The US Open always produces some eye-opening amateur stories. It hasn't produced this many in quite a while. On Monday, 13 amateurs qualified for the US Open -- the most since 2009, according to the AP's Doug Ferguson.
The most incredible was probably a 15-year-old named Cole Hammer (seriously!) who shot 64-68 in Dallas, Texas to sneak into the field.
“This means the world to me,” Hammer told the Dallas Morning News. “I’ve dreamed about it my whole life. It’s going to be awesome. This gives me a lot of confidence. I was coming in thinking I was a bit of a long shot, but why not? Just give it my best shot."
He did, and now he'll play for his country's national championship.
@cole_hammer6765 I do not know who the Hillbilly on the left is but the kid on the right is a STUD! #USOpenbound pic.twitter.com/bO19nEXuLa
— Randy Lee (@randallrosslee) June 9, 2015
Wink of the CBS eye to FTW
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