McCoy, Harman Qualify For U.S. Open

UPDATED AT 9:22 P.M.:

Two men with ties to the Georgia golf team earned spots in the U.S. Open on Monday during sectional qualifying tournaments.

Lee McCoy, who just completed his junior season with the Bulldogs, finished second at Hawks Ridge Golf Club in Ball Ground, Ga. He carded a 13-under 131 to snare one of the sectional’s three spots.

At Germantown and Ridgeway Country Clubs in Memphis, Tenn, former Bulldog and current PGA Tour standout Brian Harman came in sixth at 7-under 135. The top 10 players in Memphis were awarded berths.

Georgia already had five representatives in the U.S. Open based on their PGA Tour accomplishments and the World Golf Rankings – Erik Compton, Russell Henley, Chris Kirk, Brendon Todd and Bubba Watson.

Kevin Kisner withdrew from his sectional in Ohio to rest his ailing back. After placing eighth in the Memorial on Sunday, Kisner moved to No. 57 in the WGR. If he stays in the top 60 after this week’s FedEx St. Jude Classic, he also will be invited to the U.S. Open.

Several others Bulldogs attempted to qualify for the U.S. Open on Monday but were unable to advance – former Bulldogs Ryuji Imada, Michael Parrott, Joey Garber, Harris English and Bryden Macpherson and signee David Mackey.

• Todd followed Kisner in the UGA standings in the Memorial as he came in 17th at 8-under. English came in 18th at 7-under, while Kirk and Compton were 36th at 3-under, and Hudson Swafford was 63rd at 3-over. Henley missed the cut.

• Macpherson came in 27th at 13-under in the Web.com Tour's Greater Dallas Open and Scott Parel missed the cut.

• Macpherson, Parel and Justin Bolli will play this week in the Rust-Oleum Championship in Ohio. Imada is listed among the alternates.