LOS ANGELES – Where was Maxwell Moldovan when he found out he was receiving one of the final three spots in this year’s U.S. Open field? P.F. Chang’s.
The Ohio State senior, who will return to school for a fifth year this fall, was first alternate after losing in an eight-hole playoff at the Springfield, Ohio final qualifier last Monday, and last weekend he headed to the West Coast to get in some practice at Los Angeles Country Club just in case he got the call.
On Sunday evening, his phone buzzed. On the other line was Robbie Zalzneck, the USGA’s senior director of player services, who kept things brief.