CORVALLIS, Ore. – Spencer Tibbits will tee off at 2:42 p.m. on Thursday in the opening round of the 119th U.S. Open Championship.
Tibbits, a sophomore from Vancouver, Wash., qualified for the U.S. Open by finishing in a tie for second place at a sectional qualifier in Walla Walla, Wash., with a 7-under 67-70--137 at the Wine Valley Golf Club on June 3. The top three golfers at the sectional qualifier in the 55-player field advanced to the U.S. Open.
He qualified for the sectional tournament by taking medalist honors at a local qualifier in Bremerton, Wash.