O'Bryan wins USGA Amateur Public Links qualifier
June 21, 2012 | Men's Golf
June 21, 2012
• QUALFIER RESULTS
HARVARD, Ill. -- Thomas O'Bryan's stellar season continues this summer with a win at the 36-hole USGA Amateur Public Links Qualifier held June 20-21 at the par 71, 6,768-yard Oak Grove Golf Course in Harvard, Ill.
The sophomore-to-be from Aurora, Ill., bested the 90-person field shooting a 1-under par 72-69--141. He now heads to the 2012 USGA Amateur Public Links Championship to be held July 9-14 at Soldier Hollow Golf Club in Midway, Utah.
Badger coach Michael Burcin was elated with O'Bryan's success. "This is a terrific day for Wisconsin Men's Golf. Thomas has put in a lot of hard work the last 12 months with all parts of his game and I think we are starting to see some very positive results," Burcin continued. "We could not be prouder of Thomas as we expect our current and future Badgers to compete at the highest national level!"
O'Bryan improved steadily during the season and was UW's top finisher at the final tournament tying for 28th at the Big Ten Championship with an 80-78-73-77=308. He played in 26 rounds as a freshman and averaged 76.58 per round.
