A total of ten golfers from the area
have qualified for the Sectional Qualifiers for the US Open.
Five golfers made it through local
qualifying for the 2006 US Open at Quicksilver Golf Club May 18.
One more golfer qualified at Scotch Valley Country Club on May
22. In addition, four other players qualified at other sites
across the country.
Kevin Shields, Ryan Sikora,
Robert McClellan, Sean Farren, and Gordon Vietmeier qualified at
Quicksilver.
Results.
Frank Fairman, Punxsutawney was
the medalist at Sctoch Valley.
Results.
At Cherry Valley Club, Garden
City, NY, Steve Wheatcroft, Washington, the 2004 West Penn Open
champion, advanced through the USGA Open Local on May 10 with
70. On May 15, Pittsburgh's Bob Friend was medalist with 69 at
Shark's Tooth GC, Lake PPowell, Florida, while Franklin's Justin
Smith, qualified with 70 at Maumee Bay State Park GC, near
Toledo, Ohio. Brian Cooper of Pittsburgh, shot 68 to qualify at
Southern Dunes in Phoenix, AZ on May 15.
Both Friend and Wheatcroft
advanced through Locals in 2005 as well.
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