Here are the groupings and starting times for the first two rounds of the U.S. Open Thursday and Friday at the par 36-35--71, 7,574-yard, Congressional Country Club Blue Course in Bethesda, Md. (A=amateur)
All Times EDT
Thursday, hole #1; Friday, hole #10
7 a.m. - 12:40 p.m. - Daehyun Kim, Korea; Chez Reavie, Scottsdale, Ariz.; Shane Lowry, Ireland
7:11 a.m. - 12:51 p.m. - Greg Chalmers, Australia; Kirk Triplett, Scottsdale, Ariz.; Tbd
7:22 a.m. - 1:02 p.m. - Marc Leishman, Australia; Alex Cejka, Czech Republic; Kevin Streelman, Scottsdale, Ariz.
7:33 a.m. - 1:13 p.m. - Fred Funk, Ponte Vedra, Fla.; A-David Chung, Fayetteville, N.C.; Michael Campbell, New Zealand
7:44 a.m. - 1:24 p.m. - Matt Kuchar, St. Simons Island, Ga.; Paul Casey, England; K.J. Choi, Korea
7:55 a.m. – 1:35 p.m. - Graeme McDowell, Northern Ireland; A-Peter Uihlein, Orlando, Fla.; Louis Oosthuizen, South Africa
8:06 a.m. - 1:46 p.m. - Henrik Stenson, Sweden; Johan Edfors, Sweden; Fredrik Jacobson, Sweden
8:17 a.m. - 1:57 p.m. - Ernie Els, South Africa; Davis Love III, Sea Island, Ga.; Jim Furyk, Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.
8:28 a.m. - 2:08 p.m. - Justin Rose, England; J.J. Henry, U.S.; Jason Day, Australia
8:39 a.m. - 2:19 p.m. - Jeff Overton, Bloomington, Ind.; Ryan Palmer, Amarillo, Texas; Tbd
8:50 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. - Brandt Jobe, Westlake, Texas; Nick O'Hern, Australia; D.A. Points, Windermere, Fla.
9:01 a.m. – 2:41 p.m. - Christo Greyling, South Africa; Adam Hadwin, Canada; Joey Lamielle, Sarasota, Fla.
9:12 a.m. - 2:52 p.m. - Michael Tobiason Jr., Wilmington, Del.; Jesse Hutchins, Cincinnati, Ohio; Michael Smith, Lafayette, La.
Thursday, hole #10; Friday, hole #1
7 a.m - 12:40 p.m. - Chad Campbell, Andrews, Texas; Harrison Frazar, Dallas, Texas; Marc Turnesa, Jupiter, Fla.
7:11 a.m. - 12:51 p.m. - Justin Hicks, Royal Palm Beach, Fla.; Marcel Siem, Germany; Sunghoon Kang, Korea
7:22 a.m. - 1:02 p.m. - Thomas Levet, France; Brian Gay, Windemere, Fla.; Gregory Havret, France
7:33 a.m. - 1:13 p.m. - Heath Slocum, Alpharetta, Ga.; A-Russell Henley, Macon, Ga.; Nicolas Colsaerts, Belgium
7:44 a.m. - 1:24 p.m. - Padraig Harrington, Ireland; Angel Cabrera, Argentina; Stewart Cink, Duluth, Ga.
7:55 a.m. – 1:35 p.m. - Ryo Ishikawa, Japan; Anthony Kim, Los Angeles, Calif.; Y.E. Yang, Korea
8:06 a.m. - 1:46 p.m. - Luke Donald, England; Lee Westwood, England; Martin Kaymer, Germany
8:17 a.m. - 1:57 p.m. - Jonathan Byrd, St. Simons Island, Ga.; Bill Haas, Greenville, S.C.; Webb Simpson, Charlotte, N.C.
8:28 a.m. - 2:08 p.m. - Bubba Watson, Bagdad, Fla.; Adam Scott, Australia; Robert Karlsson, Sweden
8:39 a.m. – 2:19 p.m. - Sam Saunders, Orlando, Fla.; Tim Petrovic, Austin, Texas; Scott Piercy, Las Vegas, Nev.
8:50 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. - Matthew Edwards, Las Cruces, N.M.; A-Brad Benjamin, Rockford, Ill.; TBD
9:01 a.m. – 2:41 p.m. - Bud Cauley, Jacksonville, Fla.; Adam Long, St. Louis, Mo.; A-Michael Barbosa, St. Petersburg, Fla.
9:12 a.m. - 2:52 p.m. - Michael Whitehead, Sugar Land, Texas; Will Wilcox, Ashville, Ala.; John Ellis, San Jose, Calif.
Thursday, hole #1; Friday, hole #10
12:40 p.m. – 7 a.m. - Ty Tryon, Orlando, Fla.; Maarten Lafeber, Netherlands; Scott Barr, Australia
12:51 p.m. - 7:11 a.m. - Geoffrey Sisk, Marshfield, Mass.; A-Cheng-Tsung Pan, Chinese Taipei; Matt Richardson, England
1:02 p.m. - 7:22 a.m. - Bo Van Pelt, Jenks, Okla.; Kyung-Tae Kim, Korea; Ben Crane, Beaverton, Ore.
1:13 p.m. - 7:33 a.m. - Mark Wilson, Elmhurst, Ill.; Martin Laird, Scotland; Peter Hanson, Sweden
1:24 p.m. - 7:44 a.m. - Miguel Angel Jimenez, Spain; Sergio Garcia, Spain; Alvaro Quiros, Spain
1:35 p.m. – 7:55 a.m. - Francesco Molinari, Italy; Matteo Manassero, Italy; Edoardo Molinari, Italy
1:46 p.m. - 8:06 a.m. - Hiroyuki Fujita, Japan; Todd Hamilton, Westlake, Texas; Kevin Na, Las Vegas, Nev.
1:57 p.m. - 8:17 a.m. - Rickie Fowler, Murrieta, Calif.; Ian Poulter, England; Hunter Mahan, Colleyville, Texas
2:08 p.m. - 8:28 a.m. - Camilo Villegas, Colombia; Aaron Baddeley, Australia; Brandt Snedeker, Nashville, Tenn.
2:19 p.m. - 8:39 a.m. - Kevin Chappell, Scottsdale, Ariz.; Dohoon Kim, Korea; Robert Rock, England
2:30 p.m. - 8:50 a.m. - Jon Mills, Canada; Andreas Harto, Denmark; A-Scott Pinckney, Scottsdale, Ariz.
2:41 p.m. – 9:01 a.m. - A-Steven Irwin, Arvada, Colo.; Ryan Nelson, Dickinson, Texas; Elliot Gealy, Salisbury, N.C.
2:52 p.m. - 9:12 a.m. - Christopher Deforest, Cottekill, N.Y.; A-Chris Williams, Moscow, Idaho; Wes Heffernan, Canada
Thursday (June 16), hole #10; Friday (June 17), hole #1
12:40 p.m. – 7 a.m. - Alexandre Rocha, Windermere, Fla.; Andres Gonzales, Olympia, Wash.; Bubba Dickerson, Hilliard, Fla.
12:51 p.m. - 7:11 a.m. - Michael Putnam, Lakewood, Wash.; A-Patrick Cantlay, Los Alamitos, Calif.; Robert Dinwiddie, England
1:02 p.m. - 7:22 a.m. - John Senden, Australia; Robert Garrigus, Charleston, S.C.; Scott Hend, Australia
1:13 p.m. - 7:33 a.m. - Jason Dufner, Auburn, Ala.; Stephen Gallacher, Scotland; Seung Yul Noh, Korea
1:24 p.m. - 7:44 a.m.- Steve Stricker, Madison, Wis.; Retief Goosen, South Africa; David Toms, Shreveport, La.
1:35 p.m. – 7:55 a.m.- Rory McIlroy, Northern Ireland; Dustin Johnson, Jupiter, Fla.; Phil Mickelson, Rancho Santa Fe, Calif.
1:46 p.m. - 8:06 a.m. - Charl Schwartzel, South Africa; Trevor Immelman, South Africa; Zach Johnson, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
1:57 p.m. - 8:17 a.m. - Nick Watney, Henderson, Nev.; Lucas Glover, St. Simons Island, Ga.; Geoff Ogilvy, Australia
2:08 p.m. - 8:28 a.m. - Ryan Moore, Tacoma, Wash.; Robert Allenby, Australia; Rory Sabbatini, South Africa
2:19 p.m. - 8:39 a.m. - David Howell, England; Kenichi Kuboya, Japan; Briny Baird, Palm City, Fla.
2:30 p.m. - 8:50 a.m. - Charley Hoffman, Las Vegas, Nev.; Alexander Noren, Sweden; Sangmoon Bae, Korea
2:41 p.m. – 9:01 a.m. - A-Brett Patterson, McMinnville, Tenn.; Bennett Blakeman, Burr Ridge, Ill.; Brian Locke, Los Angeles, Calif.
2:52 p.m. - 9:12 a.m. - Chris Wilson, Dublin, Ohio; David May, Auburn, N.Y.; A-Beau Hossler, Rncho Snta Margarita, Calif.

Due to Tim Clark's withdrawal on Saturday, Fairfield native J.J. Henry now gets into the U.S. Open, which begins Thursday at Congressional in Bethesda, Md.
Henry, who resides in Fort Worth, Texas, will be playing in his seventh Open championship. His best finish is a tie for 26th place in 2007.

Here are the four qualifiers, and all of the non-qualifiers, from Monday's US Open Sectional qualifier at Canoe Brook CC in Summit, N.J.:


~Final Results (4 qualifiers)~

Pos.
Player
Hometown
To Par
North
South
Total
1
Geoffrey Sisk
Marshfield, Mass.
-6
67
70
137
T2
Matt Richardson
London
-5
69
69
138

Alexandre Rocha
Windermere, Fla.
-5
71
67
138

Cheng-tsung Pan (a)
Bradenton, Fla.
-5
72
66
138
The following players did not advance:
T5
Zack Byrd (1st alt.)
Murrells Inlet, S.C.
-4
69
70
139

Nathaniel McCoy (a) (2nd alt.)
West Des Moines, Iowa
-4
71
68
139
7
Parker McLachlin
Paradise Valley, Ariz.
-3
73
67
140
8
Peter Williamson (a)
Hanover, N.H.
-2
71
70
141
T9
David Schuster
New York, N.Y.
-1
69
73
142

Jon Curran
Orlando, Fla.
-1
71
71
142

Andrew Svoboda
Orlando, Fla.
-1
71
71
142

Arnond Vongvanij (a)
Gainesville, Fla.
-1
72
70
142
T13
James Renner
Plainville, Mass.
Even
71
72
143

Shawn Warren
Windham, Maine
Even
73
70
143

Justin Deitz (a)
Clifton Park, N.Y.
Even
74
69
143

Andrew Morse
West Roxbury, Mass.
Even
74
69
143

Mathias Gronberg
West Palm Beach, Fla.
Even
77
66
143
18
Yaroslav Merkulov (a)
Penfield, N.Y.
+1
71
73
144
T19
Michael Welch
N. Quincy, Mass.
+2
73
72
145

Bryan Bigley
Schenectady, N.Y.
+2
73
72
145

Billy Stewart
Devon, Pa.
+2
74
71
145

Yohann Benson
Harmony, Fla.
+2
74
71
145
T23
Christopher Damiano
Jupiter, Fla.
+3
69
77
146

Daniel McCarthy
Syracuse, N.Y.
+3
72
74
146

Jim McGovern
Oradell, N.J.
+3
73
73
146

Tarik Can
Manhasset, N.Y.
+3
73
73
146

Colin Amaral
Port St. Lucie, Fla.
+3
74
72
146

Bobby Gage
West Palm Beach, Fla.
+3
74
72
146

Jeffrey Dantas
Seekonk, Mass.
+3
74
72
146

William Maguire
Middletown, R.I.
+3
75
71
146

Daniel Chopra
Windermere, Fla.
+3
75
71
146

Brian Lamberti
Granite Springs, N.Y.
+3
78
68
146
T33
Hunter Stone (a)
Sunderland, Mass.
+4
71
76
147

Jim Roy
Syracuse, N.Y.
+4
74
73
147

Scott Berliner
Albany, N.Y.
+4
74
73
147

Michael Muehr (a)
Potomac Falls, Va.
+4
74
73
147

Brandon Hagy (a)
Westlake Village, Calif.
+4
74
73
147

Abbie Valentine
Bayville, N.Y.
+4
75
72
147

Paul Dickinson
Montauk, N.Y.
+4
75
72
147

Jim Herman
Port St Lucie, Fla.
+4
76
71
147

Mark McCormick
Middletown, N.J.
+4
77
70
147

Jim Liu (a)
Smithtown, N.Y.
+4
77
70
147

Chris Nallen
Tucson, Ariz.
+4
78
69
147

Dylan Newman (a)
New Rochelle, N.Y.
+4
79
68
147
T45
Bradford Tilley
Jupiter, Fla.
+5
73
75
148

Bob Rittberger
Garden City , N.Y.
+5
74
74
148

Brent Paladino
Kensington, Conn.
+5
75
73
148

James Ondo
Mamaroneck, N.Y.
+5
76
72
148

Scott Paris
Westfield, N.J.
+5
76
72
148

Richy Werenski (a)
South Hadley, Mass.
+5
76
72
148

Terry Slater
West Milford, N.J.
+5
78
70
148

Eric Dugas
Waikoloa, Hawaii
+5
79
69
148
T53
Matthew Cannon
Statesville, N.C.
+6
77
72
149

Scott Fawcett
Dallas, Texas
+6
77
72
149

Allan Versfeld
Johannesburg
+6
79
70
149
T56
Christopher Gray
Newark, Del.
+7
74
76
150

Edward Kirby
Wakefield, R.I.
+7
74
76
150

Eric Higgins
Kennebunk, Maine
+7
76
74
150

John Stoltz
Roscoe, N.Y.
+7
76
74
150

Frank Esposito
Florham Park, N.J.
+7
77
73
150

Kevin McSorley (a)
Old Bridge, N.J.
+7
78
72
150

Gregory Bisconti
South Salem, New York
+7
78
72
150
63
Derek Rende
Soddy Daisy, Tenn.
+8
77
74
151
T64
Will Mitchell
Pickering, ON
+9
75
77
152

Un Cho (a)
Ancaster, ON
+9
77
75
152

Matthew Broome (a)
Barrington, R.I.
+9
78
74
152

Jonathan Rusk
Yardley, Pa.
+9
78
74
152

Eric Beringer
Delray Beach, Fla.
+9
79
73
152
T69
Kirk Oguri
Huntington, N.Y.
+10
77
76
153

Chris Dejohn
Rocky Hill, Conn.
+10
79
74
153
T71
John Kahlden (a)
Norwalk, Conn.
+12
76
79
155

Timothy Kearney
Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
+12
77
78
155

Reginald Bergholtz
Harrison, N.Y.
+12
81
74
155

Sean Quinlivan
Locust Valley, N.Y.
+12
82
73
155
75
Evan Beirne
Hollis, N.Y.
+13
75
81
156
T76
Kevin Quinn (a)
Needham, Mass.
+14
80
77
157

Nick Maselli
Purchase, N.Y.
+14
85
72
157
T78
Shawn Matthews
Plattsburgh, N.Y.
+15
83
75
158

John Bushka
Stratford, Conn.
+15
85
73
158
T80
David Hayes (a)
Loudonville, N.Y.
+16
77
82
159

Jonathan Wolfe
Glen Ridge, N.J.
+16
78
81
159
82
Jordan Gibbs
Princeton, N.J.
+17
84
76
160
83
Tim Carey
Plymouth, Mass.
+22
83
82
165

The following 24 players qualified for the 109th Connecticut Amateur at Rollings Hills Country Club June 20-24th.


Qualifier - 109th Connecticut Amateur - Suffield
Suffield Country Club
Rank Player Name Overall Front Back Total
1 Rob Tedoldi Jr, Tallwood -1 33 38 71
2 Michael Kelly, Greenwoods Even 38 34 72
T3 Evan Paushter, Rolling Hills +1 33 40 73
T3 Kj Camera, Ellington Ridge +1 33 40 73
T3 Ed Dukette, Grassmere +1 36 37 73
T3 Billy Prince, Silver Spring +1 37 36 73
T3 John Murphy, Brooklawn +1 36 37 73
8 Jeff Hogan, Watertown +2 40 34 74
T9 Kevin Hedstrom, Indian Hill +3 40 35 75
T9 Edward Czajkowski, Pequabuck +3 36 39 75
T11 Ron Lowe, Suffield +4 38 38 76
T11 William Tefft, Cedar Knob +4 35 41 76
T11 Daniel Banks, Copper Hill +4 39 37 76
T11 Masayuki Kobayashi, Tumble Brook +4 40 36 76
T11 Michael Troy, Burning Tree +4 40 36 76
T16 Charlie Niland, Avon +5 36 41 77
T16 Josh Brant, Yale +5 38 39 77
T16 Gary Mattesen, Cedar Knob +5 37 40 77
T16 Mike Cochrane, HS Richardson +5 38 39 77
T16 Mike Klosowski, Topstone +5 37 40 77
T16 Mike McCarthy, Twin Hills +5 39 38 77
T16 Max Adler, Sterling Farms +5 38 39 77
T16 Israel Deherrera, Tashua Knolls +5 39 38 77
T16 Patrick Albanesi, Hartford +5 37 40 77

Former Guilford High and University of Maryland golfer Katie Stepanek is now the head women's golf coach at Towson University.

For her story, check it out here