 2 in 2005, was married on the 18th green at Pebble Beach.
-- U.S. Ryder Cup Captain Corey Pavin missed qualifying in Chicago by two shots. The spots went to Jerry Smith and Bennett Blakeman.
-- Jon Curran earned the final spot in Summit, N.J., winning a playoff over PGA Tour winner Parker McLachlin. He was among four qualifiers at Canoe Brook Country Club.
-- Gary Woodland was among three qualifiers in Hobe Sound, Fla.
-- Russell Henley, the nation's top-ranked amateur, earned one of two spots in Roswell, Ga.
-- The lone spot in St. Louis went to a local amateur, Scott Langley, who helped Illinois to the Big 10 team title this year.
Lehman, the only player in modern times to play in the final pairing of four consecutive U.S. Opens, was thrilled to return to Pebble Beach. He felt badly for Rose and Fowler, and questioned why such a strong field received only four more spots than the recent qualifier in England for European Tour players.
"You have the Memorial, so you have all the top players are here, from both Europe and the U.S.," Lehman said. "Justin Rose was here qualifying, Rickie Fowler is qualifying. I just feel to have 15 spots here is a slap in the face. It really is. It's a real quality field.
"I just feel, if you're going to err on one side or the other, err on the American soil," he said. "More here, less there, versus more there and less here. That just doesn't sit well with me. I think 11 spots over there is way too many."
Two players not on the US PGA Tour were among the 15 qualifiers in Columbus -- Alex Martin, an amateur from Liberty Township, Ohio, and Hugo Leon, who was the second alternate coming out of his 18-hole qualifier last month.

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