RALEIGH, N.C.- Davis Womble of Winston-Salem earned medalist honors by shooting a four-under par 68 and claimed the first qualifying spot at the 2017 United States Open Championship Local Qualifier held at Lonnie Poole Golf Course on Wednesday.
Five qualifying spots and two alternate positions were available during play on the 7202-yard, par 72 course in the competition conducted by the Carolinas Golf Association (CGA) on behalf of the United States Golf Association (USGA).
The second and third qualifying spots went to JT Griffin of Wilson (three-under par 69), and Akshay Bhatia from Wake Forest (two-under par 70).
The fourth and fifth qualifying spots were earned in a playoff between Kevin O’Connell from Cary and Tim Bunten of Concord who both shot one-under par 71.
Alternate spots went to Bo Andrews of Raleigh, and Matt Nelson of Winston-Salem, respectively.
Notes: Sectional qualifying, conducted over 36 holes, will be held on Mon., June 5, at 10 sites in the U.S…For the 12th consecutive year, Japan and England will host international sectional qualifying, scheduled for May 22 and May 29, respectively.
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Hole-by-hole scoring:
http://www.ghintpp.com/carolinasgolf/TPPOnlineScoring/ResultsStroke.aspx?id=2291
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2017 U.S. Open – Local Qualifying Results
Lonnie Poole Golf Course, Raleigh, N.C. – May 17, 2017
| Place | Competitor | Score | ||
| 1 | Davis Womble, Winston Salem, N.C. (a) | 34-34–68 (-4) | ||
| 2 | JT Griffin, Wilson, N.C. | 34-35–69 (-3) | ||
| 3 | Akshay Bhatia, Wake Forest, N.C. (a) | 34-36–70 (-2) | ||
| 4 | Tim Bunten, Concord, N.C. (a) | 35-36–71 (-1) | ||
| 5 | Kevin O’Connell, Cary, N.C. (a) | 33-38–71 (-1) | ||
| Failed to Qualify | ||||
| T6 | Bo Andrews, Raleigh, N.C. | 35-36–71 (-1) 1st Alt. | ||
| T6 | Matt Nelson, Winston Salem, N.C. | 37-34–71 (-1) 2nd Alt. | ||
| T8 | Aman Gupta, Concord, N.C. (a) | 35-37–72 (Even) | ||
| T8 | Michael Sanders, Davidson, N.C. (a) | 33-39–72 (Even) | ||
| T8 | Blake McShea, Zebulon, N.C. (a) | 37-35–72 (Even) | ||
| T8 | Jake Leavitt, Blythewood, S.C. (a) | 37-35–72 (Even) | ||
| T12 | Michael Freeman, Asheville, N.C. (a) | 35-38–73 (+1) | ||
| T12 | Beau Cutts, Raleigh, N.C. (a) | 36-37–73 (+1) | ||
| T12 | Matt Carter, Easley, S.C. (a) | 33-40–73 (+1) | ||
| T12 | Michael Pittelli, Holly Springs, N.C. | 37-36–73 (+1) | ||
| T12 | Danny Guise, Winston-Salem, N.C. | 37-36–73 (+1) | ||
| T12 | Keith Hinton, Suffolk, Va. | 36-37–73 (+1) | ||
| T18 | Michael Wicker, Rougemont, N.C. (a) | 36-38–74 (+2) | ||
| T18 | Grayson Wotnosky, Wake Forest, N.C. (a) | 38-36–74 (+2) | ||
| T18 | Christopher Blum, Raleigh, N.C. (a) | 38-36–74 (+2) | ||
| T18 | Quinn Riley, Raleigh, N.C. (a) | 37-37–74 (+2) | ||
| T18 | Adam Stephenson, Raleigh, N.C. | 36-38–74 (+2) | ||
| T18 | Garrett Browning, Raleigh, N.C. | 36-38–74 (+2) | ||
| T18 | Bradley Arrington, Saint Simons Island, Ga. | 33-41–74 (+2) | ||
| T25 | Ryan Gerard, Raleigh, N.C. (a) | 34-41–75 (+3) | ||
| T25 | Parker Gillam, Cary, N.C. (a) | 31-44–75 (+3) | ||
| T25 | Jake Colley, Raleigh, N.C. (a) | 36-39–75 (+3) | ||
| T25 | Spencer Oxendine, Fayetteville, N.C. (a) | 37-38–75 (+3) | ||
| T25 | Ryan Parrish, Greensboro, N.C. | 37-38–75 (+3) | ||
| T25 | Peter Williamson, Hanover, N.H. (a) | 37-38–75 (+3) | ||
| T31 | Nicholas Lyerly, Salisbury, N.C. (a) | 36-40–76 (+4) | ||
| T31 | Bryce Hendrix, Raleigh, N.C. (a) | 38-38–76 (+4) | ||
| T31 | Brad Clark, Chapel Hill, N.C. (a) | 37-39–76 (+4) | ||
| T31 | Ryan Gilbert, Raleigh, N.C. | 36-40–76 (+4) | ||
| T31 | Taiga Fujii, Boiling Springs, N.C. (a) | 35-41–76 (+4) | ||
| T31 | Jared Mactas, Woodcliff Lake, N.J. (a) | 36-40–76 (+4) | ||
| T37 | Alex Burris, Greensboro, N.C. (a) | 40-37–77 (+5) | ||
| T37 | Chris Jones, Charlotte, N.C. (a) | 37-40–77 (+5) | ||
| T37 | Jerry Richardson Jr, Cary, N.C. (a) | 37-40–77 (+5) | ||
| T37 | Justin Hood, St Matthews, S.C. (a) | 39-38–77 (+5) | ||
| T37 | Zane Lewis, Sanford, N.C. (a) | 36-41–77 (+5) | ||
| T42 | Anthony Perrino, Mooresville, N.C. (a) | 38-40–78 (+6) | ||
| T42 | Jonathan Henry, Mooresville, N.C. (a) | 38-40–78 (+6) | ||
| T42 | Preston Ball, Raleigh, N.C. (a) | 38-40–78 (+6) | ||
| T42 | Peyton Shore, Saluda, S.C. (a) | 37-41–78 (+6) | ||
| T42 | Connor Reilly, Raleigh, N.C. | 36-42–78 (+6) | ||
| T42 | Tyler Lail, Conover, N.C. | 38-40–78 (+6) | ||
| T48 | Timothy Driver, Holly Springs, N.C. (a) | 36-43–79 (+7) | ||
| T48 | Ben Esposito, Pittsboro, N.C. (a) | 40-39–79 (+7) | ||
| T48 | Bretton Danforth, Raleigh, N.C. (a) | 38-41–79 (+7) | ||
| T48 | Nick Capra, Greensboro, N.C. | 40-39–79 (+7) | ||
| T52 | Michael Coe, Morrisville, N.C. (a) | 41-39–80 (+8) | ||
| T52 | Tyler Dingman, Greensboro, N.C. | 38-42–80 (+8) | ||
| T54 | Wes Simmons, Kinston, N.C. (a) | 39-42–81 (+9) | ||
| T54 | Scott Freeman, Willow Spring, N.C. (a) | 37-44–81 (+9) | ||
| T54 | Noah Connor, Reidsville, N.C. (a) | 36-45–81 (+9) | ||
| T54 | Renny Buddin, Garner, N.C. | 39-42–81 (+9) | ||
| T54 | Daniel Spurling, Raleigh, N.C. | 40-41–81 (+9) | ||
| T59 | Brian Chen, Cary, N.C. (a) | 39-44–83 (+11) | ||
| T59 | Scott Kubic, Raleigh, N.C. (a) | 41-42–83 (+11) | ||
| T59 | Mike Blasey, Potomac, Md. (a) | 35-48–83 (+11) | ||
| T62 | Allen Smith III, Durham, N.C. (a) | 41-43–84 (+12) | ||
| T62 | Kevin Herring, La Grange, N.C. (a) | 43-41–84 (+12) | ||
| T62 | Ryan Walker, Wayne, Pa. | 36-48–84 (+12) | ||
| T62 | Joshua Mohun, Glen Allen, Va. (a) | 39-45–84 (+12) | ||
| T66 | John E Major, Winston-Salem, N.C. (a) | 39-46–85 (+13) | ||
| T66 | Alex Palomeque, Huntersville, N.C. | 45-40–85 (+13) | ||
| 68 | Trevor Beckham, Mooresville, N.C. (a) | 37-49–86 (+14) | ||
| 69 | Ryan Van Der Poll, Apex, N.C. (a) | 39-48–87 (+15) | ||
| T70 | John Gibbons, Pawleys Isand, S.C. | 42-46–88 (+16) | ||
| T70 | Scott Clagg, Raleigh, N.C. | 44-44–88 (+16) | ||
| 72 | Jimmy Taylor, Charlotte, N.C. (a) | 42-47–89 (+17) | ||
| 73 | Kevin Martin, Wake Forest, N.C. | 39-51–90 (+18) | ||
| 74 | Rodney Mulford Jr., Raleigh, N.C. | 41-50–91 (+19) | ||
| 75 | Byron Hayden, Hartsville, S.C. | 46-47–93 (+21) | ||
| 76 | Tyler Duntsch, Chico, Calif. (a) | 43-52–95 (+23) | ||
| T77 | Nicholas Holanek, Cary, N.C. (a) | WD-WD–WD (WD) | ||
| T77 | Matthew Younts, Greensboro, N.C. | WD-WD–WD (WD) | ||
| T77 | John Leak, Charlotte, N.C. | WD-WD–WD (WD) | ||
| T77 | Mike Sweeney II, Chesapeake, Va. (a) | WD-WD–WD (WD) | ||
| T77 | Woody Woodward, Bridgeport, W.Va. | WD-WD–WD (WD) | ||
| T77 | Brandon Mawyer, Whispering Pines, N.C. | WD-WD–WD (WD) | ||
| T77 | Evan Gfeller, Greenville, S.C. (a) | WD-WD–WD (WD) | ||
| T77 | Brett Kourey, Charlotte, N.C. | WD-WD–WD (WD) | ||