Major champions Tom Lehman, Davis Love III and Ben Curtis all made the field on Monday for the US Open at Pebble Beach, while England’s Justin Rose missed out a day after his win at the Memorial.
Rickie Fowler, who was atop the leaderboard at the Memorial for 48 consecutive holes, had a 73 in the afternoon to miss by six shots.
“Being in contention definitely wears you out quite a bit, and this is my third week in a row playing,” Fowler said. “So I’m looking forward to some time off. It would have been nice to be playing in the Open, but it happens.”
Fowler moved up to No. 32 in the world on Monday, while Rose went to No. 33. The cutoff for getting into the US Open through the world ranking was two weeks ago. Rose shot a 140 to miss by three shots.
The 36-hole day of survival at The Lakes and Brookside courses was among 13 qualifiers across the country to fill out the 156-man field at Pebble Beach on June 17.
Most of the spots came from Columbus and Memphis, Tennessee because of so many PGA Tour players.
Only three spots were available in Houston, and one of them won’t be going to NFL quarterback Tony Romo of the Dallas Cowboys, who withdrew early in the second round after weather delays pushed the event into conflict with his NFL team commitments.
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