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| Bubba Watson watches a shot during the Memorial Tournament last weekend. |
The Year of the Bulldog in professional golf will continue at the U.S. Open.
Harris English, Russell Henley, Chris Kirk and Brendon Todd made the U.S. Open by standing in the top 60 in the World Golf Rankings as of May 26. Bubba Watson earned his spot by virtue of being the Masters champion and his place in the World Golf Rankings.
Three more Bulldogs qualified during sectionals on Monday. Hudson Swafford won in Memphis, Tenn., with a score of 10-under. Kevin Kisner came in third at 8-under as the 145 players were vying for 13 spots. In Columbus, Ohio, Erik Compton snared one of the last spots in dramatic fashion. Compton, Ken Duke and Ryan Blaum emerged from a 5-for-3 playoff, with Cameron Tringale and Michael Putman slipping to first and second alternate status. The Columbus sectional had 120 players competing for 16 positions.
The U.S. Open will take place June 12-15 at Pinehurst Resort and Country Club in North Carolina.
• The Bulldogs in the World Golf Rankings this week are No. 3 Watson, No. 43 Kirk, No. 47 English, No. 50 Henley and No. 55 Todd. Watson is the top American, trailing only Adam Scott of Australia and Henrik Stenson of Sweden.
• The updated Rivals Cup data is out. Georgia continues to dominate the PGA Tour with $17.4 million in earnings this year. Second is Georgia Tech at $8.6 million, followed by UNLV ($6.7 million), Oklahoma State ($5.6 million) and Baylor ($4.7 million).
• The PGA Tour stop this week is the FedEx St. Jude Classic in Memphis, Tenn. Led by defending champion English, the Bulldogs also will have Compton, Kisner, Swafford, Henley and Brian Harman in the field. Justin Bolli and Ryuji Imada are among the alternates.
Harris English, Russell Henley, Chris Kirk and Brendon Todd made the U.S. Open by standing in the top 60 in the World Golf Rankings as of May 26. Bubba Watson earned his spot by virtue of being the Masters champion and his place in the World Golf Rankings.
Three more Bulldogs qualified during sectionals on Monday. Hudson Swafford won in Memphis, Tenn., with a score of 10-under. Kevin Kisner came in third at 8-under as the 145 players were vying for 13 spots. In Columbus, Ohio, Erik Compton snared one of the last spots in dramatic fashion. Compton, Ken Duke and Ryan Blaum emerged from a 5-for-3 playoff, with Cameron Tringale and Michael Putman slipping to first and second alternate status. The Columbus sectional had 120 players competing for 16 positions.
The U.S. Open will take place June 12-15 at Pinehurst Resort and Country Club in North Carolina.
• The Bulldogs in the World Golf Rankings this week are No. 3 Watson, No. 43 Kirk, No. 47 English, No. 50 Henley and No. 55 Todd. Watson is the top American, trailing only Adam Scott of Australia and Henrik Stenson of Sweden.
• The updated Rivals Cup data is out. Georgia continues to dominate the PGA Tour with $17.4 million in earnings this year. Second is Georgia Tech at $8.6 million, followed by UNLV ($6.7 million), Oklahoma State ($5.6 million) and Baylor ($4.7 million).
• The PGA Tour stop this week is the FedEx St. Jude Classic in Memphis, Tenn. Led by defending champion English, the Bulldogs also will have Compton, Kisner, Swafford, Henley and Brian Harman in the field. Justin Bolli and Ryuji Imada are among the alternates.
• Watson was the top finisher at the Memorial Tournament as he took third at 12-under. Kirk placed fourth at 10-under, Todd was eighth at 8-under and Kisner came in 46th at 2-under. Henley, Compton and Harman missed the cut.
Watson's bid for a third victory this season was undone by a wayward shot on No. 15, but he kept things in perspective.
• DVR alert: The Golf Channel all-access piece on Watson, which includes his recent visit to Athens, will air for the first time tonight at 9. There are several other chances to see it as well. Check the Golf Channel listings for more information.
• DVR alert: The Golf Channel all-access piece on Watson, which includes his recent visit to Athens, will air for the first time tonight at 9. There are several other chances to see it as well. Check the Golf Channel listings for more information.
• The Web.com Tour's Cleveland Open this week will feature Bolli, Imada and Scott Parel. Paul Claxton is an alternate.
• In the FedExCup Standings, Watson is No. 2, Kirk is No. 6, English is No. 8 and Todd is No. 9.
• The Chris Haack Golf Camp will be held June 4-7 and June 8-11. For more information, click here.
