by Jeffrey Reed, Editor, LondonOntarioGolf.com
Four Ontarians, including Thomas Code of Dorchester, are headed to the U.S. Open final qualifying stage after stellar performances yesterday at St. Thomas Golf and Country Club.
Michael Von Schalburg of King City, David Li Sheman of Aurora (both T1, 2-under 70), Victor Ciesielski of Cambridge and Code (both T3, one-under 71) qualify for U.S. Open final qualifying after Monday’s regional qualifier at Union.
Dawson Lew (a) of Toronto finished fifth at one-under 71 and is the first alternate, while Eddie Maunder of Oakville shot an even-par 72 (T6) and is the second alternate.
There were 76 golfers in the field including 41 amateurs. All competitors were Canadians.
Londoners Jackson Bowery and Cam Kellett both finished three-over 75 (T18).
Click here for the final leaderboard. And click here for information on final qualifying.
Notable mid-amateur Charles Fitzsimmons shot a five-over 77. The Thornhill golfer will not defend his title at this weekend’s 78th Early Bird tournament at Union. Instead, he’s competing at the U.S. Amateur Four-Ball championship May 16-20 at Desert Mountain Club in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Click here for more on the Early Bird event.
