August 1, 2008

Men’s Golf: Former Penguin Ross Beal Qualifies for U.S. Amateur

    Former Youngstown State men's golfer Ross Beal (Uniontown, Ohio) has qualified for the United States Men's Amateur Championship for the second time.
    Beal carded an impressive 137 on Thursday to win a U.S. Amateur Sectional Qualifier in Cleveland. He shot a four-under par 67 at Legend Lake Golf Course in Chardon and carded a 72 at Fowler's Mill Golf Course in Chesterland. Overall, 108 players competed in the sectional qualifier.

    The 2008 Amateur Championships will be held August 18-24 at the Pinehurst Resort in the village of Pinehurst, N.C. The competitors will play both course No. 2 (Par 71) and No. 4 (Par 70).

    Pinehurst has an impressive recent history of golf playing host to the U.S. Open in 1999 and 2005. The 1991 and 1992 PGA Tour Championships were also held at the course as well as the U.S. Senior Open in 1994. The last U.S. Amateur held at the course was in 1980. The 1962 event was also played at the course. The tournament website is    http://www.pinehurst.com/amateur-2008.asp

    Monday and Tuesday are stroke play while Match Play begins on Wednesday after the field is cut to the top 64 players.

    Beal qualified for the 2004 U.S. Amateur Championship at the famed Wing Foot Country Club in Mamaronek, N.Y. He carded an 82 in the opening round.