BLYTHEWOOD, S.C. -- Kyle Westmoreland (Mt. Pleasant, S.C.), Hunter Fry (Dacula, Ga.), Marion Dantzler (Orangeburg, S.C.), Ryan Hall (Knoxville, Tenn.), and Emmanuel Kountakis (Augusta, Ga.) advanced from U.S Open local qualifying at Columbia Country Club’s Ridgewood/Tall Pines course (7,150 yards, par 72) to Final Qualifying for the 2021 U.S. Open Championship.
Westmoreland took the medalist honors with a 3-under-par 69 on Thursday. Fry, Dantzler, Hall and Kountakis all shot 1-under 71.
Gene Zeigler (Florence, S.C.) grabbed the first alternate spot and Will Miles (Hilton Head, S.C.) is second alternate after a two-hole playoff. Both players shot 72.
Kyle Westmoreland displays the medal he earned for low score in U.S. Open local qualifying at Columbia Country Club.
Photo Courtesy of South Carolina Golf Association
All told, 77 players were competing for five spots and two alternates positions in order in Final Qualifying for the 2021 United States Open Championship at Torrey Pines Golf Course in San Diego, Calif., on June 17-20.
For full scores, pairings and other information, click the following link: US Open Local Qualifying - Columbia Country Club
This USGA Qualifier was conducted by the South Carolina Golf Association on behalf of the Carolinas Golf Association and the United States Golf Association.