Andrew Landry, a former Arkansas Razorback who has split his time between the PGA Tour and Web.com Tour, has qualified for the U.S. Open.
Landry, 28, playing a sectional qualifier at Germantown Country Club and Ridgeway Country Club in Memphis, earned one of 10 spots in that qualifier. He shot a 135 to finish tied for fourth with Derek Fathuaer to earn a spot in the U.S. Open June 16-19 at Oakmont Country Club in Pittsburgh. Landry shot a 68 at Ridgeway Country Club before following with a 67 at Germantown.
Landry has earned $48,574 in 10 events on the PGA Tour, making four cuts and is ranked 215th in the FedEx Cup rankings. His best finish was a tie for 51st at the Texas Open on April 24.
On the Web.com Tour, he has made $21,175 while making one cut in three events, finishing tied for sixth at the Servientrega Championship on April 10.
Also, at Memphis, LSU golfer Sam Burns, an amateur from Shreveport, who earned his way into sectional qualifying at Hot Springs Country Club with a 69, earned his way in by finishing tied for ninth with Sunghoon Kang of Korea with a 6-under par 136.
Burns shot a 67 at Ridgeway and a 69 at Germantown.
Missing the cut at Memphis was Patrick Sullivan of Maumelle, who shot a 139. Jordan Niebrugge, who won the 2013 Western Amateur at the Alotian Club in Roland, missed the cut with 140. Kyle Robinson, an amateur from Fayetteville, shot a 145 (71-74) and missed the cut. Matthew Cole, another amateur from Fayetteville, missed the cut with a 146 (72-74)
Ken Duke (Arkadelphia, Henderson State) missed the cut at Powell, Ohio by one stroke. Duke shot a 138, missing a six-man playoff for five spots by one shot. Duke shot a 68 at Kinsdale Golf & Fitness Club and followed with a 70 at Wedgewood Golf & Country Club.
Elsewhere in qualifying, Carlos Ortiz of Mexico found his game at just the right time Monday and qualified for his first major at the U.S. Open.
Ortiz had made only two cuts in the past three months on the PGA Tour. In the strongest qualifying field of mainly tour players, the 25-year-old from Mexico shot 66-66 on different courses in Columbus to lead 13 qualifiers in Ohio.
U.S. Amateur champion Bryson DeChambeau, who gave up his exemption to the U.S. Open when he turned pro after the Masters, shot a 63 at Wedgewood and also advanced. Others who were certain to get into Oakmont next week were Brendan Steele and Spencer Levin.
The other spots were still being determined because of a rain delay, and a playoff for the final spot appeared likely.
In the other Ohio qualifier in Springfield, where only four spots were available, three of them went to college players. Illinois teammates Charlie Danielson and Nick Hardy got through, as did Kyle Mueller of Michigan.
They were among 10 qualifiers across the country as the 156-man field was mostly set for June 16-19 at Oakmont. The USGA held back six spots for those who might move into the top 60 in the world ranking next week and qualify, such as Memorial winner William McGirt at No. 44.
David Lingmerth (Arkansas Razorbacks) is ranked No. 49 in the world rankings and qualified for the the Open based on his status among the top 60 in the world rankings on May 23.
The other strong qualifier filled with tour players was in Tennessee, not far from the FedEx St. Jude Classic. Among the 10 who qualified was 49-year-old David Toms, who will be competing in his 19th U.S. Open. Toms never shot worse than 73 at Oakmont in the 2007 U.S. Open and tied for fifth.
D.J. Trahan and Andres Gonzales shared medalist honors, with Trahan posting a 62 at Ridgeway in his second round. The final three spots came from a six-man playoff, with Whee Kim, Kang and Burns making it through.
Ryan Palmer missed the playoff by one shot, though his U.S. Open hopes are still alive. Palmer is No. 62 in the world, and likely will crack the top 60 to get into Oakmont if he can finish in the top 10 at the FedEx St. Jude Classic.
In other qualifiers:
• Shell Houston Open winner Jim Herman and 36-year-old tour rookie Rob Oppenheim were among six qualifiers at Canoe Brook in New Jersey.
• Ryan Stachler, who just finished his sophomore year at South Carolina, was among three qualifiers outside Atlanta.
• Billy Hurley had rounds of 67-68 to lead the three qualifiers from Woodmont in the Maryland sectional. Also qualifying was Denny McCarthy, who played on the Walker Cup team last year.
• Kevin Tway, the son of 1986 PGA champion Bob Tway, was among three qualifiers in Houston.
The qualifier in Jacksonville, Fla., where 63 players were competing for four spots, was halted by severe thunderstorms and could not be completed until today.
Sports on 06/07/2016