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US Open Local Qualifying Results - Columbia CC
COLUMBIA, S.C. (April 29, 2021) -- Final results from U.S. Open Local Qualifying at Columbia Country Club in Columbia, S.C. on Thursday, April 29, 2021 (7,150 yards, par 36-36--72).
Five qualifying spots and two alternate positions were available at this qualifying site.
Kyle Westmoreland of Mount Pleasant, SC won medalist honors with a score of three-under-par 69. Hunter Fry of Dacula, GA, Marion Dantzler of Orangeburg, SC, Ryan Hall of Knoxville, TN and Emmanuel Kountakis of Augusta, GA punched their ticket to final qualifying with rounds of one-under-par 71. Two players finished tied for 6th at even-par-72 and competed in a two-hole playoff to determine the order of the alternate spots. High schooler Gene Ziegler of Florence, SC won the playoff and will be the 1st alternate. Will Miles of Hilton Head, SC will be the 2nd alternate.
The five qualifiers will advance to the “Longest Day in Golf” and compete at one of twelve 36-hole final qualifying sites on June 7 to earn a spot in the U.S. Open, including the new final qualifying site at Long Cove Club on Hilton Head Island, SC, which will be conducted by the Carolinas Golf Association.
This USGA Qualifier was conducted by the South Carolina Golf Association on behalf of the Carolinas Golf Association and the United States Golf Association.
Hole-by-hole scoring can be viewed here.
| Pos. | Player | Affiliation | To Par | Total Score | Details |
| 1 | Kyle Westmoreland (p) | Mount Pleasant, South Carolina | -3 | 69 | |
| T2 | Hunter Fry | Dacula, Georgia | -1 | 71 | |
| T2 | Marion Dantzler (p) | Orangeburg, South Carolina | -1 | 71 | |
| T2 | Ryan Hall | Knoxville, Tennessee | -1 | 71 | |
| T2 | Emmanuel Kountakis (p) | Augusta, Georgia | -1 | 71 | |
| The following players did not make the cut | |||||
| CUT | Gene Zeigler | Florence, South Carolina | E | 72 | First Alternate |
| CUT | Will Miles (p) | Hilton Head Island, South Carolina | E | 72 | Second Alternate |
| CUT | Justin Moose (p) | Columbia, South Carolina | +1 | 73 | |
| CUT | James Wilson | Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina | +1 | 73 | |
| CUT | Blake Maum (p) | Chattanooga, Tennessee | +1 | 73 | |
| CUT | Trent Phillips | Inman, South Carolina | +1 | 73 | |
| CUT | Peter Skirpstas (p) | Mount Pleasant, South Carolina | +1 | 73 | |
| CUT | McCullough Pickens (p) | St Simons Island, Georgia | +1 | 73 | |
| CUT | Keller Harper | Atlanta, Georgia | +1 | 73 | |
| CUT | Carter Pendley | Dalton, Georgia | +1 | 73 | |
| CUT | Levi Moody | Greenville, South Carolina | +2 | 74 | |
| CUT | Perry-Austin Kilburn | Monroe, Georgia | +2 | 74 | |
| CUT | Jack Faraci (p) | Okatie, South Carolina | +2 | 74 | |
| CUT | Michael Cromie (p) | Athens, Georgia | +2 | 74 | |
| CUT | Rafe Reynolds | Greenville, South Carolina | +2 | 74 | |
| CUT | William Register (p) | Burlington | +3 | 75 | |
| CUT | Ryan Elmore (p) | Dunwoody | +3 | 75 | |
| CUT | Matt Carter (p) | Easley | +4 | 76 | |
| CUT | Mason Tucker | Lancaster, South Carolina | +4 | 76 | |
| CUT | Jason Quinlan | Cumming, Georgia | +4 | 76 | |
| CUT | Nick Mayfield | Rock Hill, South Carolina | +4 | 76 | |
| CUT | Andrew Lockliear | Bonneau, South Carolina | +4 | 76 | |
| CUT | Cody Clepper | Sumter, South Carolina | +4 | 76 | |
| CUT | David Hrubala | Spartanburg, South Carolina | +5 | 77 | |
| CUT | Corey Chrzanowski | Suwanee, Georgia | +5 | 77 | |
| CUT | Kyle Bachkosky | Peachtree City, Georgia | +5 | 77 | |
| CUT | Robert Lutomski | Simpsonville, South Carolina | +5 | 77 | |
| CUT | Travis Gantt | Moncks Corner, South Carolina | +5 | 77 | |
| CUT | Elliott Pope | Lugoff, South Carolina | +5 | 77 | |
| CUT | David Kostyal II (p) | Wilmington | +6 | 78 | |
| CUT | Ben Smith | Novi, Michigan | +6 | 78 | |
| CUT | Dylan Fincher | Martinez, Georgia | +7 | 79 | |
| CUT | Troy Kennedy (p) | Fort Mill | +7 | 79 | |
| CUT | Shaw James | Chapin, South Carolina | +7 | 79 | |
| CUT | Samuel Caldwell | Irmo, South Carolina | +7 | 79 | |
| CUT | Mac Scott | Birmingham, Alabama | +7 | 79 | |
| CUT | Jack Crosby | Memphis, Tennessee | +7 | 79 | |
| CUT | Brad Sill (p) | Spartanburg | +8 | 80 | |
| CUT | Gage Weeks | Evans, Georgia | +8 | 80 | |
| CUT | Scott Glaze (p) | Charleston | +8 | 80 | |
| CUT | Kyle Garcia | Waxhaw, North Carolina | +8 | 80 | |
| CUT | John Obrien | Columbia, South Carolina | +8 | 80 | |
| CUT | Luke Koenig | Statham, Georgia | +8 | 80 | |
| CUT | Derek O'Neill (p) | Ladson | +8 | 80 | |
| CUT | Caleb Loudin | Summerville, South Carolina | +9 | 81 | |
| CUT | Ian Glanton | Metter, Georgia | +9 | 81 | |
| CUT | Liam Shinn | Columbia, South Carolina | +9 | 81 | |
| CUT | Logan Hjelm (p) | Myrtle Beach | +9 | 81 | |
| CUT | Brady Hinkle | Lancaster, South Carolina | +9 | 81 | |
| CUT | Alex Shead (p) | Appling | +9 | 81 | |
| CUT | Holden Grigg | myrtle beach, South Carolina | +10 | 82 | |
| CUT | Skyler Mcfaddin | Ninety Six, South Carolina | +10 | 82 | |
| CUT | Lamar Gresham | Atlanta, Georgia | +10 | 82 | |
| CUT | Spencer Benton | Gilbert, South Carolina | +10 | 82 | |
| CUT | Jacob Lamothe (p) | North Augusta | +11 | 83 | |
| CUT | Adam Wooldridge | Savannah, Georgia | +11 | 83 | |
| CUT | Palmer Mason | Irmo, South Carolina | +12 | 84 | |
| CUT | Josiah Grimm | Monroe, North Carolina | +13 | 85 | |
| CUT | Ishaan Vasudeva | Columbia, South Carolina | +13 | 85 | |
| CUT | Brandon Phillips (p) | Lexington | +13 | 85 | |
| CUT | Tony Casciano | Fort Mill, South Carolina | +14 | 86 | |
| CUT | Greg Harrold | York, South Carolina | +14 | 86 | |
| CUT | Rich Montgomery | Little River, South Carolina | +15 | 87 | |
| CUT | Jimmy Taylor | Charlotte, North Carolina | +15 | 87 | |
| CUT | Evan Hyma (p) | Ridgeland | +16 | 88 | |
| CUT | Robert Silky (p) | Dublin | +17 | 89 | |
| CUT | Jake Snelgrove | Charleston, South Carolina | +19 | 91 | |
| CUT | Matthew Proffitt | Lexington, South Carolina | +20 | 92 | |
| CUT | Matthew Norris (p) | Starr | +21 | 93 | |
| CUT | Rob Brock (p) | Kingsland | +22 | 94 | |
| WD | Trae Ely | Charlotte, North Carolina | - | WD | |
| WD | Matt Bettencourt (p) | Duncan | - | WD | |
| WD | Stephen Heard | Greenville, South Carolina | - | WD | |
| WD | Zach Seeler | Hilton Head Island, South Carolina | - | WD | |
| WD | Zack Gordon | Gaffney, South Carolina | - | WD | |
| WD | Mike Ramsden (p) | Mount Pleasant | - | WD | |
| NC | Chris Wellde (p) | Ellicott City | - | NC | |
| NS | Broc Everett (p) | West Des Moines | - | NS | |
| NS | Dakota Bjorgen | Mooresville, North Carolina | - | NS | |