Scott narrowly makes it through qualifying for next week’s US Open
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Adam Scott went through U.S. Open qualifying for the first time in his career and made it with one stroke to spare.
Scott two-putted from about 30 feet for par on his final hole at The Lakes Golf and Country Club for an even-par 72 to be among 14 players who made it through the 36-hole qualifier.
One shot less and Scott would have been in a 10-man playoff for the final spot. Instead, he will be competing in his 68th consecutive major dating to the 2001 U.S. Open. He was scheduled for U.S. Open qualifying and chose not to play.
The Columbus sectional was among 11 sectional qualifiers Monday, including one in England, offering 71 spots to 869 players. The U.S. Open is June 14-17 at Shinnecock Hills. weekend on what he describes as the “scariest night of my life.”
Cauley, 28, was riding with three other people in a car involved in an accident late Friday following the second round of the Memorial. Cauley posted a message on Instagram saying he had surgery on Sunday.
Even though he missed the cut at the Memorial, Cauley was staying in Ohio for U.S. Open qualifying on Monday. He withdrew from the qualifier, and said in his Instagram post Monday that he had no timetable for returning to the PGA Tour.
Justin Thomas, the world's No. 1 player and one of Cauley's closest friends, says he saw him in the hospital the day after the accident.
“It calmed me a lot after seeing him,” Thomas said Saturday. “I couldn't hit a shot, couldn't play a hole, without thinking about him.”
Both went to Alabama and were roommates on tour.
Cauley has yet to win on the PGA Tour, though he earned a PGA Tour card at age 21 without having to go through Q-school. He has earned just over $900,000 this year and is No. 141 in the world ranking.