Two current and two former Golden Flashes golfers led the way in the 2021 U.S. Open Local Qualifier for the Greater Cleveland area, played Tuesday at Beechmont Country Club.
Current Kent State junior Jared Wilson of Columbiana won medalist honors going away, posting seven birdies against a single bogey in earning a three-shot victory on a damp day.
Another current KSU sophomore, Cade Breitenstine of Akron (above), tied with 2018 Kent grad and playing professional Ian Holt of Stow (below) for second place at 3-under par 68. Breitenstine had his round to 5-under par with two holes to play, but finished with a pair of bogeys. Holt also made two bogeys against five birdies but finished with a great par save at the last.
Former KSU player and two-time NOPGA Associate Player of the Year Tyler McHugh (below), who now works as an assistant at Club Walden in Aurora, finished at 2-under par 69 to nab the fourth qualifying spot.
Ohio State Buckeyes golfer Jonerik Alford from Johns Creek, GA earned the fifth qualifying spot shooting 1-under par 70.
Three players finished at even-par 71 for the final two qualifying spots of the seven total awarded.
Bowling Green State University Men’s Golf Coach John Powers made four birdies against four bogeys and finished with a solid up-and-down at the last.
17-year-old Ashland High School junior Tyler Sabo, a two-time All-Ohio golfer, posted even par in a round highlighted by an eagle-3 at the par-5 sixth hole.
Canton pro Ryan Troyer, also a former Kent State player, shot 71 in the morning wave but decided not to return to Beechmont for the 3-for-2 playoff. Troyer had his round to 4-under par through 12 holes, but gave back those birdies in his closing six holes. By skipping the playoff, he was relegated to the first alternate spot.
Ben Jones of Strongsville, a senior at the University of Ashland, earned the second alternate spot in a 4-for-1 playoff, with two not appearing for that playoff.
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FINAL RESULTS:
2021 U.S. Open Local Qualifying Tournament – Cleveland
Beechmont Country Club, Beachwood, Ohio | Par 71
Tuesday, May 4, 2021
1 Jared Wilson (a) 65
T2 Cade Breitenstine (a) 68
T2 Ian Holt 68
4 Tyler McHugh 69
5 Jonerik Alford (a) 70
T6 John Powers 71
T6 Tyler Sabo (a) 71
DID NOT QUALIFY:
CUT Ryan Troyer 71 1st Alternate
CUT Benjamin Jones (a) 72 2nd Alternate, playoff
CUT Palmer Yenrick (a) 72
CUT Jack Garswood (a) 72
CUT Ryan Gutowski (a) 72
CUT Robert Kimmel (a) 72
CUT Jackson Chandler (a) 72
CUT Michael Barnard (a) 73
CUT Dylan Kaufman (a) 73
CUT Maxwell Moldovan (a) 73
CUT Kyle Buzaki (a) 73
CUT Michael Balcar 73
CUT Max Watson (a) 73
CUT Jacob Scott 73
CUT Ryan Ferry (a) 73
CUT Ken Keller (a) 73
CUT Bradley Thornton 74
CUT Nate Thomson (a) 74
CUT Darin Hudak (a) 74
CUT Lucas Murray (a) 74
CUT Austin Graham 74
CUT Joshua Wright (a) 74
CUT Jason Goodendorf 74
CUT Joshua Zarlenga (a) 74
CUT Jack Angelucci (a) 75
CUT Steve Stone 75
CUT Rob Moss 75
CUT David Laib (a) 75
CUT Ryan Yip 75
CUT Nick Gustin 75
CUT Solomon Petrie (a) 76
CUT Connor Gdovin (a) 76
CUT Bryan Kordupel (a) 76
CUT Brandon Jatich (a) 76
CUT Brennan Whitis (a) 76
CUT Kyle Flatow (a) 76
CUT Grant Engle (a) 76
CUT Jonathan Mills 76
CUT Bradley Chill Jr (a) 76
CUT Randy Dietz 76
CUT Drew Deimel (a) 76
CUT Kyle Kellogg 76
CUT Alex Andrews 76
CUT Max Crookston (a) 76
CUT Brandon Broyles 76
CUT Topher Reed (a) 76
CUT Brett Kaufman (a) 76
CUT Matt Gurska 77
CUT Ryan Sabo (a) 77
CUT Austin Nowak 77
CUT Jack Coyne (a) 77
CUT Roni Shin (a) 77
CUT Jesse Wilkin (a) 77
CUT Darrin Vaughan 78
CUT Rick Pagniano (a) 78
CUT Patrick Schmuecking (a) 78
CUT Joshua Blaha 78
CUT Jack Vojtko (a) 78
CUT Jack Crawshaw (a) 78
CUT Jay Schiffbauer 78
CUT Julian Dugan (a) 78
CUT Dennis Holub 78
CUT Jake Appleby 78
CUT Michael Riley (a) 78
CUT Andrew Simpson (a) 79
CUT Jaydan Morgan (a) 79
CUT Sean McGuire 79
CUT Seth Carn 79
CUT Jaysen Hansen 79
CUT Ben Smith 79
CUT Joshua Prok (a) 79
CUT Jonathon Knapp (a) 79
CUT Jack Snyder 80
CUT Nathanael Matthews (a) 80
CUT Liam Ottaway (a) 80
CUT Jon Jones 80
CUT Shayne Beaufait (a) 80
CUT Blake Shienkaruk (a) 80
CUT Dean Catalano (a) 81
CUT Zach Mandry (a) 81
CUT Thomas Priore (a) 81
CUT Austin Rohrer 81
CUT Jordan Paolini 81
CUT Tim Raleigh (a) 82
CUT Chris Horne (a) 82
CUT Brian Butler 83
CUT Craig Voorhees (a) 83
CUT Jonathan Lyng (a) 83
CUT Jeffrey Blechschmidt (a) 83
CUT David Reiter Jr 84
CUT Jeff Sawitke (a) 84
CUT Demitrius De Almeida 85
CUT Tim Skufca (a) 85
CUT Cory Gasaway (a) 85
CUT Dylan Erks (a) 85
CUT Erik Basarab 85
CUT Michael Fazio (a) 85
CUT Luke Beeler (a) 86
CUT Joseph Rogers 88
CUT Josh Blaustein (a) 89
CUT Luke Schreck (a) 91
CUT Ric Hey (a) 94
CUT Jeff Hershey 95
CUT Xander Moran (a) 97
CUT Brian Suydam 102
WD Mike Slivanya (a) WD
WD Dave Poprocky (a) WD
WD Jeremy Olsen WD
WD Nolan Marks (a) WD
WD Logan Bratsch (a) WD
WD Josh Gilkison (a) WD
WD Ryan Cseplo (a) WD
NS John Peck (a) NS
(a) – amateur
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