Tom Gardner, director of golf at LACC, got the call to play in U.S. Open after failing to qualify and had a big day with club pro Rory Sweeney on the bag.
on Saturday, almost bouncing down the fairways to the cheers of his many supporters behind the ropes.Gardner, with his familiar boater’s hat and near-constant smile, was the marker in the tournament. A marker is a non-competitive player who rounds out the field when an odd number of players makes the cut. He doesn’t keep a card — except maybe as a souvenir — and sometimes doesn’t even finish every hole, although Gardner did. He was playing with Ryan Fox of New Zealand.
His caddie was Rory Sweeney, head professional at the club, and the two were pinching themselves that the numbers worked out to get them on the course. Both had made unsuccessful attempts to make it through“Obviously we all dream to play in one of these,” said Sweeney, who grew up on the west coast of Ireland, “and to share it with one of my best mates is something really special.”
Paul Barjon of France needed to play the final three holes Friday at even par or better to make the cut — thereby eliminating the need for Gardner.Jason Day chips out of a greenside bunker on the 14th hole during the second round of the U.S. Open on June 16. Rickie Fowler hits from the 11th tee during the second round of the U.S. Open on June 16. Wyndham Clark hits from the seventh tee during the second round of the U.S. Open at the Los Angeles Country Club on June 16.
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