After 16 years, Trip Kuehne returns to USGA competition

Trip Kuehne will make his first USGA championship appearance in 16 years at this week’s U.S. Senior Open.

The 51-year-old Kuehne hasn’t played in a USGA championship since winning the 2007 U.S. Mid-Amateur at Bandon Dunes. The following year, after competing in the 2008 Masters, Kuehne retired from competitive golf to focus on his son Will’s football development.

But with Will Kuehne now a senior quarterback at SMU, Trip Kuehne has gotten back into competitive amateur golf the past couple years. He attempted to qualify for the U.S. Senior Open and The Senior Open last summer upon turning 50, but he failed in both attempts. Last month, Kuehne shot 73 at Arcola Country Club in Paramus, New…