2011 U.S. Amateur Public Links Qualifying

Qualifiers
Taylor Smith, Covington, GA	69	68	137
Greg O'Connor, Alpharetta, GA	69	70	139
Minghao Wang, Alpharetta, GA	68	71	139
Alternates
1st Matt Nagy, Buena Vista, GA	72	68	140  *
2nd Sepp Straka, Valdosta, GA	72	68	140  *

 

* determined in playoff

 

Notes:
Taylor Smith of Covington, Ga., earned medalist honors to qualify for the U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship after posting a 7-under-par 137 (69-68) score at Woodmont Golf & Country Club in Canton, Ga. Joining Smith as the automatic qualifiers are a pair of players from Alpharetta, Ga., Greg O'Connor, a member of the Kennesaw State University golf team, and Minghao Wang, who plays for Georgia Tech. O'Connor (69-70) and Wang (68-71) tied at 5-under-par 139 to advance.

A playoff was needed to decide the first and second alternate positions, as Matt Nagy of Buena Vista, Ga. (72-68) and Sepp Straka of Valdosta, Ga. (72-68) finished each at 4-under-par 140 after 36 holes. On the second playoff hole, Nagy, a member of Kennesaw State University's golf team and teammate of O'Connor, secured the first alternate position and Straka, who just graduated from Lowndes High School and will play for the University of Georgia next season, will be the second alternate.

Woodmont Golf & Country Club played to 6,830 yards and a par 72.

The 86th annual United States Amateur Public Links Championship will be held at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort in Bandon, Ore., June 27-July 2. Entries were open to amateur golfers who, since Jan. 1, 2011, have been bona fide public course players and have not held privileges of any course that does not extend playing privileges to the general public, or privileges of any private club maintaining its own course and hold a USGA Handicap Index not exceeding 4.4. The U.S. Amateur Public Links is one of 13 national championships conducted annually by the United States Golf Association.