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| Harris English hits a shot during the U.S. Open sectional event in Memphis, Tenn., on Monday. |
Harris English advanced on Monday from the sectional qualifying tournament in Memphis, Tenn. English finished second with a two-round score of 9-under.
English will join earlier exempt Bulldogs Bubba Watson, Kevin Kisner, Brian Harman and Russell Henley.
In Memphis, the cutoff for the nine players advancing turned out to be 7-under. Brendon Todd wound up at 5-under, followed by Spencer Ralston at 1-under.
At Hawks Ridge in Ball Ground, Nicholas Reach shot 5-under but was two shy of the 7-under scores put up the lone two advancers. Joey Garber shot 1-under and Michael Cromie was even.
Erik Compton was even in Columbus, Ohio, where the cutoff was 8-under. Lee McCoy was 7-over in Tacoma, Wash., which had a cutoff of 1-under. McCoy was playing one day after winning his first professional tournament in the Mackenzie Tour’s Freedom 55 Financial Open in Vancouver, British Columbia.
• The Bulldogs have pulled ahead in the latest Rivals Cup standings with more than $13.2 million in earnings this year. Arizona State is second with $12.98 million.
• English, Henley, Hudson Swafford and Chris Kirk will be in action this week in the FedEx St. Jude Classic in Memphis, Tenn.
• Compton and Keith Mitchell are scheduled to play in the Web.com Tour's Rust-Oleum Championship in Illinois.
• McCoy and Greyson Sigg will be competing in the Mackenzie Tour's Bayview Place Cardtronics Open in Victoria, British Columbia.
