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Link misses cut at PGA Tour event Final 9 derails hopes of playing the weekend
Endicott, NY-Following an opening round of 1-under par 71 at En-Joie Golf Course, Bill Link, of Acton, MA, was in position to survive the 36 hole cut at this week’s other PGA Tour stop, the B.C. Open. He further solidified his chances of advancing to the weekend with an opening nine of even par in Friday’s second round. Four bogies on the front side-his final nine-were simply too much to overcome, however, as Link’s second round 76 had him on the outside looking in when the two day cut fell at 2-under par. This marks the second time Link, a graduate of Holy Cross, has Monday qualified for a PGA Tour event. In 2001, he qualified for the now Buick Championship at the TPC of River Highlands in Cromwell, CT. He also missed the cut there, carding rounds of 74-74. Cleveland Golf Tour players have had a considerable amount of success in Monday qualifiers this summer, both on the Nationwide and PGA Tours. In June, Eli Zackheim, Kyle Gallo, Jesse Fitzgerald, and Sean O’Hair Monday qualified for Nationwide events. Only Gallo and Fitzgerald were able to make the cut, though, finishing 30th and 45th, respectively at the Reese’s Classic. Steve Sokol and Geoff Sisk survived the ultimate qualifier, as they both advanced through local and sectional qualifying to earn spots in the U.S. Open. Sokol narrowly missed the cut while Sisk managed trying final round conditions to finish in a tie for 40th place. |
