Eight Advance through Final Qualifying for 45th U.S. Senior Open
DEAL, N.J. – Following some morning rain and a nearly two-hour suspension of play due to weather, eight golfers have moved on to the 45th U.S. Senior Open following Final Qualifying at Deal Golf & Country Club on Tuesday.
Ed Kirby, PGA Golf Professional at The Aquidneck Club and Head Men’s Golf Coach at Roger Williams University, topped the leaderboard, carding a 3-under par, 68, on the 6,319-yard course to punch his ticket to The Broadmoor Golf Club in Colorado Springs from June 25-29.
Following close behind at 2-under par, 69, was a pack of six golfers: Tomas Arlia (Greenwich, Conn.), Len Mattiace (Atlantic Beach, Fla.), Robert Karlsson, (Sweden) Thoams Levet (France), Doug Clapp (Manomet, Mass.) and John Bushka (Stratford, Conn.)
With a tie at 1-under par, Mark Strickland (San Diego, Cali.) and Kevin Shields (Pittsburgh, Penn.) entered a hole-by-hole playoff for the final spot. Shields came out victorious to claim the eighth and final spot following a par on the third playoff hole.
In the alternate positions were Strickland (First Alternate) and Rob Mciver (a) (Phoenix, Ariz.) (Second Alternate).
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