Miles Russell says it is ‘to be determined’ whether Charlie Woods caddies for him at next week’s U.S. Open but he would like to continue his partnership with the son of golf legend Tiger Woods.
Russell was one of two 17-year-olds to survive a brutal 36-hole qualifier on Monday, known as golf’s longest day, to earn his spot into the 156-man field for the third men’s major of the year at Shinnecock Hills.
The amateur, ranked 10th in the world, carded rounds of 71 and 67 at BallenIsles Country Club in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, to finish at six-under overall and advance to a three-for-two playoff
Despite making a bogey on the first hole of sudden-death, Russell attacked the second – the par-five 18th – in two shots and sank the birdie putt to seal his spot in the U.S. Open.
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He immediately embraced his close friend Charlie, who will join him at Florida State next year to play college golf.
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“It kept it so light,” Russell told Golf Channel about having Charlie by his side. “It’s the first time I’ve had a buddy on the bag. I really like it, not talking much golf, just having a good time.”
Asked if Charlie will carry his sticks in New York next week, Russell added: “We’ll see what he’s doing. To be determined.”
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Ten final qualifying events took place simultaneously on 8 June.
Notable players to miss out on qualifying included former Team USA Ryder Cup players and PGA Tour regulars Max Homa and Tony Finau.
Finau missed out by two shots whilst Homa was undone for the second straight year in a playoff.
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Matt Wallace, Matt Kuchar, Brandt Snedeker, Aldrich Potgieter, Michael Block, Michael Thorbjornsen, Luke Clanton and former U.S. Open champion Geoff Ogilvy also missed out.
There were a total of 43 spots on available.
Take a look below who qualified for the 126th U.S. Open….
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U.S. Open final qualifying results
1
Kevin Roy
2
3
4
James Nicholas
5
Chris Kirk
6
Jake Peacock
7
Keith Mitchell
8
Robbie Higgins
9
Chase Kyes (a)
10
Emiliano Grillo
11
Alejandro Tosti
12
Marcelo Rozo
13
William Mouw
14
John Parry
15
Max McGreevy
16
17
Eric Lee (a)
18
19
20
Neal Shipley
21
Zac Blair
22
Dylan Wu
23
Billy Horschel
24
Nick Hardy
25
Greyson Leach
26
Spencer Tibbits or Andrew Putnam (playoff)
27
Jackson Suber
28
Ben Kohles
29
Logan Reilly (a)
30
Jake Sollon
31
32
Ben Silverman
33
34
35
36
Carl Yuan
37
38
Brandon Wu
39
Cole Hammer
40
41
42
JB Holmes
43
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