While John Ellis continues to hunt for an elusive PGA Tour card,
he is poised to become a regular in at least one major tournament.
Ellis, a 1998 Live Oak alumnus, qualified for next week’s U.S. Open
Championship by shooting a two-round 140 Monday in a sectional
qualifier at Gold Mountain Golf Club in Bremerton, Wash.
BREMERTON, Wash.
While John Ellis continues to hunt for an elusive PGA Tour card, he is poised to become a regular in at least one major tournament.
Ellis, a 1998 Live Oak alumnus, qualified for next week’s U.S. Open Championship by shooting a two-round 140 Monday in a sectional qualifier at Gold Mountain Golf Club in Bremerton, Wash.
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Ellis, 31, earned the tournament’s fourth and final invite and will be in the field for his second U.S. Open starting Thursday at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Md.
Although the novelty of playing in a PGA event has worn off for Ellis, who was in the field at the 2008 U.S. Open at Torrey Pines and nearly qualified for the 2007 and 2010 editions at Oakmont, Pa., and Pebble Beach, the Nationwide and Canadian Tour stalwart wasn’t any less eager to play against the best.
“I am really looking forward to it,” Ellis said Friday from his San Jose home. “Two years ago I was so excited for the experience and to play. This year I feel a little different, but I’m definitely going to enjoy the experience, try to improve, compete and hopefully have a good time.”
