Groves’ Andrew Landry makes U.S. Open field
Published 10:35 pm Tuesday, June 7, 2016
Groves native Andrew Landry has qualified for the U.S. Open.
The former Arkansas Razorback tied for fourth at a sectional qualifier this past weekend at Germantown Country Club and Ridgeway Country Club in Memphis, Tenn. He shot a two-day 135.
The U.S. Open will be held June 16-19 at Oakmont Country Club in Pittsburgh. Port Neches-Groves graduate Chris Stroud and Lamar alum Shawn Stefani were the last Southeast Texas golfers to play in a major. The duo participated in the 2014 British Open with neither making the cut.
Landry has split time this year on the PGA Tour and the Web.com Tour. He has earned $48,574 on the PGA Tour and has made the cut in four of 10 events. His best finish was tied for 51st at the Texas Open on April 24.
He has made one cut in three events on the Web.com Tour and has made $21,175. Landry’s best finish on the Web.com Tour is tied for sixth in April.
Landry is scheduled to play in this weekend’s FedEx St. Jude Classic held in Memphis. Play starts Thursday at TPC Southwind. Landry tees off at about 2 p.m.
Stefani is also in the field at the St. Jude Classic and will tee off at about 1 p.m. and fellow Lamar alum Dawie van der Walt is set to tee off at 1:50 p.m.
— Gabriel Pruett
About I.C. Murrell
I.C. Murrell was promoted to editor of The News, effective Oct. 14, 2019. He previously served as sports editor since August 2015 and has won or shared eight first-place awards from state newspaper associations and corporations. He was born in Memphis, Tennessee, grew up mostly in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, and graduated from the University of Arkansas at Monticello.
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