Romo fails to qualify for U.S. Open golf

Recently retired Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo fell short in his bid to play in the U.S. Open, shooting a 3-over-par 75 at a local qualifier in Aledo, Texas.

Staging what amounted to a fourth-quarter rally, the fourtime Pro Bowler blasted a 386yard drive on the 611-yard par-5 14th hole, then hit a majestic 6-iron from 225 yards out, setting up an eagle that briefly propelled him to 1-over.

A triple-bogey on the next hole, combined with four threeputts, ruined the 37-year-old’s chances of advancing to the sectional stage of qualifying.

Romo would have had to shoot 69 to get into a playoff for one of the last two spots.

This was the third time Romo has attempted to qualify for the U.S. Open.

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