2011 U.S. Amateur Qualifying #2

Qualifiers
John Engler, Augusta, GA	70	69	139
Anders Albertson, Woodstock, GA	65	74	139
Blake Kennedy, Moore, S.C.	68	73	141
Matt Nagy, Buena Vista, GA	71	71	142  *
Alternates
1st Christian Raynor, Kennesaw, GA	70	72	142  *
2nd Robert Godfrey, Anderson, S.C.	70	73	143

 

* determined in playoff

 

Notes:
Georgia Tech golfer Anders Albertson of Woodstock, Ga., the first-round leader after opening with a 65, wound up in a tie for medalist honors with John Engler of Augusta, Ga., at 5-under-par 139. Engler, a former All-American at Clemson University, played on the PGA TOUR in the mid-2000s after recovering from a serious car accident. He has since regained his amateur status and competed in the 2010 U.S. Mid-Amateur.

Also qualifying for the U.S. Amateur was high-schooler Blake Kennedy of Moore, S.C., who shot 68-73 for a 3-under 141. Kennesaw State golfer Matt Nagy of Buena Vista, Ga., tied with mid-amateur and former Florida State golfer Christian Raynor of Kennesaw, Ga., for the fourth and final qualifying spot at 2-under 142. Nagy birdied the third playoff hole to advance to the Championship, while Raynor slid into the first alternate slot. Robert Godfrey of Anderson, S.C., finished as second alternate, one shot back.

The Standard Club was set to 7,012 yards and a par of 72. A starting field of 118 players competed in the qualifier, with 37 players advancing (low 30 percent and ties and those within eight strokes of the leader) to the final round after the 18-hole cut. This was the second of two U.S. Amateur qualifiers in Georgia. The first took place July 19-20 at Capital City Club-Crabapple in Woodstock, with the following players advancing to the Championship: Gregor Main of Danville, Calif., Michael Johnson of Birmingham, Ala., Seth Reeves of Duluth, Ga., McLain Leberten of Huntsville, Ala., and Scott Davenport of Marietta, Ga.

Qualifiers advance to the 111th U.S. Amateur Championship to be held at Erin Hills Golf Course in Erin, Wis., August 22-28, 2011. Entries were open to any amateur golfer with a USGA Handicap Index not exceeding 2.4. The U.S. Amateur is one of 13 national championships conducted annually by the USGA.