COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Major champions Tom Lehman, Davis Love III and Ben Curtis all made the field on Monday for the U.S. Open at Pebble Beach. Two youngsters who beat all three a day earlier at the Memorial Tournament — Justin Rose and Rickie Fowler — did not.
Rose, who won his first PGA Tour event, and Fowler, the flashy 21-year-old who finished second, fell far short of being among the 15 qualifiers through 36 holes of sectional qualifying Monday at The Lakes and Brookside courses.
Others qualifying included Stuart Appleby, Bo Van Pelt and Aaron Baddeley.
Love made it in after a six-player playoff for the last five spots. Rocco Mediate, who dueled with Tiger Woods before losing in a playoff at the 2008 Open, was eliminated with a bogey on the third playoff hole.
