Capan and Wong Headed Back to U.S. Amateur Four-Ball After Shooting 64 at Rush Creek

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  MAPLE GROVE, Minn. – For the second consecutive year, the team of Frankie Capan and Shuai Ming Wong are headed to the U.S. Amateur Four-Ball Championship after earning medalist honors during sectional qualifying.

A year ago the two posted a 9-under par 63 at StoneRidge Golf Club to earn medalist honors and advanced to the Round of 16 at last year’s national championship at Winged Foot Golf Club in New York.

On Wednesday the two carded an 8-under par 64 at Rush Creek Golf Club to earn top honors as well as a trip to the 2017 championship at Pinehurst Resort and Country Club in the Village of Pinehurst, N.C.

Starting with a birdie on the second hole, Capan, of North Oaks, Minn., and Wong, from Spring, Texas quickly moved into red numbers before rolling in another birdie at the par-3 fourth.

Moving to 3-under following a birdie at the sixth, Capan and Wong would surge with a birdie at the sixth before carding back-to-back birdies to close out the front nine at 5-under.

An eagle at the par-5 10th would put the two at 7-under before they added one final birdie at the 11th before posting seven consecutive pars to shoot a 64, one shot better than the team of Jon Brown and Jon Olson, both of Iowa.

Play was suspended at 6:20 p.m. Wednesday due to inclement weather as the final qualifying spot and two alternate spots had yet to be determined. The qualifier resumed early Thursday with Brown and Olson claiming the final qualifying position after carding 7-under par 65 Wednesday.

Taylor Sundbom Glenn Walls finished as first alternates, while Sammy Schmitz and Jesse Polk finished as second alternates.



2016 U.S. AMATEUR FOUR-BALL SECTIONAL QUALIFYING
RUSH CREEK GOLF CLUB
MAPLE GROVE, MINN.
6,989 YARDS, PAR 72


FINAL RESULTS
1. Frankie Capan/Shuai Ming Wong, 31-33—64 (medalist)
T2. Jon Brown/Jon Olson, 32-33—65 (qualifier)
T2. Taylor Sundbom/Glenn Walls, 33-32—65 (first alternate)
T2. Sammy Schmitz/Jesse Polk, 33-32—65 (second alternate)
T5. Aaron Barber/Andy Jacobson, 34-32—66
T5. David Morgan/Adam Riddering, 33-33—66
T5. Blake Onkka/Topher Baron, 36-30—66
T5. Ryan Alsleben/Joe McCormick, 33-33—66
T9. Jesse Bull/Mike Fiedler, 32-35—67
T9. Trent Peterson/J.T. Johnson, 32-35—67
T9. Jordan Hawkinson/Jesse Larson, 33-34—67
T9. Tony Krogen/Chad Michelson, 34-33—67


For complete tournament results go to: www.mngolf.org/Tournament/US_Amateur_Four-Ball_Sectional_Qualifying_3