DeChambeau claims U.S. Open spot, Donald in playoff
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[June 07, 2016]
(Reuters) - Rookie Bryson
DeChambeau earned a spot at the U.S. Open on Monday after coming
through the final stage of qualifying but former world number one
Luke Donald will have to return early on Tuesday for a playoff.
The final 55 spots for the June 16-19 U.S. Open at Oakmont Country
Club, just outside of Pittsburgh, were up for grabs at 10 sectional
sites across the country.
Donald finished in a six-way tie for ninth after rounds of 68 and
69, and will compete for one of five spots available in a
sudden-death playoff on Tuesday in Powell, Ohio.
Most of the 103 players at the Wedgewood and Kinsale courses
consisted of PGA Tour players, who competed at the nearby Memorial
last week. There were 13 spots available.
The 22-year-old DeChambeau had gained a U.S. Open exemption when he
won last year's U.S. Amateur but forfeited that spot when he turned
professional a week after the 2016 Masters.
DeChambeau (70-63) finished joint second in the Ohio sectional, one
shot behind Carlos Ortiz (66-66).
2014 U.S. Open runner-up Erik Compton, Aaron Baddeley and Camilo
Villegas were among those who failed to qualify. K.J. Choi withdrew
after an opening 71, as did Stuart Appleby after a 74.
Former PGA Championship winner David Toms (66-69) was one of 10
qualifiers in Memphis, Tennessee.
Houston Open winner Jim Herman posted rounds 67 and 70 for a
nine-under total to tie 36-year-old American professional Rob
Oppenheim, also with scores of 67 and 70, and finish top of the
sectional qualifying in Summit, New Jersey.
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Bryson DeChambeau hits his tee shot on the 2nd hole during the final
round of the 2016 The Masters golftournament
at Augusta National Golf Club.
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Two-time U.S. Open champion Lee Janzen (72-70) missed out on one of
the six spots in New Jersey.
Players will return to the course in Jacksonville, Florida on
Tuesday after play was suspended due to darkness. Vijay Singh is in
the hunt for one of the qualifying spots.
(Reporting by Tim Wharnsby; Editing by Peter Rutherford)
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