Mebane’s Mathews advances in U.S. Open qualifying

Sewickley’s Li Prepares For U.S. Open Final Qualifying

Nerves filled Jason Li, as they always do, but this time instead of a round with friends for $5, a spot for the Sewickley product, to get one step closer to his local U.S. Open, as he resides 25 miles away from Oakmont Country Club. Li has successfully advanced to final qualifying before, but this attempt was different as he transitioned from chasing the dream of playing professionally to grad school at Carnegie Mellon University. “I graduated i…

Mebane’s Mathews advances in U.S. Open qualifying

By Bob Sutton Special to The Alamance News Nick Mathews of Mebane tied for the top spot in a U.S. Open local qualifier this month at Lonnie Poole Golf Course in Raleigh. Competing on his home North Carolina State course, he was one of five golfers out of 84 to advance to the next stage of qualifying. Matthews, an Eastern Alamance graduate, shot 3-under-par 68, a score also posted by Stephen Franken of Raleigh. Final qualifying takes place next w…