Cilek comes to CSU after three seasons at the University of Oregon, including the last year as an associate head coach. Assisting then-head coach Ria Scott, Cilek helped guide the Ducks to two appearances in the NCAA Championship Finals (2016 and ’17). Scott has since left Oregon to take the head coaching job at the University of Virginia.

Before going to Oregon, Cilek was also an assistant for two years at Middle Tennessee State after two years on the staff at the University of Iowa, where she played her college golf and was a three-time team captain.

As a player, Cilek won the Iowa Women’s Match Play Championship and the Women’s Iowa City Amateur.

 “Laura Cilek is one of the brightest young coaches in the country,” Scott said. “She has prepared herself to be a head coach through her involvement in every part of the program at Oregon. Colorado State knows that it is getting a quality person who cares deeply about her student-athletes and will be committed to their success.”

CSU’s returning roster includes Katrina Prendergast and Ellen Secor, who teamed up to win the U.S. Women’s Amateur Four-Ball national title in May. The Rams placed third in the Mountain West Conference this past season.

(Updated July 20) Meanwhile, at Tulsa, Young named former CSU golfer Parker Edens of Greeley as an assistant coach for the women’s program.
 

U.S. Open Local Qualifying tournaments are often dominated by golfers in their 20s or late teens. It’s definitely a young man’s game — at least in that event.

But Tuesday’s Local Qualifer at Collindale Golf Course in Fort Collins showed that there are definitely exceptions to the rule. Out of the five players who advanced to Sectionals — the second and final stage of U.S. Open qualifying — one is 52 years old and another is 35.

Former University of Colorado golfer Derek Fribbs, a 27-year-old from Thornton, earned medalist honors with a 3-under-par 68 at Collindale, which puts more of a premium on accuracy than length, unlike many courses.

Joining him in advancing to Sectional Qualifying were 35-year-old Nick Mason of Parker (69), 52-year-old David Good of Colorado Springs (69), 27-year-old former Colorado State University golfer Parker Edens of Greeley (70), and 22-year-old former Colorado Mesa golfer Trevor McKune of Grand Junction (70). (Four of the Sectional qualifiers are pictured, from left: McKune, Good, Fribbs and Edens.)

“It’s great” to advance, said Good, who was a generation apart from many of Tuesday’s competitors. “Honestly the reason I was playing here is because I’m doing the Senior Open qualifier next week and that’s more on my radar. This was more of a warmup. It’s a bonus to get to go to Sectionals.”

Meanwhile, It’s the fifth straight year Edens (pictured at bottom) has advanced from the Local Qualifying at Collindale.

“It’s pretty crazy,” said Edens, who missed a Sectional playoff for the final U.S. Open berth by one stroke two years ago. “I’ll go back to Springfield Country Club in Ohio that I’ve played the last four years. I love the place. I’ve played well there at times. It’ll be exciting. The last month and a half I’ve felt I’ve played some of the best golf I’ve ever played.”

As for his secret to success at Collindale, Edens said, “When I first got to CSU I played it probably 10 times and I hated it. We had a six-round qualifier and the first three rounds were here and I was in last place after those three rounds. But after that I’ve played pretty good here. “

It will be the sixth Sectional for Mason, who competed in the 2014 U.S. Open, one of six PGA Tour events in which he’s played in his career.

“Just playing in Sectionals is a confidence-builder moving on,” said Mason (left), a three-time winner of the Hawaii State Open. “Even through today is just a Local Qualifier, every single shot you hit can be the shot that puts you out. And it’s not like a four-round tournament where you hit it in the trees, make double (bogey) and you’re fine. You’ve got to come back so fast from that. It’s a lot like match play. Every single shot matters. The guys who get through have done a really good job because even though there’s 80 guys for five spots doesn’t mean it’s easy. It’s really hard. So it means a lot (to advance).”

Asked about his memories of playing — and missing the cut (78-75) — in the 2014 U.S. Open at Pinehurst, N.C., Mason said, “I was in 15th (place) through six or eight holes and saw my name on the board and never saw it again,” he said with a smile. “I wasn’t playing great. I kind of putted my way in that year. Now I’m hitting it good and I feel like I’ll have a chance at Sectionals. (In 2014), I got to Pinehurst and I was kind of clanking it. I wasn’t seeing the fairway, but it was still a lot of fun. II think I’ll have a little less nerves if I get back.”

Fribbs, the 2013 CGA Player of the Year, will be going to his third Sectionals. The last time he competed there, he shot a smooth 69 in the first round in 2014, but fell out of contention with a 78 after the field switched courses for the second round of the day.

“I had a younger mind back then,” he said. “It’s not the game that’s in better shape (now). It’s the mind that’s in better shape. That’s the key.”

Good and McKune will be making their Sectional debuts, with McKune never having attempted to qualify for the U.S. Open before Tuesday.

“This is big being my first qualifier,” McKune said. “Going to Sectionals, this is huge. It’s probably one of the highlights of the last few years for me.”

Fribbs, who was 2 over par after his first three holes on Tuesday, made six birdies and three bogeys to set the standard at Collindale. Good also started slowly, standing 2 over after five holes before rallying.

“This is my first competitive round in Colorado ever,” said Good, a longtime club professional who moved back to Colorado Springs recently after residing in Florida. “I’m doing math every shot. I’m still playing my sea-level yardages and trying to (adjust to the altitude). It’s a little tricky. It worked out for the most part once I remembered to do it.

“This is the first U.S. Open qualifier I’ve played in that I didn’t feel I was at a disadvantage being older and not hitting it as far because length is not an advantage on this golf course, which is rare. If you move it around well, it’s a ball-striker’s course, and if you’re on a green you have a chance to make a putt. … Here I thought we had a good shot.”

The 36-hole Sectional Qualifying in the U.S. will be contested on June 4 at 10 sites in the U.S., plus one in England that day and one in Japan on May 21. From there, the top finishers will land berths in the Open itself, set for June 14-17 at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club in Southampton, N.Y.

Wednesday marked the third of three Colorado-based U.S. Open Local Qualifiers this year. Last week at Walnut Creek Golf Preserve in Westminster, those who punched their tickets to Sectionals were John Murdock of Laramie, Wyo.; Steven Kupcho of Westminster; Josh Seiple of Castle Rock; Trevor Olkowski of Grand Junction; and Zahkai Brown of Golden. Then at CommonGround Golf Course in Aurora, advancing were Jonathan Kuzava of Littleton, Tom Gempel of Lone Tree, Glenn Workman of Pueblo West, Jack Castiglia of Lakewood and Davis Bryant of Aurora.

The U.S. Open is the only USGA championship that utilizes a two-stage qualifying process, with many entrants having to successfully negotiate Local and Sectional Qualifying in order to make it into the field for the second men’s major of the year.
 

U.S. Open Local Qualifying
At Par-71 Collindale GC in Fort Collins
ADVANCE TO SECTIONALS
Derek Fribbs, Thornton 68
Nick Mason, Parker 69
David Good, Colorado Springs 69
Parker Edens, Greeley 70
Trevor McKune, Grand Junction 70

ALTERNATES (In Order)
George Markham, Phoenix 71
Riley Arp, Fort Collins 71

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The showing will make Schoolcraft exempt through at least the first four tournaments of the 2018 season.

Schoolcraft (pictured) was a regular on PGA Tour Canada in 2016 and posted three top-10 finishes, including a runner-up, and ended up ninth on the money list. Last year, he competed in one PGA Tour event and three on the Web.com Tour.

The medalist on Friday — Sam Fidone — will be exempt through the entire 2018 PGA Tour Canada season, while the second through fifth finishers will be exempt for at least the first eight events.

Schoolcraft carded rounds of 69-73-72-70 for a 4-under-par 284 total. That left him eight strokes behind Fidone. The Coloradan made five birdies, a bogey and a double bogey on Friday.

Meanwhile, Schoolcraft’s brother, Beau, and former Colorado State University golfer Blake Cannon earned conditional status for 2018 by finishing in the 17-40 range. In their case, they tied for 27th place at 2-over-par 290.

This week marked the first of five PGA Tour Canada Q-school tournaments that will be held leading up to the 2018 season.

Here are the scores for all the players with strong Colorado ties who competed this week in Santee:

7. Coloradan Michael Schoolcraft 69-73-72-70–284
27. Coloradan Beau Schoolcraft 74-72-72-72–290
27. Former CSU golfer Blake Cannon 70-75-72-73–290
FAILED TO QUALIFY
84. Coloradan Jimmy Makloski 78-72-75-76–301
91. Former CU golfer Kevin Kring 72-76-79-79–306

Edens Runner-Up Twice on Dreamchasers Tour: Parker Edens of Greeley recorded his second top-five finish this month on the Dreamchasers Tour with a runner-up showing on Friday in the Moon Valley Championship in Phoenix.
   
The former Colorado State University golfer posted scores of 65-68-70 for a 13-under-par 203 total at Moon Valley Country Club. That left him three strokes behind champion Joel Dahmen of Scottsdale, with whom Edens was tied for the lead going into the final round of the 52-man tournament.

Edens, a two-time CGA Match Play runner-up, placed fifth in the Dreamchasers East Valley Championship on March 1.

(March 22 Update: Edens also finished second at a Dreamchasers tournament that ended on March 22. At the Southeast Valley Championship in Chandler, Ariz., the Coloradan was runner-up out of 17 players, earning $1,900. He went 67-71-67 for an 8-under-par 205 total, which put him two strokes behind winner Zach Wright of Queen Creek, Ariz.) 

The former Colorado State University golfer placed fifth out of 44 players in the Dreamchasers Tour’s East Valley Championship, recording rounds of 72-65-73 for a 3-under-par 210 total at Longbow Golf Club. The showing was worth $1,950.

Edens (pictured), a two-time CGA Match Play runner-up, ended up nine strokes behind winner Zach Wright of Gilbert, Ariz.

Elsewhere on mini tours, former University of Denver golfer Chris Gilman finished ninth out of 93 players Wednesday at the Golden State Tour’s De Anza Classic in Borrego Springs, Calif

Gilman, who won a Golden State Tour event two weeks ago, carded scores of 66-69-71 for a 10-under-par 206 total. He finished six strokes behind champion Kramer Hickok of Dallas.
 

In fact, he’s pulling away from the next-best player in the 76-man field.

Clark (left), who placed 17th in the PGA Tour’s Sanderson Farms Championship on Sunday, increased his lead to six strokes after Thursday’s third round. He shot a 3-under-par 69, leaving him at 15-under 201 for 54 holes.

The 2017 Pac-12 Player of the Year has made two eagles, 15 birdies and four bogeys over three days.

The top 20 finishers and ties after Friday’s last round will advance to the Final Stage of Web qualifying, set for Dec. 7-10 in Chandler, Ariz. In Arizona, all the finishers will be guaranteed some Web.com Tour status in 2018, but the top 45 and ties there will earn some exempt status, while the rest will have conditional status. And it’s not unusual for some players with conditional status to get very few starts on the Web.com Tour.

Clark is the only Coloradan in the top 20 after Thursday in Murietta, but two other residents are close. Riley Arp of Fort Collins is in 21st place at 3-under-par 213 after firing a 73 on Thursday. And fellow former Colorado State University golfer Parker Edens, from Greeley, is tied for 31st after a third-round 75 left him at 215.

Three more Second Stage tournaments are scheduled for next week, with four other players with strong Colorado ties scheduled to tee it up.

Here are the scores for all the Coloradans competing this week:

Murrieta, Calif. (Top 20 Finishers and Ties Advance to Final Stage)
1. Wyndham Clark, Highlands Ranch 66-66-69–201
21. Riley Arp, Fort Collins 68-72-73–213
31. Parker Edens, Greeley 69-71-75–215
69. Jimmy Makloski, Pueblo 76-74-75–225

Dothan, Ala. (Top 19 Finishers and Ties Advance to Final Stage)
42. Derek Tolan, Highlands Ranch 73-76-70–219
 

But darned near.

The Highlands Ranch resident has made just one bogey — or worse — at the halfway point of the tournament. And to go with it, he’s carded an eagle and 11 birdies through Wednesday’s round.

Clark, who finished 17th in the PGA Tour’s Sanderson Farms Championship on Sunday, has shot 66-66 and leads the Q-school tournament by three at 12-under-par 132.

The top 20 finishers and ties after Friday’s last round will advance to the Final Stage of Web qualifying, set for Dec. 7-10 in Chandler, Ariz.

Also in the top 20 after two rounds are Parker Edens of Greeley and Riley Arp of Fort Collins, two former Colorado State University golfers who share 12th place after 36 holes at 4-under 140.

Edens recorded a 1-under 71 on Wednesday despite a triple-bogey 7 on his final hole on Wednesday. He made six birdies on the day, including four in a row starting on No. 11.

Arp carded a 72 on Wednesday, with four birdies and four bogeys.

Three more Second Stage tournaments are scheduled for next week.

Here are the scores for all the Coloradans competing this week:

Murrieta, Calif. (Top 20 Finishers and Ties Advance to Final Stage)
1. Wyndham Clark, Highlands Ranch 66-66–132
12. Parker Edens, Greeley 69-71–140
12. Riley Arp, Fort Collins 68-72–140
64. Jimmy Makloski, Pueblo 76-74–150

Dothan, Ala. (Top 19 Finishers and Ties Advance to Final Stage)
55. Derek Tolan, Highlands Ranch 73-76–149
 

In the Second Stage Q-school event in Murrieta, Calif., just 14 of the 76 competitors broke 70 on Tuesday, and three of those were from Colorado.

Wyndham Clark of Highlands Ranch, fresh off a PGA Tour career-best 17th-place finish in the Sanderson Farms Championship, took the first-round lead in the 72-hole event by shooting a bogey-free 6-under-par 66. The 2017 Pac-12 Player of the Year birdied three holes on each side at Bear Creek Golf Club in Murrieta.

Tied for third on Tuesday was Riley Arp of Fort Collins, who posted a 68. He made an eagle, four birdies and two bogeys in round 1.

Another former Colorado State University golfer, Parker Edens of Greeley, is another stroke back at 69, sharing eighth place. Edens carded six birdies and three bogeys on Tuesday.

The tournament will continue through Friday, with the top finishers advancing to the Final Stage of Web qualifying, set for Dec. 7-10 in Chandler, Ariz.

Three more Second Stage tournaments are scheduled for next week.

Here are the scores for all the Coloradans competing this week:

Murrieta, Calif.
1. Wyndham Clark, Highlands Ranch 66
3. Riley Arp, Fort Collins 68
8. Parker Edens, Greeley 69
64. Jimmy Makloski, Pueblo 76

Dothan, Ala. (Top 19 Finishers and Ties Advance to Final Stage)
33. Derek Tolan, Highlands Ranch 73
 

Four of the eight players with strong Colorado ties who were competing in the Cornhusker State punched their tickets to the Second Stage of the three-stage qualifying process.

Those who advanced on Friday in Nebraska City by finishing in the top 24 and ties out of a field of 77 were Wyndham Clark (second place), former University of Colorado golfers Justin Bardgett (third) and Derek Tolan (20th), and Parker Edens of Greeley (23rd).

Clark, who won the Pac-12 Conference title in Boulder in April and then played in five PGA Tour events after going pro, finished with a 15-under-par 269 total. Only amateur Nick Voke of Ames, Iowa (268) was better.

Bardgett checked in at 271, while two-time CoBank Colorado Open champion Tolan (pictured) posted a 281 total. Edens, a former Colorado State University golfer, advanced on the number at 282.

Meanwhile, former CU golfer Jeremy Paul missed by one stroke in the San Diego First Stage tournament by closing with a 73 to tie for 26th place.

Seven more First Stage tournaments are scheduled for next week.

The Second Stage of Web Q-school will be held at five sites between Oct. 31-Nov. 7, and the Final Stage Dec. 7-10 in Chandler, Ariz.

Here are the scores for all the players with strong Colorado connections who competed this week:

Nebraska City (Top 24 finishers and ties advance to Second Stage)
ADVANCE TO STAGE 2
2. Coloradan Wyndham Clark 66-67-69-67–269
3. Former CU golfer Justin Bardgett 68-71-65-67–271
20. Derek Tolan, Highlands Ranch 72-67-70-72–281
23. Parker Edens, Greeley 73-69-72-68–282
FAILED TO ADVANCE TO STAGE 2
40. Steven Kupcho, Westminster 74-69-73-70–286
55. Former CU golfer Josh Creel, Cheyenne 71-73-70-77–291
59. Former UNC golfer Conner Barr 72-69-78-74–293
63. Cameron Harrell, Colorado Springs 72-80-73-69–294

Lantana, Texas (Top 24 finishers and ties advance to Second Stage)
FAILED TO ADVANCE TO STAGE 2
49. Zahkai Brown, Golden 69-71-72-70–282

San Diego (Top 23 finishers and ties advance to Second Stage)
FAILED TO ADVANCE TO STAGE 2
26. Former CU golfer Jeremy Paul 67-68-70-73–278
33. Former Coloradan Tom Kalinowski 63-74-70-74–281
57. Jamie Marshall, Lone Tree 69-74-71-76–290
 

Wyndham Clark, who won the Pac-12 Championship in his home state of Colorado in the spring, grabbed the outright lead in a First Stage event in Nebraska City, where the top 24 finishers and ties after four rounds will advance to the Second Stage of Q-school.

Clark (pictured) backed up his first-round 66 with a 4-under-par 67 and stands at 9-under 133, two better than second-place Matt Jennings of Prairie City, Iowa. Through two rounds, Clark has made 10 birdies and one bogey.

Also in the top 24 in Nebraka City are Derek Tolan of Highlands Ranch (10th place, 139), fellow former University of Colorado golfer Justin Bardgett (10th, 139), former University of Northern Colorado player Conner Barr (18th, 141), and Parker Edens of Greeley (24th, 142).

And in San Diego, where the top 23 finishers will advance, former CU golfer Jeremy Paul is in sixth place at 5-under-par 135 and former Durango resident Tom Kalinowski is 13th at 137.

All of this week’s Q-school tourneys are 72-hole events.

Seven more First Stage tournaments are scheduled for next week.

The Second Stage of Web Q-school will be held at five sites between Oct. 31-Nov. 7, and the Final Stage Dec. 7-10 in Chandler, Ariz.

Here are the scores for all the players with strong Colorado connections who are competing this week:

Nebraska City (Top 24 finishers and ties advance to Second Stage)
1. Coloradan Wyndham Clark 66-67–133
10. Derek Tolan, Highlands Ranch 72-67–139
10. Former CU golfer Justin Bardgett 68-71–139
18. Former UNC golfer Conner Barr 72-69–141
24. Parker Edens, Greeley 73-69–142
35. Steven Kupcho, Westminster 74-69–143
42. Former CU golfer Josh Creel, Cheyenne 71-73–144
72. Cameron Harrell, Colorado Springs 72-80–152

Lantana, Texas (Top 24 finishers and ties advance to Second Stage)
44. Zahkai Brown, Golden 69-71–140

San Diego (Top 23 finishers and ties advance to Second Stage)
6. Former CU golfer Jeremy Paul 67-68–135
13. Former Coloradan Tom Kalinowski 63-74–137
37. Jamie Marshall, Lone Tree 69-74–143

Three of coach Jason Preeo’s former players at Valor Christian High School had advanced to U.S. Open Sectional Qualifying in the last eight days, and he didn’t want to be left out of the party.

So the 38-year-old from Highlands Ranch not only earned a Sectional berth of his own on Tuesday, but he shared medalist honors in the U.S. Open Local Qualifying tournament at Collindale Golf Course in Fort Collins.

Preeo, who made the cut in the 2010 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach, carded five birdies and shot a 4-under-par 67 to tie for the low score at Collindale with former Colorado State University golfer Parker Edens (pictured) of Greeley. So Preeo will be joining his former Valor players Jake Staiano, Josh Seiple and Ross Macdonald in advancing to 36-hole Sectional Qualifying, which will be held on June 5 at 10 sites in the U.S. The U.S. Open itself is set for June 15-18 at Erin Hills in Erin, Wis.

“I’ve got to keep up with those (former Valor) guys,” said Preeo, an instructor at the MetaGolf Learning Center in Englewood. “We’ve had three of them get through, so I couldn’t let them show me up today.”

Five players in all — out of a field that originally numbered 84 — from the Collindale qualifier will be headed to Sectionals. In addition to Preeo and Edens, advancing on Tuesday were 2015 5A state high school champion Hunter Paugh of Fort Collins, the University of South Dakota golfer who lives on the course at Collindale and shot 69; former University of Colorado golfer David Oraee of Greeley (71); and CSU senior Blake Cannon (72).

Edens has been a fixture among those who advance from the Collindale qualifier, having made it to Sectionals from the site four consecutive years, twice claiming medalist honors. On Tuesday, he did the trick with a bogey-free 67 that included birdies on all three of the par-5s.

“I’ve always played good here,” said the 26-year-old, who has conditional status on the Web.com Tour this year. “I’ve kind of got it figured out. I feel pretty comfortable here” after playing the course roughly 100 times. “I putted well today, but I always putt well here. I can be putting bad (in general) and come here and putt well.

“It’s been a tough winter and I came back here and this place is always good to me. My game’s been coming around, and it came around at the right time.”

A year after Edens and Oraee survived a seven-man playoff to land the final two spots from the Collindale qualifier — and later finished one and two shots, respectively, out of Sectional playoffs for berths into the 2016 U.S. Open — there was a six-man playoff on Tuesday. Two days after shooting a 62 at nearby Ptarmigan Country Club, Cannon won the playoff at Collindale. After Andrew Moore of Loveland pitched in from 23 yards for birdie on the first extra hole, Cannon sank a 5-foot birdie of his own. Then Cannon prevailed on the second playoff hole with a routine par after Moore drove it into the left trees for the second straight time, then pitched out and eventually settled for a bogey.

“In a six-man playoff, obviously the odds are low,” said Cannon (left), a resident of Mesa, Ariz., who won two individual college titles in a week for CSU earlier this season. “Going to (hole) 10, you have to make birdie. Andrew hit a great chip — it’s not how you expect someone to make a birdie, but he did — and to make that 5-footer on top to extend it was fun. Then I played 18 really solid. I had a lot of good shots under pressure.

“It feels good to have an opportunity (to qualify for the U.S. Open). You can’t make it unless you get there (to Sectionals), so it’s just one step at a time.”

Like Edens, Paugh used his expansive knowledge of Collindale to pay dividends on Tuesday. The 19-year-old sank two 40-foot putts and chipped in from 20 feet.

“It was really nice to come back to this course, which I played growing up,” said Paugh, who estimates he’s played Collindale 200 times in his life. “I know the course, I know where to hit the ball, I know what to hit off the tee, so I feel like it gave me a great advantage going into it. Being familiar with the course is a big deal.”

As for Oraee (below) — a past winner of both the CGA Amateur and the CGA Match Play — after having to survive the seven-man playoff last year at Collindale, he desperately wanted to avoid the logjam at 72 on Tuesday, and he did that with a one-birdie, one-bogey round.

“The goal is always to play in the U.S. Open, so to have that opportunity is nice,” said the 23-year-old, who made it to the round of 16 at the 2015 U.S. Amateur. “I think I’m a lot better player than last year, so hopefully I can save a couple of shots here or there (at Sectionals) and get the job done. The goal today was obviously to get through; that’s all you’re thinking about. It’s my first tournament in a while, so it’s good to get the feet wet and get ready for tournament golf.”

This will be roughly the sixth Sectional Qualifying for Preeo, who on Tuesday was playing just his fourth round of the year; the fourth Sectional for Edens, all from Collindale; the third for Oraee; and the first for Cannon and Paugh, who was attempting to qualify for the first time.

Preeo remembers well being in 16th place at the midway point of the 2010 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach (75-70–145) before struggling the last two rounds, shooting 82-84 on the weekend to finish 82nd.

“It was cool, but it was very bittersweet to have played decent golf the first couple of days, then play so poorly (on the weekend),” he said. “That’s the biggest motivation — to maybe play a little differently or do some things differently.

“It’s exciting just to get another chance. Having been through the whole process, you have an opportunity and hopefully you play well.”

Three professionals — Preeo, Edens and Oraee — and amateurs Paugh and Cannon made up the five players who advanced on Tuesday.

Tuesday’s round was delayed by about two hours in the afternoon by lightning, with 17 golfers sticking around to resume play after having their round interrupted.

Last week at the first Colorado-based Local Qualifying tournament at Walnut Creek Golf Preserve, Zahkai Brown of Golden, Seiple of Castle Rock, Staiano of Englewood, Pat Grady of Denver, and Jon Lindstrom of Broomfield earned spots into Sectionals. Lindstrom originally was the first alternate, but he advanced when Chris Thayer of Golden withdrew the day after qualifying for Sectionals.

Then on Monday at CommonGround Golf Course, advancing were Rich Lash of Denver, Jackson Solem of Longmont, Jacob Lestishen of Lone Tree, Macdonald of Castle Pines and Andy Connell of Denver.

ELSEWHERE (Updated May 17): Meanwhile, other players with strong Colorado ties have advanced to Sectionals from Local Qualifiers outside the state.

Among them:

— PGA Tour player Shane Bertsch of Parker tied for third place with a 70 at the Dallas Athletic Club on May 17.

— Amateur Greg Condon of Monte Vista shared medalist honors with a 70 in Santa Ana Pueblo, N.M., on May 2.

— And former University of Colorado golfer Justin Bardgett was medalist in Raymore, Mo., on May 15, firing a 70.

U.S. Open Local Qualifying
ҬAt Par-71 Collindale GC in Fort Collins

ADVANCE TO SECTIONALS
Jason Preeo, Highlands Ranch 34-33–67
Parker Edens, Greeley 34-33–67
Hunter Paugh, Fort Collins 34-35–69
David Oraee, Greeley 36-35–71
Blake Cannon, Mesa, Ariz. 36-36–72

ALTERNATES (in order)
Andrew Moore, Loveland 39-33–72
Tony Aguilar, Arvada 36-36–72″¨

For complete results, CLICK HERE.