Cam Davis defeats Adam Scott for place in US Open field
Cam Davis earns second US Open start – image Australian Golf Media
Australian Cam Davis has been added to the field for next week’s US Open, the Sydney native surviving the gruelling Final Qualifying stage in Springfield Illinois, to claim one of the four spots available at his venue.
65 players were chasing one of those four spots in the 36-hole examination, at the Springfield Country Club but rounds of 65 and 68 were enough to see Davis into his second US Open field having missed the cut at his first attempt last year.
Unfortunately, Davis’s place in the field comes at the cost of Adam Scott who, although at 60th in the world ranking as of yesterday, was still required to go through the qualifying process and after a morning round of 64 he appeared well placed to take one of the spots.
His afternoon round of 69 however left him tied with Davis at 7 under after Davis had dropped a shot at the last to allow Scott one last chance.
Davis would however go on and win the playoff.
Scott has two slim remaining hopes to claim a spot. He is the first alternate from this venue and if he remains amongst the leading 60 world-ranked players as of next Monday (June 10th), he will earn the right to play his 23rd consecutive US Open.
Unfortunately for Scott, he is not in the field for this week’s Memorial event in Ohio so needs a little mathematical help if he is to retain his standing by next week’s deadline.
Other Australasians who went close at their respective venues are Lucas Herbert who missed by one at his venue in Maryland and Marc Leishman who led after the morning round at the same venue only to record an afternoon round of 74 and miss by four.
Lismore’s Rhein Gibson missed out at his venue in North Carolina after he was one of six players competing in a playoff for two final spots
