THE FLATS – No fewer than thirteen former Georgia Tech golfers, including recent graduate Christo Lamprecht, will compete Monday for spots in the upcoming 124th U.S. Open Championship, which will be contested June 13-15 at Pinehurst Resort & Country Club in Pinehurst, N.C.
Lamprecht, a two-time, first-team All-American and the 2024 Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Year who graduated in May, is competing for the first time as a professional and is one of six former Yellow Jackets in the field at the Golf Club of Georgia, where 68 players are competing. Recent graduate Aidan Kramer, Korn Ferry Tour players Connor Howe, Chris Petefish and Ollie Schniederjans also are in the field along with 2019 U.S. Amateur champion and current LIV Golf Series member Andy Ogletree.
Other Tech touring pros attempting to qualify Monday include Stewart Cink (at Ridgeway, Ontario), Chesson Hadley (at Durham, N.C.), Matt Kuchar (at Jupiter, Fla.), Tyler Strafaci (at Jupiter, Fla.), Cameron Tringale (at Jupiter, Fla.), Richy Werenski (at Durham, N.C.) and Vince Whaley (at Columbus, Ohio).
Georgia Tech has but one representative currently in the field for the U.S. Open, and he is Hiroshi Tai, who earned the spot last week when he won the NCAA Championship individual title at the Omni LaCosta Resort and Spa in Carlsbad, Calif. Tai, a native of Singapore who spent his high school years in Windermere, Fla., just completed his sophomore year at Tech.
Final qualifying, conducted over 36 holes, will be held at Cherry Hill Club, Ridgeway, Ontario, Canada; Lake Merced Golf Club, Daly City, Calif.; The Bear’s Club, Jupiter, Fla.; The Golf Club of Georgia (Lakeside Course), Alpharetta, Ga.; Woodmont Country Club (North Course), Rockville, Md.; Canoe Brook Country Club (North & South Courses), Summit, N.J.; Duke University Golf Club, Durham, N.C.; Ohio State University Golf Club (Scarlet Course), Columbus, Ohio’ Springfield (Ohio) Country Club; and Pronghorn Resort (Nicklaus Course), Bend, Ore.
The final size of the field for each qualifier, along with the final number of available spots, will be announced on Monday, June 3. Scoring from all 10 qualifiers will be available at usopen.com.
Chesson Hadley is looking to play in his fourth U.S Open. (photo by Chris Keane/USGA)
YELLOW JACKETS IN FINAL QUALIFYING
Stewart Cink, 51, of Atlanta, Ga., qualifying in Ridgeway, Ontario – Has played in 23 U.S. Opens, with his best finish a tie for third in 2001 at Southern Hills. Cink advanced…
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