The Road to Oakmont

2016 U.S. Open Sectional Qualifying Round June 6, 2016

Canoe Brook Country Club Summit, N.J.

Conducted by The Metropolitan Association

Metropolitan Golf Association PRESS RELEASE

U.S. OPEN SQR RETURNS TO CANOE BROOK WITH DEEP FIELD

ELMSFORD, N.Y. (June 1, 2016) – On Monday, June 6, the Metropolitan Golf Association returns to Canoe Brook Country Club in Summit, N.J., for the annually conducted Sectional Qualifying Round for the U.S. Open Championship to where one of the largest—and perhaps deepest—fields in recent history will have sights on advancing to this year’s national championship.

The field of 98 competitors—59 professionals and 39 amateurs—features many of the Met Area’s best players, even more with local ties and a host of national talent as well. All will be competing for six qualifying positions (plus two alternates) into the 116th U.S. Open Championship, which will be held for a record ninth time at Oakmont Country Club in Oakmont, Pa., June 16-19.

A total of 10 SQRs will be conducted across the country on June 6, with competitors looking to survive a grueling 36-holes as the final step of advancing to the U.S. Open. Two additional SQRs have already been completed in Japan (May 23) and England (May 30). Following three years at Old Oaks Country Club and Century Country Club in Purchase, N.Y., one of the Met Area’s most highly anticipated days of golf returns to the North and South courses of Canoe Brook where the club begins another three-year stretch as host. This is the 14th time since 1980 that Canoe Brook has hosted sectional qualifying.

A review of the pairings reveals a number of touring professionals in the field, including former Trump National – Bedminster assistant professional Jim Herman of Palm City, Fla., who earned the first PGA TOUR victory of his career at the Shell in April. Propelled by his win, the Cincinnati, native currently stands 76th in the Official World Golf Ranking and 29th in FedExCup points. Herman last competed in the U.S. Open in 2013, and all three of his trips to the national championship have gone through the Met Area, including two at Canoe Brook (2010, 2012). Three-time PGA TOUR winner Johnson Wagner of St. Simons Island, Ga., is also a very familiar name returning to the Met Area, having produced perhaps the most successful season in MGA history when he won all three majors (Met Am, Met Open, and Ike) in 2002. Wagner is seeking his third appearance in the U.S. Open, his last of which came in 2007 at Oakmont. Andrew Svoboda is yet another professional with strong local ties who stands among the U.S. Open hopefuls. The New Rochelle, N.Y., native, now of Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., clinched the third Web.com Tour victory of his career on April 3 at the Brasil Champions. Svoboda is another former Met Amateur and Met Open champion, and currently ranks 7th on the Web.com Tour’s money list, from which the top-25 will earn their PGA TOUR card for the 2016-17 season.

Also headlining the field is the medalist from last year’s sectional in Purchase, two-time U.S. Open champion (1993, 1998) Lee Janzen of Orlando, Fla. The 51-year old and eight-time PGA TOUR winner is competing in the Met Area sectional for the third consecutive year, and looks to advance to his 21st career U.S. Open. In nine Champions Tour events this season, Janzen has logged four top-25 finishes.

A host of top local club professionals are also in the field, including former Canoe Brook assistant and current Paramount head professional Steve Scott of New City, N.Y. Scott medaled at the Old Westbury local qualifier and is eyeing his return to major championship competition. Winged Foot assistant Grant Sturgeon of Port Chester, N.Y., has experienced the PGA Championship, but would like nothing more than to make a U.S. Open start at Oakmont, where he served as an assistant for several years. Meanwhile, Fresh Meadow head professional Matthew Dobyns of Lake Success, N.Y., aims to build on his recent resume as a playing professional, having made five PGA TOUR starts so far this season thanks to his win at the 2015 PGA Professional Championship. Dobyns, the 2015 PGA Professional Player of the Year, competed in the U.S. Open in 2014 at Pinehurst after qualifying in Purchase. Upper Montclair’s Tyler Hall of Wayne, N.J., earned his way into the field with one of the most impressive local qualifying rounds, as the 2011 Met Open champion fired a 6-under 65 at Hollywood Golf Club to best the field by five strokes.

The list of touring professionals with local ties continues with PGA TOUR player and Met Area native now of Jupiter, Fla.; Web.com Tour player and 2008 winner of the MGA’s Ike Championship Kevin Foley, also of Jupiter, Fla.; two-time MGA Player of the Year Mike Miller of Brewster, N.Y. who has played Web.com Tour and PGA Tour Latinoamérica events this season; PGA Tour Latinoamérica player James Hazen of Miller Place, N.Y., who medaled at the Willow Ridge local qualifier; and Pat Wilson of Andover, N.J., the co-medalist at the Panther Valley local qualifier who advanced to the 2015 U.S. Open at Chambers Bay from Purchase. Additional Web.com competitors in the field include Brad Fritsch of Holly Springs, N.C., and Cheng-Tsung Pan of Bellevue, Wash. Fritsch, a native Canadian, notched his first career Web.com Tour victory at the Servientrega Championship and followed that up with a tie for second at the El Bosque Mexico Championship. He currently ranks third on the Web.com Tour money list. Pan qualified for the U.S. Open as an amateur at Canoe Brook in 2011, and now looks to do so as a professional. He finished second on the Mackenzie Tour’s (PGA TOUR Canada) Order of Merit in 2015 to earn his Web.com Tour card.

Not to be outdone, the amateurs in the field stand among the best in the nation as well. Four-time U.S. Mid-Amateur champion Nathan Smith of Pittsburgh, Pa., is in the field, fresh off an appearance in the U.S. Four-Ball at Winged Foot. Competitors don’t come more experienced than Michael McCoy of Des Moines, Iowa, who claimed the 2013 U.S. Mid-Amateur (which was his 38th USGA championship at the time) and has been the low amateur at each of the last two U.S. Senior Opens. University of Texas junior Gavin Hall of Pittsford, N.Y., recently concluded his college season, helping the Longhorns to a runner-up finish at the NCAA Championships. Hall was co-medalist at Purchase in 2013.

The 2015 MGA Player of the Year Cameron Young of Scarborough, N.Y., (who joins his father and Sleepy Hollow Country Club head professional David Young in the field), leads an outstanding group of local amateurs in the sectional. Young recently wrapped up his freshman campaign at Wake Forest, bookending NCAA Regional and NCAA Championship play with an appearance in the U.S. Four-Ball. Four 2015 MGA Player of the Year Honor Roll finishers are also in the field: recent NYC Amateur champion Ryan Snouffer of Sparta, N.J., who co-medaled at the Panther Valley qualifier; 2016 NJSGA Mid-Am and Travis Invitational champion Trevor Randolph of Franklin Lakes, N.J.; Matthew Lowe of Farmingdale, N.Y.; and Stewart Hagestad of Newport Beach, Calif. The list of local amateurs to watch continues with Cornell’s Luke Graboyes of Watchung, N.J., who claimed the individual title at the Ivy League Men’s Golf Championship, and Kyle Brey of Farmingdale, N.Y., who medaled at the Bethpage local qualifier.

Additionally, Fairfield, Conn., native J.J. Henry will represent the Met Area at the Sectional Qualifying Round in Memphis, Tenn.

Many memorable moments have come out of sectional qualifying at Canoe Brook Country Club, including in 2006 when then-teenager Michelle Wie attempted to qualify for the U.S. Open. Some 5,000 spectators were in attendance, but Wie came up just short in her qualifying bid. The length required upon the North Course and the finesse needed to maneuver around the South Course will combine for a thrilling day of competition, and will surely help produce the day’s top players.

About the MGA: The Metropolitan Golf Association was founded in 1897 and is one of the nation’s oldest and largest amateur golf associations representing more than 500 clubs in the tri-state Metropolitan Area. Through a network of more than 300 volunteers, and a full-time staff operating out of its Golf Central headquarters in Elmsford, N.Y., the Association fulfills its role as a true non-profit service organization. Through a variety of unique, relevant, and innovative services for member clubs and area golfers, the MGA has established itself as a leader among local and national golf organizations.

### In an effort to assist with your coverage of U.S. Open sectional qualifying, the USGA has provided the following storylines for the field at Canoe Brook.

 Zack Byrd, 30, of Murrells Inlet, S.C., worked his way through both local and sectional qualifying to the 2011 U.S. Open at Congressional Country Club. Byrd, a three-time All-America player at Coastal Carolina University, was a college teammate of Dustin Johnson. Byrd, the 2009 Big South Conference Player of the Year, was recently inducted into his school’s Athletic Hall of Fame.  Sean Crocker, 19, of Westlake Village, Calif., was born in Zimbabwe and learned the game from his father Gary, a professional cricket player. Crocker helped the University of Southern California earn its 10th consecutive trip to the NCAA Championship and was chosen second-team All-Pac-12 Conference. In 2015, Crocker was selected third-team All-America and Pac-12 Freshman of the Year. He made it to last year’s U.S. Amateur semifinals and reached the quarterfinals of the 2014 U.S. Junior Amateur.  Matt Dobyns, 38, of Lake Success, N.Y., is attempting to advance through local and sectional qualifying for the second time in three years. He was the lone club professional to play in the 2014 U.S. Open at Pinehurst No. 2, where he missed the cut by one stroke. Dobyns, the head professional at Fresh Meadow Country Club, won the 2012 PGA Professional National Championship.  Devin Gee, 30, of Oakmont, Pa., will become the head professional at Oakmont (Pa.) Country Club, effective Jan. 1, 2017. Bob Ford, the director of golf at Oakmont since 1979, will begin to hand the reins over to Gee following the 2016 U.S. Open. Gee played at NCAA Division III power Methodist University and was a summer intern at Oakmont.  Gavin Hall, 21, of Pittsford, N.Y., is a two-time first-team All-Big 12 Conference performer at the University of Texas. The Longhorns won this year’s Big 12 and NCAA Franklin Regional titles. He was the youngest player in the 2013 U.S. Open field at Merion Golf Club when he qualified through local and sectional play. Hall competed in the 2013 and 2014 U.S. Amateurs.  James Imai, 15, of Brookline, Mass., is a Japanese American who competed in last year’s U.S. Junior Amateur at age 14. He considers 12 to be his lucky number because he was born on Dec. 12 at 5:34 a.m. (adds up to 12). He was born in the 12th year of the current emperor’s reign and he uses golf balls with the No. 12 labeled on them.  Lee Janzen, 51, of Orlando, Fla., won the 1993 and 1998 U.S. Opens, making him one of 18 players with multiple U.S. Open titles. Janzen, who owns 12 PGA Tour victories, has competed in 20 U.S. Opens, including last year at Chambers Bay. He tied for fifth in the 2015 U.S. Senior Open at Del Paso Country Club, in Sacramento, Calif.  Skip Kendall, 51, of Windermere, Fla., reached the Summit, N.J., sectional by carding a 69 to earn co-medalist honors at an Orlando, Fla., local qualifier. Kendall also attempted to qualify through both stages last year. Kendall has played in five U.S. Opens and tied for 17th in 2004. Kendall won four times on the Nationwide (now Web.com) Tour.  Mike McCoy, 53, of Des Moines, Iowa, was the low amateur in the 2014 and 2015 U.S. Senior Opens and won the 2013 U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship as the second-oldest winner. McCoy, who was a member of the 2015 USA Walker Cup Team, has played in 46 USGA championships. He will be in the field at this year’s U.S. Senior Open.  Jason Millard, 26, of Murfreesboro, Tenn., disqualified himself from the 2014 U.S. Open after it appeared he advanced through the Memphis, Tenn., sectional. Millard said he grounded a club in a greenside bunker at Colonial Country Club’s North Course. His self-imposed two-stroke penalty placed him below the qualifying line. Millard finished fifth on last year’s PGA Tour Canada Order of Merit and has five top-25 finishes on the 2016 Web.com Tour.  Andy Pope, 32, of Orlando, Fla., was one of six players to make the cut at last year’s U.S. Open who advanced through both local and sectional qualifying. Pope, who tied for 70th at Chambers Bay, played at Xavier University and has competed primarily on the Web.com Tour since 2012.  Steve Scott, 38, of New City, N.Y., was the 1996 U.S. Amateur runner-up to Tiger Woods, losing in 38 holes. Scott, who is the head professional at Paramount Country Club in New City, N.Y., played on the PGA, Web.com and Canadian tours. He was a member of two USA Walker Cup Teams, in 1997 and 1999, and the 1996 USA World Amateur Team squad.  Jesse Smith, 36, of Barrington, R.I., played in his first U.S. Open in 2013 after qualifying through both local and sectional play. His late father, Guy, a full- blooded Mohawk from Six Nations in Ontario, played for the World Hockey Association’s New England Whalers in the 1970s. His paternal grandfather, Leslie, was the brother of Harold Smith, better known as Jay Silverheels, who played Tonto on the Lone Ranger television show.  Nathan Smith, 37, of Pittsburgh, Pa., is a four-time U.S. Mid-Amateur champion who holds the record for the most victories in the championship. He won last year’s U.S. Amateur Four-Ball title with partner Todd White. Smith, who has played on three USA Walker Cup Teams, works as an investment advisor. He has played in 36 USGA championships.  Marc Turnesa, 38, of Jupiter, Fla., is the grandson of Mike Turnesa, who tied for 26th in the 1946 U.S. Open and was one of seven brothers who played golf. Marc, who played in the 2011 U.S. Open, has one victory each on the PGA Tour and Web.com Tour. His great uncle, Willie, won the 1938 U.S. Amateur at Oakmont (Pa.) Country Club.  Cameron Young, 19, of Scarborough, N.Y., helped Wake Forest qualify for the 2016 NCAA Championship. Young and partner Paul McBride reached match play in this year’s U.S. Amateur Four-Ball. He has competed in three U.S. Amateurs and three U.S. Junior Amateurs. His father, David, is the head professional at Sleepy Hollow Country Club and is also in the Summit, N.J., sectional qualifying field.  David Young, 54, of Briarcliff Manor, N.Y., is the head professional at Sleepy Hollow Country Club. He shot a 70 in the U.S. Open local qualifier at Willow Ridge Country Club, in Harrison, N.Y. His son, Cameron, is also in the Summit, N.J., sectional qualifier and is a member of the Wake Forest University team. Pairings and Starting Times

Round 1 - North Round 2 - South (a) Daniel Levin, New York, NY 1 7:00 am 10 12:30 pm Devin Gee, Oakmont, PA

Andy Lesenski, Greenfield, MA 1 7:09 am 10 12:39 pm Tim Rosenhouse, Trinity, FL

(a) Daniel Griffiths, Binghamton, NY 1 7:18 am 10 12:48 pm (a) Matthew Lowe, Farmingdale, NY

Kyle Hayashi, Wailuku, HI 1 7:27 am 10 12:57 pm (a) Stephen Colodny, Westport, CT

Andy Pope, Orlando, FL 1 7:36 am 10 1:06 pm (a) Jason Wilson, Orefield, PA

(a) John Pak, Scotch Plains, NJ 1 7:45 am 10 1:15 pm Troy Pare, Seekonk, MA

Brett Jones, Basking Ridge, NJ 1 7:54 am 10 1:24 pm James Hazen, Miller Place, NY

(a) James Mongey, Morristown, NJ 1 8:03 am 10 1:33 pm (a) Kyle Brey, Farmingdale, NY

Gregory Bisconti, South Salem, NY 1 8:12 am 10 1:42 pm Lee Janzen, Orlando, FL

Bobby West, Watertown, SD 1 8:21 am 10 1:51 pm Johnson Wagner, Saint Simons Island, GA

Marc Turnesa, Jupiter, FL 1 8:30 am 10 2:00 pm (a) Nathan Smith, Pittsburgh, PA

Brad Fritsch, Holly Springs, NC 1 8:39 am 10 2:09 pm James Herman, Palm City, FL Pairings and Starting Times

Round 1 - North Round 2 - South (a) Austin James, Bath, ON 10 7:00 am 1 12:30 pm (a) Tyler Cline, Tuxedo, NY

Brady Goodling, Manheim, PA 10 7:09 am 1 12:39 pm (a) Matt Organisak, Sudbury, MA

Pat Wilson, Andover, NJ 10 7:18 am 1 12:48 pm Skip Kendall, Windermere, FL

(a) P.J. Acierno, Flourtown, PA 10 7:27 am 1 12:57 pm Yanik LaForest, Laval, QC

(a) Gen Nagai, South Orange, NJ 10 7:36 am 1 1:06 pm (a) Kyle Sterbinsky, Yardley, PA

(a) Michael McCoy, Des Moines, IA 10 7:45 am 1 1:15 pm (a) Wesley Conover, Holly Springs, NC

Andrew Turner, Elverson, PA 10 7:54 am 1 1:24 pm Rob McClellan, Butler, PA

David Young, Briarcliff Manor, NY 10 8:03 am 1 1:33 pm Rob Corcoran, Melbourne, FL

Michael Miller, Brewster, NY 10 8:12 am 1 1:42 pm Robert Linepensel, Washington, NJ

(a) Corey Long, McDonald, PA 10 8:21 am 1 1:51 pm Justin Peters, Stuart, FL

Andrew Svoboda, Palm Beach Gardens, FL 10 8:30 am 1 2:00 pm Grant Sturgeon, Port Chester, NY

(a) Evan Grenus, Glastonbury, CT 10 8:39 am 1 2:09 pm (a) Josh Nichols, Kernersville, NC Pairings and Starting Times

Round 1 - South Round 2 -North (a) Patrick Cover, Huntersville, NC 1 7:00 am 10 12:30 pm William Street, New Haven, CT

(a) Alex Rainville, St. Johnsbury Center, VT 1 7:09 am 10 12:39 pm (a) Trevor Randolph, Franklin Lakes, NJ

Matt Doyle, Hobe Sound, FL 1 7:18 am 10 12:48 pm Zachary Oakley, Lewes, DE

(a) Brian Carlson, Madison, CT 1 7:27 am 10 12:57 pm (a) Stewart Hagestad, Newport Beach, CA

Evan Beirne, Jupiter, FL 1 7:36 am 10 1:06 pm Thomas Kalinowski, Scottsdale, AZ

(a) Cameron Young, Scarborough, NY 1 7:45 am 10 1:15 pm Zack Byrd, Murrells Inlet, SC

Rob Oppenheim, Orlando, FL 1 7:54 am 10 1:24 pm Steve Scott, New City, NY

Bryan Bigley, Charlotte, NC 1 8:03 am 10 1:33 pm (a) Kevin Silva, New Bedford, MA

Bob Rittberger, Garden City, NY 1 8:12 am 10 1:42 pm Joe Leavitt, Atkinson, NH

Brent Studer, Manasquan, NJ 1 8:21 am 10 1:51 pm (a) Gavin Hall, Pittsford, NY

David Quinn, Marlton, NJ 1 8:30 am 10 2:00 pm Nate McCoy, Ankeny, IA

Jason Millard, Murfreesboro, TN 1 8:39 am 10 2:09 pm (a) Luke Graboyes, Watchung, NJ

Michael Little, Lansdale, PA 1 8:48 am 10 2:18 pm Mick Smith, Summit, WI Pairings and Starting Times

Round 1 - South Round 2 -North (a) Sean Crocker, Westlake Village, CA 10 7:00 am 1 12:30 pm William Hook, Hawthorne, NJ

Kevin Foley, Jupiter, FL 10 7:09 am 1 12:39 pm Matt Dobyns, Lake Success, NY

Adam Hart, Columbia, SC 10 7:18 am 1 12:48 pm (a) Austin Nowak, Lancaster, NY

Christopher Marinaro, East Norwich, NY 10 7:27 am 1 12:57 pm (a) Zachary Herr, New Hope, PA

Jimmy Lytle, Ocean Ridge, FL 10 7:36 am 1 1:06 pm (a) Ryan Snouffer, Sparta, NJ

Matthew Dubrowski, Bergenfield, NJ 10 7:45 am 1 1:15 pm Shawn Warren, Cape Elizabeth, ME

Justin Hicks, Wellington, FL 10 7:54 am 1 1:24 pm Tyler Hall, Wayne, NJ

Blake Morris, Hobe Sound, FL 10 8:03 am 1 1:33 pm Joshua Rackley, Wilmington, NC

(a) Ethan Ng, New York, NY 10 8:12 am 1 1:42 pm (a) James Imai, Brookline, MA

Frank Dully II, Salem, MA 10 8:21 am 1 1:51 pm Jesse Smith, Dover, NH

(a) Christopher Crawford, Bensalem, PA 10 8:30 am 1 2:00 pm (a) James Nicholas, Scarsdale, NY

(a) Darin Kowalski, Bethel Park, PA 10 8:39 am 1 2:09 pm (a) James Lelliott, Chicago, IL Pairings and Starting Times -Alphabetical-

North South North South Acierno, P.J. 10 7:27 am 1 12:57 pm Lytle, Jimmy 1 1:06 pm 10 7:36 am Beirne, Evan 10 1:06 pm 1 7:36 am Marinaro, Christopher 1 12:57 pm 10 7:27 am Bigley, Bryan 10 1:33 pm 1 8:03 am McClellan, Rob 10 7:54 am 1 1:24 pm Bisconti, Gregory 1 8:12 am 10 1:42 pm McCoy, Michael 10 7:45 am 1 1:15 pm Brey, Kyle 1 8:03 am 10 1:33 pm McCoy, Nate 10 2:00 pm 1 8:30 am Byrd, Zack 10 1:15 pm 1 7:45 am Millard, Jason 10 2:09 pm 1 8:39 am Carlson, Brian 10 12:57 pm 1 7:27 am Miller, Michael 10 8:12 am 1 1:42 pm Cline, Tyler 10 7:00 am 1 12:30 pm Mongey, James 1 8:03 am 10 1:33 pm Colodny, Stephen 1 7:27 am 10 12:57 pm Morris, Blake 1 1:33 pm 10 8:03 am Conover, Wesley 10 7:45 am 1 1:15 pm Nagai, Gen 10 7:36 am 1 1:06 pm Corcoran, Rob 10 8:03 am 1 1:33 pm Ng, Ethan 1 1:42 pm 10 8:12 am Cover, Patrick 10 12:30 pm 1 7:00 am Nicholas, James 1 2:00 pm 10 8:30 am Crawford, Christopher 1 2:00 pm 10 8:30 am Nichols, Josh 10 8:39 am 1 2:09 pm Crocker, Sean 1 12:30 pm 10 7:00 am Nowak, Austin 1 12:48 pm 10 7:18 am Dobyns, Matt 1 12:39 pm 10 7:09 am Oakley, Zachary 10 12:48 pm 1 7:18 am Doyle, Matt 10 12:48 pm 1 7:18 am Oppenheim, Rob 10 1:24 pm 1 7:54 am Dubrowski, Matthew 1 1:15 pm 10 7:45 am Organisak, Matt 10 7:09 am 1 12:39 pm Dully II, Frank 1 1:51 pm 10 8:21 am Pak, John 1 7:45 am 10 1:15 pm Foley, Kevin 1 12:39 pm 10 7:09 am Pare, Troy 1 7:45 am 10 1:15 pm Fritsch, Brad 1 8:39 am 10 2:09 pm Peters, Justin 10 8:21 am 1 1:51 pm Gee, Devin 1 7:00 am 10 12:30 pm Pope, Andy 1 7:36 am 10 1:06 pm Goodling, Brady 10 7:09 am 1 12:39 pm Quinn, David 10 2:00 pm 1 8:30 am Graboyes, Luke 10 2:09 pm 1 8:39 am Rackley, Joshua 1 1:33 pm 10 8:03 am Grenus, Evan 10 8:39 am 1 2:09 pm Rainville, Alex 10 12:39 pm 1 7:09 am Griffiths, Daniel 1 7:18 am 10 12:48 pm Randolph, Trevor 10 12:39 pm 1 7:09 am Hagestad, Stewart 10 12:57 pm 1 7:27 am Rittberger, Bob 10 1:42 pm 1 8:12 am Hall, Gavin 10 1:51 pm 1 8:21 am Rosenhouse, Tim 1 7:09 am 10 12:39 pm Hall, Tyler 1 1:24 pm 10 7:54 am Scott, Steve 10 1:24 pm 1 7:54 am Hart, Adam 1 12:48 pm 10 7:18 am Silva, Kevin 10 1:33 pm 1 8:03 am Hayashi, Kyle 1 7:27 am 10 12:57 pm Smith, Jesse 1 1:51 pm 10 8:21 am Hazen, James 1 7:54 am 10 1:24 pm Smith, Mick 10 2:18 pm 1 8:48 am Herman, James 1 8:39 am 10 2:09 pm Smith, Nathan 1 8:30 am 10 2:00 pm Herr, Zachary 1 12:57 pm 10 7:27 am Snouffer, Ryan 1 1:06 pm 10 7:36 am Hicks, Justin 1 1:24 pm 10 7:54 am Sterbinsky, Kyle 10 7:36 am 1 1:06 pm Hook, William 1 12:30 pm 10 7:00 am Street, William 10 12:30 pm 1 7:00 am Imai, James 1 1:42 pm 10 8:12 am Studer, Brent 10 1:51 pm 1 8:21 am James, Austin 10 7:00 am 1 12:30 pm Sturgeon, Grant 10 8:30 am 1 2:00 pm Janzen, Lee 1 8:12 am 10 1:42 pm Svoboda, Andrew 10 8:30 am 1 2:00 pm Jones, Brett 1 7:54 am 10 1:24 pm Turner, Andrew 10 7:54 am 1 1:24 pm Kalinowski, Thomas 10 1:06 pm 1 7:36 am Turnesa, Marc 1 8:30 am 10 2:00 pm Kendall, Skip 10 7:18 am 1 12:48 pm Wagner, Johnson 1 8:21 am 10 1:51 pm Kowalski, Darin 1 2:09 pm 10 8:39 am Warren, Shawn 1 1:15 pm 10 7:45 am LaForest, Yanik 10 7:27 am 1 12:57 pm West, Bobby 1 8:21 am 10 1:51 pm Leavitt, Joe 10 1:42 pm 1 8:12 am Wilson, Jason 1 7:36 am 10 1:06 pm Lelliott, James 1 2:09 pm 10 8:39 am Wilson, Pat 10 7:18 am 1 12:48 pm Lesenski, Andy 1 7:09 am 10 12:39 pm Young, Cameron 10 1:15 pm 1 7:45 am Levin, Daniel 1 7:00 am 10 12:30 pm Young, David 10 8:03 am 1 1:33 pm Linepensel, Robert 10 8:12 am 1 1:42 pm Little, Michael 10 2:18 pm 1 8:48 am Long, Corey 10 8:21 am 1 1:51 pm Lowe, Matthew 1 7:18 am 10 12:48 pm QUICK FACTS Final Field: 98

Professionals: 59 Qualifying Spots: 6 (2 Alternates) Amateurs: 39 Format: 36 holes, stroke play

Players start off the 1st and 10th Tees Starting Times: 7:00 – 8:48 a.m. / 12:30 - 2:18 p.m.

Canoe Brook Country Club (North) Summit, New Jersey

Course Opened: 1905 Architects: Walter Travis; Alfred H. Tull; Rees Jones

Par: 36-36=72 Yardage: 3, 534 - 3,581 = 7,115 Slope: 132 Course Rating: 73.2 Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out Yards 445 560 376 350 170 442 203 558 430 3,534 4 5 4 4 3 4 3 5 4 36 Hole 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total Yards 380 180 560 386 220 375 431 448 601 3,581 7,115 Par 4 3 5 4 3 4 4 4 5 36 72

Canoe Brook Country Club (South) Summit, New Jersey Course Opened: 1927 Architects: Charles Alison; Rees Jones Par: 37-35=72 Yardage: 3,490 - 3,263 = 6,753 Slope: 130 Course Rating: 72.8 Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out Yards 511 394 363 156 411 498 212 573 372 3,490 Par 5 4 4 3 4 5 3 5 4 37 Hole 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total Yards 181 546 391 418 198 489 428 195 417 3,263 6,753 Par 3 5 4 4 3 5 4 3 4 35 72 Past U.S. Open Sectional Qualifying Results

2015 U.S. Open Championship SQR 2009 U.S. Open Championship SQR Century CC & Old Oaks CC, Purchase, N.Y. Century CC & Old Oaks CC, Purchase, N.Y.

Name Hometown Score Name Hometown Score Lee Janzen Orlando, Fla. 137 Kevin Silva New Bedford, Mass. 137 Scottsdale, Ariz. 139 Trevor Murphy Scottsdale, Ariz. 138 Pat Wilson Andover, N.J. 140 Michael Welch N. Quincy, Mass. 138 Rich Berberian Derry, N.H. 140 Sean Farren Locust Valley, N.Y. 138

2014 U.S. Open Championship SQR 2008 U.S. Open Championship SQR Century CC & Old Oaks CC, Purchase, N.Y. Century CC & Old Oaks CC, Purchase, N.Y.

Name Hometown Score Name Hometown Score Fran Quinn Holden, Mass. 138 Kevin Silva New Bedford, Mass. 139 Rob Oppenheim Orlando, Fla. 138 Jeffrey Bors Southampton, N.Y. 142 James Renner Orlando, Fla. 139 Yohann Benson Canada 142 Matthew Dobyns Lake Success, N.Y. 141 Mike Gilmore Locust Valley, N.Y. 143*

2013 U.S. Open Championship SQR 2007 U.S. Open Championship SQR Century CC & Old Oaks CC, Purchase, N.Y. Century CC & Old Oaks CC, Purchase, N.Y.

Name Hometown Score Name Hometown Score Jesse Smith Dover, N.H. 137 Geoffrey Sisk Marshfield, Mass. 140 Gavin Hall (a) Pittsford, N.Y. 137 Frank Bensel Greenwich, Conn. 140 Geoffrey Sisk Marshfield, Mass. 137 Ricky Barnes Bernardsville, N.J. 141 Jim Herman Palm City, Fla. 138

2012 U.S. Open Championship SQR 2006 U.S. Open Championship SQR Canoe Brook CC, Summit, N.J. Canoe Brook CC, Summit, N.J.

Name Hometown Score Name Hometown Score Cameron Wilson (a) Rowayton, Conn. 136 Brett Quigley Jupiter, Fla. 131 Jim Herman Palm City, Fla. 137 Michael Harris Shorewood, Wis. 134 Brian Gaffney Rumson, N.J. 138 Kent Jones Albuquerque, N.M. 134 Mark McCormick Middletown, N.J. 138 Gregory Kraft Largo, Fla. 134 Kevin Stadler Scottsdale, Ariz. 134 Mark Brooks Fort Worth, Texas 135 2011 U.S. Open Championship SQR J.J. Henry Fort Worth, Texas 135 Canoe Brook CC, Summit, N.J. Rob Johnson Orlando, Fla. 135 Andy Bare Jacksonville, Fla. 136 Name Hometown Score Tom Pernice Jr. Murrieta, Calif. 136 Geoffrey Sisk Marshfield, Mass. 137 Nick Thompson Coral Springs, Fla. 136 Matt Richardson London 138 John Mallinger Reston, Va. 136 Alexandre Rocha Windermere, Fla. 138 Scott Hend Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. 137 Cheng-tsung Pan (a) Bradenton, Fla. 138 David Oh Cerritos, Calif 137 Andrew Svoboda Larchmont, N.Y. 137 Flower Mound, Texas 137 2010 U.S. Open Championship SQR Chris Nallen Scottsdale, Ariz 137 Canoe Brook CC, Summit, N.J. Brad Fritsch Canada 138 Travis Williams Erie, Colo. 138 Name Hometown Score Tyler Hall Wayne, N.J. 138 Blaine Peffley Lebanon. Pa. 138 Dan McCarthy Syracuse, N.Y. 140 Jim Herman Port St. Lucie, Fla. 141 Jon Curran Orlando, Fla. 142*

*Qualified in Playoff 2016 Local Qualifying Results New Jersey Hollywood Golf Club, Deal, N.J. May 12, 2016 ~(4 Qualifiers)~ Name Hometown Score Tyler Hall Wayne, N.J. 65 Brett Jones Basking Ridge, N.J. 70 Christian Heavens Orlando, Fla. 71 (a) Luke Graboyes Watchung, N.J. 72* Panther Valley Golf and Country Club, Allamuchy Township, N.J. May 17, 2016 ~( 7 Qualifiers)~ Name Hometown Score Pat Wilson Andover, N.J. 67 (a) Ryan Snouffer Sparta, N.J. 67 William Hook Hawthorne, N.J. 69 Robert Linepensel Washington, N.J. 69 Matthew Dubrowski Bergenfield, N.J. 70 (a) Trevor Randolph Franklin Lakes, N.J. 70 (a) James Mongey Morristown, N.J. 71 Westchester Willow Ridge Country Club, Harrison, N.Y. May 16, 2016 ~( 8 Qualifiers)~ Name Hometown Score James Hazen Miller Place, N.Y. 69 David Young Briarcliff Manor, N.Y. 70 Grant Sturgeon Port Chester, N.Y. 71 Johnny Delprete Palm City, Fla. 71 (a) Tyler Cline Tuxedo, N.Y. 71 Michael Miller Brewster, N.Y. 71 (a) James Nicholas Scarsdale, N.Y. 72* Greg Bisconti South Salem, N.Y. 72*

Long Island Bethpage State Park (Red Course), Old Westbury Golf and Country Club, Farmingdale, N.Y. Old Westbury, N.Y. May 11, 2016 May 10, 2016 ~( 7 Qualifiers)~ ~( 6 Qualifiers)~ Name Hometown Score Name Hometown Score (a) Kyle Brey Farmingdale, N.Y. 66 Steve Scott New City, N.Y. 70 (a) Matthew Lowe Farmingdale, N.Y. 67 (a) William Wears Durham, N.C. 72 Bob Rittberger Garden City, N.Y. 67 Kevin Foley Jupiter, Fla. 72 (a) Gen Nagai South Orange, N.J. 67 (a) Stewart Hagestad Newport Beach, Calif. 72 (a) Ethan Ng New York, N.Y. 68* Joshua Rackley Wilmington, N.C. 74 Christopher Marinaro East Norwich, N.Y. 68* (a) Cameron Young Scarborough, N.Y. 75* Zack Byrd Murrels Inlet, S.C. 68* History of Canoe Brook Country Club

Canoe Brook has a long history hosting MGA and NJSGA championships, as well as sectional quali- fying rounds for the U.S. Open. Such a legacy was hardly in the dreams of the club’s founders, who simply wanted a country club for their families. By the end of the nineteenth century, the region around what is now Summit, New Jersey, had be- come a popular summer resort area. With its high elevation, Summit was thought to be the ideal place to escape the city heat. Canoe Brook, founded in 1901, grew quickly in its early years. Jack Vick- ery, assisted by two-time U.S. Open champion Alex Smith, designed an 18-hole course of 6,003 yards, with nine holes on either side of Canoe Brook Road. In 1916 the golf course received a facelift by Walter Travis. The heavily-bunkered Travis course measured some 6,611 yards, approximately 300 yards longer than the big courses of the day. In the fall of 1922, Canoe Brook brought in Charles H. Alison to design the South Course, with Canoe Brook professional Isaac Mackie overseeing its development. The course opened for play in the spring of 1924, and played to a par of 73 at 6,307 yards. The Met Open was contested over the North Course in 1923. Bob MacDonald emerged victorious in a tight finish, shooting a 70 to Long Jim Barnes’ 80 in a playoff after the pair had tied at 295. The club hosted the 1935 Met Amateur, in which John Parker Jr. of Essex County cruised to a 5 & 4 victory over Gene Homans of Englewood. The fol- lowing year the club hosted the U.S. Women’s Amateur, won by Pamela Barton. The club has hosted the Met Amateur on three occasions: 1949, 1961 and 1973, and re-entered the national spotlight in 1983, hosting the Women’s Amateur once again, this time over the North Course. The tournament returned to Canoe Brook for the third time in 1990, immediately following the Curtis Cup at Som- erset Hills. The club hosted the Met Open in 2006, won by former Trump Na- tional-Westchester assistant pro John Guyton in a playoff over two-time cham- pion Rick Hartmann of Atlantic. 2016 U.S. Open Sectional Qualifying Round Canoe Brook Country Club (North Course)

North Course

Clubhouse

Tunnel to South Course Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out Par 4 5 4 4 3 4 3 5 4 36 Total Yardage 445 560 376 350 170 442 203 558 430 3534 7115 Hole 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Par 72 Par 4 3 5 4 3 4 4 4 5 36 Yardage 380 180 560 386 220 375 431 448 601 3581 2016 U.S. Open Sectional Qualifying Round Canoe Brook Country Club (South Course)

Hole Par Yardage South Course 1 5 511 2 4 394 3 4 363 4 3 156 5 4 411 6 5 498 7 3 212 8 5 573 9 4 372 Halfway House Tunnel to Out 37 3490 North Course 10 3 181

11 5 546

12 4 391

13 4 418

14 3 198

15 5 489

16 4 428

17 3 195

18 4 417

In 35 3263

Total 72 6753