Casas hurdles US Open elims
June 5, 2002 | 12:00am
The Philippines Cassius Casas made a breakthrough of sort in the United States Open when he earned the first alternate berth in the championship slated June 13-16 in the Bethpage State Park Blacks Course in New York.
Casas, who had been struggling with poor form of late, pieced together rounds of 68-72-140 to come in joint fourth in the two-day qualifying phase in the tough Lake Merced Golf and Country Club in Daly City.
"Good game and I made it to the playoff," said Casas in a text message to Boy Blue Ocampo, operations tour manager for Asia of IMG, Casas local agent.
Casas beat former RP Open champion Anthony Kang (68-72), Aaron Meeks (69-71) and Todd Fischer (72-68) in the playoff.
Only three berths were staked in the Lake Merced qualifier, one of 12 sectional qualifying tournaments, with a fourth one given reserve status.
Californian Andy Miller topped the elimination with 67-68-135 followed by amateur Ricky Barnes (70-67) and Paul Goydos (66-72-138).
Casas, who had been struggling with poor form of late, pieced together rounds of 68-72-140 to come in joint fourth in the two-day qualifying phase in the tough Lake Merced Golf and Country Club in Daly City.
"Good game and I made it to the playoff," said Casas in a text message to Boy Blue Ocampo, operations tour manager for Asia of IMG, Casas local agent.
Casas beat former RP Open champion Anthony Kang (68-72), Aaron Meeks (69-71) and Todd Fischer (72-68) in the playoff.
Only three berths were staked in the Lake Merced qualifier, one of 12 sectional qualifying tournaments, with a fourth one given reserve status.
Californian Andy Miller topped the elimination with 67-68-135 followed by amateur Ricky Barnes (70-67) and Paul Goydos (66-72-138).
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