Garber, Weiss Earn Medalist Honors at U.S. Amateur Four-Ball Qualifying at Meridian Valley
10/9/2015 | by Washington Golf
see also: View results for U.S. Amateur Four-Ball Qualifying, Wellesley Country Club
University of Washington teammates join forces to qualify for US Am Four-Ball
The Washington State Golf Association (WSGA) is the local representative of the USGA and conducted this qualifier for the U.S. Amateur Four-Ball Championship.
Garber and Weiss are both sophomores and teammates on the men’s golf team at the University of Washington. Garber was a two-time recipient of the WSGA Junior Boys’ Player of the Year award (2012, 2013), and won the 2013 PNGA Junior Boys’ Amateur as well as the Washington Junior Golf Association state title four times (2007, 2009, 2010, 2011).
Along with Garber and Weiss, also advancing from this qualifier are the duo of Derek Bayley of Rathdrum, Idaho and Aaron Whalen of Ephrata, Wash., who are teammates on the men’s golf team at Washington State University, where Bayley is a sophomore and Whalen is a freshman.
Whalen sank a 15-foot birdie putt on the second playoff hole to earn the second qualifying spot for the duo.
Last spring Whalen had won the Washington 2A High School Championship, and made it to the Round of 32 in the 2015 PNGA Men’s Amateur.
Bayley won the 2012 PNGA Amateur Public Links, and played in the 2013 U.S. Junior Amateur and qualified for the 2014 U.S. Amateur Public Links.
The U.S. Amateur Four-Ball Championship marks its second playing in 2016, and is one of 13 national championships conducted annually by the USGA, 10 of which are strictly for amateurs.
About the U.S. Amateur Four-Ball Qualifying
Conducted over 18 holes, sectional qualifying is held at sites across the United States from late summer to early winter. Handicap limit 2.4. 2026 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball Qualifying – Results Links 2026 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball Qualifying – Results Link...
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