CORDOVA, Tenn. -- Augusta State men’s golf coach Josh Gregory narrowly missed earning a berth Monday in the U.S. Open at Torrey Pines Golf Course.
Gregory carded a 36-hole total of six-under 137 at Colonial Country Club just outside of Memphis, Tenn., and at Chickasaw Country Club. He ended up in a nine-way playoff for the final two qualifying spots and was the only non-professional golfer among the group. A total of 14 spots were available in the original 105-man field, which consisted mostly of PGA Tour pros in town for the Stanford St. Jude Classic later this week at the TPC Southwind in Memphis.
“I thought I had a good chance of getting in when I made birdie on the final hole,” Gregory said. “Most years, six-under-par is plenty good enough. But at least I can say I was the low amateur. This was a great experience and it gives me a lot of confidence going forward.”
Also failing to advance were former ASU golfers Richard Johnson of Wales (69-70=139/-4) and Roger Rowland (69-72=141/-2).
The U.S. Open will be played June 12-15 at Torrey Pines Golf Course’s North Course in La Jolla, Calif., just outside of San Diego.
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Final scores with relation to par from U.S. Open Sectional Qualifying played June 2 at the par-72 Colonial Country Club in Cordova, Tenn. and par-71 Chickasaw Country Club in Memphis, Tenn. (Note: a-amateur; y-alternate): 1. John Merrick 65-65--130 -13 2. Scott Piercy 64-68--132 -11 2. Michael Quagliano 64-68--132 -11 2. Brett Quigley 66-66--132 -11 5. Kevin Streelman 64-69--133 -10 6. Patrick Sheehan 66-68--134 -9 6. Chris Stroud 65-69--134 -9 6. Travis Bertoni 67-67--134 -9 6. D.J. Brigman 64-70--134 -9 10. Scott Sterling 66-70--136 -7 10. Michael Letzig 68-68--136 -7 10. Brandt Jobe 65-71--136 -7 13. Casey Wittenberg 69-68--137 -6 13. Mathew Goggin 67-70--137 -6 Failed to qualify 13. y-Darron Stiles 68-69--137 -6 13. y-Tommy Armour III 69-68--137 -6 13. JOSH GREGORY 66-71--137 -6 13. Frank Lickliter 66-71--137 -6 13. Scott Stallings 66-71--137 -6 13. Bob Estes 65-72--137 -6 13. Alex Cejka 68-69--137 -6 22. Tim Petrovic 66-72--138 -5 22. Kyle Thompson 66-72--138 -5 22. Joe Durant 70-68--138 -5 22. Jeff Maggert 69-69--138 -5 22. Jeremy Pope 68-70--138 -5 22. Scott McCarron 71-67--138 -5 28. Joseph Deraney 68-71--139 -4 28. Clark Dennis 68-71--139 -4 28. Richard Johnson 69-70--139 -4 28. Paul Goydos 68-71--139 -4 28. J.P. Hayes 66-73--139 -4 28. Marco Dawson 65-74--139 -4 28. Brian Gay 67-72--139 -4 28. Martin Laird 67-72--139 -4 36. Corbin King 69-71--140 -3 36. Ty Harris 70-70--140 -3 36. Andrew Lanahan 70-70--140 -3 36. Garrett Willis 67-73--140 -3 36. Omar Uresti 68-72--140 -3 36. Jeff Overton 67-73--140 -3 36. Justin Bolli 68-72--140 -3 36. Olin Browne 72-68--140 -3 36. Doug Labelle 69-71--140 -3 45. Todd Rossetti 72-69--141 -2 45. Kyle Peterman 72-69--141 -2 45. Michael Maness 68-73--141 -2 45. Roger Rowland 69-72--141 -2 49. Adam Speirs 68-74--142 -1 49. Aaron Wright 67-75--142 -1 49. Jeff Burns 72-70--142 -1 49. Chad Collins 70-72--142 -1 49. David Schultz 69-73--142 -1 54. Ryan Henry 71-72--143 E 54. Hank Smith 71-72--143 E 54. Stuart Deane 69-74--143 E 54. Carlos Franco 71-72--143 E 54. Nicholas Thompson 70-73--143 E 54. Dan Forsman 72-71--143 E 54. a-Jamie Lovemark 70-73--143 E 54. Charlie Wi 68-75--143 E 62. Dick Mast 73-71--144 + 1 62. Grant Masson 73-71--144 + 1 62. Torstein Naevestad 71-73--144 + 1 62. Brett Rumford 72-72--144 + 1 66. Kyle McAfee 70-75--145 + 2 66. Joe Larson 68-77--145 + 2 66. Dustin Risdon 69-76--145 + 2 66. Jay Williamson 69-76--145 + 2 66. Philip Pettitt Jr. 75-70--145 + 2 66. Cameron Beckman 68-77--145 + 2 66. Stephen Leaney 70-75--145 + 2 66. a-Philip Francis 71-74--145 + 2 74. Jordan Blann 69-77--146 + 3 74. Clint Provost 67-79--146 + 3 74. Brad Elder 73-73--146 + 3 74. Nathan McMullen 72-74--146 + 3 74. Billy Dressler 69-77--146 + 3 74. Mike Bennett 71-75--146 + 3 80. Keith Dory 74-74--148 + 5 80. Harrison Frazar 72-76--148 + 5 80. Kirk Oguri 74-74--148 + 5 83. Jay Reynolds 76-73--149 + 6 83. Reed Hughes 71-78--149 + 6 83. Noah Zelnik 71-78--149 + 6 86. Josh Oller 73-77--150 + 7 86. Nicklos Rousey 70-80--150 + 7 88. Brock Shafer 76-76--152 + 9 89. Will Hogan 75-82--157 + 14