Left to right: Jimmy Zheng, George Duangmanee, Argyle Downes, Will Mullally
Urbana, MD. – Over two rain-soaked days at 125th U.S. Open Local Qualifying, 126 players battled it out for seven qualifying spots and two alternate spots at Worthington Manor Golf Club for a chance to move on to 125th U.S. Open Final Qualifying.
Earning medalist honors was Jake Sollon of Venetia, Pennsylvania, who shot 36-33–69 to go 3-under-par. Sollon’s performance was bolstered by five birdies—three of which came in the final four holes—and only two bogeys, sending him through to Final Qualifying.
Zack Henry of Winchester, Virginia, finished 2-under-par with a 35-35–70. With four birdies and just two bogeys, Henry overcame the elements to claim the second Final Qualifying spot.
Ryan Siegler, George Duangmanee, and Jimmy Zheng all tied for third at 1-under-par. Siegler, a Towson University graduate and Baltimore local, shot 37-34–71 with two birdies on the back nine to overcome a slow start and secure his place in Final Qualifying. Duangmanee, a University of Virginia graduate from Fairfax, Virginia, carded a 35-36–71, making two birdies in the rain. Zheng, from Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and a recent Duke University graduate, posted a 37-34–71 with three birdies on the back nine.
Will Mullally and Argyle Downes captured the final qualifying spots, both finishing at even par. Mullally, from Chevy Chase, Maryland, shot 36-36–72 with two birdies and two bogeys. Downes, a freshman at Rutgers University from Charles Town, West Virginia, followed suit with a 35-37–72, surviving a back-and-forth back-nine (started on 10) in which he carded three birdies and two bogeys. On his final hole, hole 9, Downes sank a birdie to secure the final qualifying position.
On Tuesday morning, Tommy Evans and Sean Bosdosh earned their way into a five-man playoff for two alternate spots. Evans, also from Charles Town, West Virginia, finished 1-over-par with a 34-39–73, sinking a birdie on the second playoff hole to secure the first alternate spot. Bosdosh, of Clarksburg, Maryland, shot 37-36–73 and made par on the second playoff hole to claim the second alternate spot.
Thank you to Worthington Manor Golf Club for hosting, and best of luck to all players in U.S. Open Final Qualifying!
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