Ijamsville, MD. – The first qualifier for the 102nd Maryland Amateur/Maryland Open Championship was held Wednesday, April 26th, at Holly Hills Country Club. Players faced comfortable conditions with low winds, and temperatures only reaching up into the 60s later in the day. The par-72 course played was played at 6,812 yards and was administered by the Maryland State Golf Association.
Carson Looney (Bethesda Country Club) and Mike O’Neil (Baltimore Country Club) led the way with rounds of 71 (-1). O’Neil, only trying to qualify for the Amateur, was able to make four birdies with one of them coming on the number one handicap hole, the par-4 second. Looney was able to qualify for both the Maryland Amateur and Open by making six total birdies, with three of them coming in a row on holes seven through nine. Fifteen other players joined them to qualify for the 102nd Maryland Amateur.
Looney was joined by Hunter Powell (Montgomery Country Club) and Rafey Iqbal (Hobbit’s Glen GC) to round out the top 3 in Maryland Open qualifying. Powell and Iqbal both shot even par rounds. 13 other players joined them to qualify for the 102nd Maryland Open, including Jim Estes and Brendan McGrath who were the low professionals in the field, shooting 75 (+3).
These Players will be competing at Chartwell Golf & Country Club on Thursday, June 8, 2022 – Sunday, June 11, 2022, for the 102nd Maryland Amateur. The 102nd Maryland Open will be held Monday, July 10, 2022 – Wednesday, July 12, 2022, at Hillendale Country Club.
