Montenegro Qualifies for Second-Straight US Amateur
7/10/2019 7:26:00 PM | Men's Golf
HOWEY-IN-THE-HILLS, Fla. – Jacksonville State standout Jesus Dario Montenegro has qualified for the US Amateur Championship again.
The rising junior from Buenos Aires, Argentina, fired a 73 in the second and final round of the Qualifier at Mission Inn Resort on Wednesday to finish second and earn one of three spots awarded at the site that featured 84 golfers. After an opening round 69 on Tuesday, he finished the 36-hole qualifier with a 2-under 142.
The runner-up finish qualifies Montenegro for the world's top amateur event for the second-straight year. The 2019 Championship will be played August 11-18 at the Pinehurst Resort & Country Club in the Village of Pinehurst, N.C. The 119thedition of the annual event will be played on the Nos. 2 and 4 Courses at the historic venue.
In 2018, Montenegro became the first Gamecock to qualify for the US Amateur since 2003. He went on to advance to the 64-player Match Play portion of the event, where he upset Braden Thornberry, the World's No. 1 ranked Amateur, in the Round of 64 on national television. He fell in the Round of 32, concluding an event that saw him become the first JSU player to qualify for match play at the US Amateur.
On Wednesday, Montenegro played his final six holes at 1-under to hold off the field and earn one of the three spots in next month's Championship. John Driscoll won the qualifier by four shots with a 36-hole score of 138, while Leo Oyo earned the other spot by finishing one shot behind Montenegro.
Montenegro carried the momentum of a solid finish to his sophomore season into the summer. He earned his first collegiate win in April, when he won medalist honors at the OVC Championship by three shots and led the Gamecocks to their third-straight conference title. He then led the Gamecocks at the NCAA Louisville Regional in May.
Pinehurst, which first hosted the U.S. Amateur in 1962, when Labron Harris claimed the Havemeyer Trophy over Downing Gray, will be hosting its third U.S. Amateur Championship and 10th USGA championship. Pinehurst has also hosted three U.S. Opens (1999, 2005 and 2014) and will host the 124th U.S. Open in 2024.
Pinehurst's Course No. 2 and Course No. 4 will host the stroke-play rounds on Aug. 12-13. After 36 holes, the field will be trimmed from 312 players to 64 for match play. The first five rounds of match play – through the semifinals – will be played on Course No. 2 on Aug. 14-17.
The 36-hole championship match will be contested over two courses for the first time. Scheduled for Sunday, Aug. 18, it will open with the morning round on Course No. 4, which was recently redesigned by Gil Hanse. The afternoon round will be played on Course No. 2, the renowned Donald Ross design that was restored by Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw in 2011.
The rising junior from Buenos Aires, Argentina, fired a 73 in the second and final round of the Qualifier at Mission Inn Resort on Wednesday to finish second and earn one of three spots awarded at the site that featured 84 golfers. After an opening round 69 on Tuesday, he finished the 36-hole qualifier with a 2-under 142.
The runner-up finish qualifies Montenegro for the world's top amateur event for the second-straight year. The 2019 Championship will be played August 11-18 at the Pinehurst Resort & Country Club in the Village of Pinehurst, N.C. The 119thedition of the annual event will be played on the Nos. 2 and 4 Courses at the historic venue.
In 2018, Montenegro became the first Gamecock to qualify for the US Amateur since 2003. He went on to advance to the 64-player Match Play portion of the event, where he upset Braden Thornberry, the World's No. 1 ranked Amateur, in the Round of 64 on national television. He fell in the Round of 32, concluding an event that saw him become the first JSU player to qualify for match play at the US Amateur.
On Wednesday, Montenegro played his final six holes at 1-under to hold off the field and earn one of the three spots in next month's Championship. John Driscoll won the qualifier by four shots with a 36-hole score of 138, while Leo Oyo earned the other spot by finishing one shot behind Montenegro.
Montenegro carried the momentum of a solid finish to his sophomore season into the summer. He earned his first collegiate win in April, when he won medalist honors at the OVC Championship by three shots and led the Gamecocks to their third-straight conference title. He then led the Gamecocks at the NCAA Louisville Regional in May.
Pinehurst, which first hosted the U.S. Amateur in 1962, when Labron Harris claimed the Havemeyer Trophy over Downing Gray, will be hosting its third U.S. Amateur Championship and 10th USGA championship. Pinehurst has also hosted three U.S. Opens (1999, 2005 and 2014) and will host the 124th U.S. Open in 2024.
Pinehurst's Course No. 2 and Course No. 4 will host the stroke-play rounds on Aug. 12-13. After 36 holes, the field will be trimmed from 312 players to 64 for match play. The first five rounds of match play – through the semifinals – will be played on Course No. 2 on Aug. 14-17.
The 36-hole championship match will be contested over two courses for the first time. Scheduled for Sunday, Aug. 18, it will open with the morning round on Course No. 4, which was recently redesigned by Gil Hanse. The afternoon round will be played on Course No. 2, the renowned Donald Ross design that was restored by Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw in 2011.
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