2021 U.S. Open Local Qualifying – Columbia Final Results
US Open Local Qualifying
Columbia Country Club - Ridgewood/Tall Pines
Blythewood, SC
April 29, 2021
Five Advance from Columbia to US Open Final Qualifying
Kyle Westmoreland (Mt. Pleasant, SC), Hunter Fry (Dacula, GA), Marion Dantzler (Orangeburg, SC), Ryan Hall (Knoxville, TN), and Emmanuel Kountakis (Augusta, GA) have all qualified at Columbia Country Club -Ridgewood/Tall Pines (7,150 yards, Par 72) in Blythewood, SC to advance to Final Qualifying for the 2021 US Open Championship.
Kyle Westmoreland took the medalist honors with a three under score of 69.
Gene Zeigler (Florence, SC) grabbed the first alternate spot and Will Miles (Hilton Head, SC) finished as a second alternate after a two-hole playoff.
77 players started the event playing for five spots and two alternates in order to advance to Final Qualifying with a chance to participate in the 2021 United States Open Championship that will be conducted at Torrey Pines Golf Course in San Diego, CA on June 17 – 20, 2021.
Pictured: (Kyle Westmoreland, Emmanuel Kountakis, Ryan Hall, Marion Dantzler) Not Pictured: Hunter Fry
For full scores, pairings and other information – US Open 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.
The SCGA, founded in 1929, is the governing body for amateur golf in South Carolina. As a non-profit organization, the SCGA’s purpose is to promote, preserve and serve the game of golf. Made up of more than 270 member clubs and more than 50,000 individual members, the SCGA annually conducts 21 SCGA statewide championships, 59 one-day contests, eight USGA qualifiers, seven 40-plus tournaments and six special events. Other Member services offered include GHIN – the USGA Handicap Computation System, Golf Genius Tournament Management Software System and support, Rules of Golf and Handicap education, USGA Course/Slope Ratings and Course measuring, Amateur Status information, the Palmetto Golfer Magazine and the SC Golf Hall of Fame. The SCGA also houses the offices of the SC Junior Golf Foundation and SC Junior Golf Association in a combined effort to support junior golf and grow the game’s initiatives.
Final Results
