BROOKLINE, Mass. – Purdue alum Adam Schenk ('14) descends on The Country Club this week for the 122nd playing of the U.S. Open, looking to continue his hot play that got him there.
Schenk advanced to his first U.S. Open by qualifying fifth (out of 13 qualifying spots) in a final qualifier held in Columbus, Ohio. His advancement to the U.S. Open came one day after finishing tied for 26th at The Memorial Tournament, ending a stretch of 108 holes of golf played in five days. He then withdrew from the RBC Canadian Open for a well-deserved break that included a couple days working out and training at the Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex.
Barco will be paired with amateur Stewart Hagestad and Grayson Murray for the first two rounds. The trio will tee off hole No. 1 on Thursday at 8:13 ET. Friday's second round will start at 1:58 p.m. ET, off hole No. 10.
Schenk will play in his second straight major after finishing tied for 41st at last month's PGA Championship in Tulsa, Oklahoma – in what was his first major appearance.
Schenk, a 2014 Purdue grad and all-Big Ten player who is littered among the record book at Purdue, has experience playing The Country Club, finishing tied for 38th in stroke play and moving on to match play in the 2013 U.S. Amateur. Schenk shot a 74 in the first round at the 2013 U.S. Amateur at The Country Club, before shooting a 69 at its companion course, Charles River Country Club.
This will mark the third straight year that a Purdue alum has played in the U.S. Open after Tyler Duncan ('12) played in the 2020 event at Winged Foot, placing tied for 34th, while Fernando Barco ('17) competed in last year's championship at Torrey Pines. Duncan also competed in the 2018 event (T-56th at Shinnecock Hills) and 2015 championship (MC at Chambers Bay).
Schenk, a native of Vincennes, Indiana, is having an outstanding season on the PGA Tour, currently ranking 80th in the FedExCup standings and 83rd on the money list ($1,092,238). He has four top-20 finishes and is an almost virtual lock to qualify for his fourth straight appearance in the FedExCup Playoffs.
Schenk advanced to his first U.S. Open by qualifying fifth (out of 13 qualifying spots) in a final qualifier held in Columbus, Ohio. His advancement to the U.S. Open came one day after finishing tied for 26th at The Memorial Tournament, ending a stretch of 108 holes of golf played in five days. He then withdrew from the RBC Canadian Open for a well-deserved break that included a couple days working out and training at the Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex.
Barco will be paired with amateur Stewart Hagestad and Grayson Murray for the first two rounds. The trio will tee off hole No. 1 on Thursday at 8:13 ET. Friday's second round will start at 1:58 p.m. ET, off hole No. 10.
Schenk will play in his second straight major after finishing tied for 41st at last month's PGA Championship in Tulsa, Oklahoma – in what was his first major appearance.
Schenk, a 2014 Purdue grad and all-Big Ten player who is littered among the record book at Purdue, has experience playing The Country Club, finishing tied for 38th in stroke play and moving on to match play in the 2013 U.S. Amateur. Schenk shot a 74 in the first round at the 2013 U.S. Amateur at The Country Club, before shooting a 69 at its companion course, Charles River Country Club.
This will mark the third straight year that a Purdue alum has played in the U.S. Open after Tyler Duncan ('12) played in the 2020 event at Winged Foot, placing tied for 34th, while Fernando Barco ('17) competed in last year's championship at Torrey Pines. Duncan also competed in the 2018 event (T-56th at Shinnecock Hills) and 2015 championship (MC at Chambers Bay).
Schenk, a native of Vincennes, Indiana, is having an outstanding season on the PGA Tour, currently ranking 80th in the FedExCup standings and 83rd on the money list ($1,092,238). He has four top-20 finishes and is an almost virtual lock to qualify for his fourth straight appearance in the FedExCup Playoffs.