...sectional qualifying for the U.S. Open by surviving a five-way playoff for one on the last two automatic spots in a local qualifier at Atlanta National Golf Club after shooting 1-over-par 73.Among those who failed to qualify were former Atlanta...

...for 101st.? In Newnan, Ga., Augusta's Brad Arrington shot 64 to earn low medalist honors in a U.S. Open local qualifier at SummerGrove Golf Club.TennisSerb advances, bashes blue clayIn Madrid, Novak Djokovic needed three sets to...

...and Taylor Welborn.? Six area pros, including Augusta's Mitch Krywulycz, have made it through U.S. Open local qualifiers at various sites.Krywulycz, the former Augusta State golfer, was the medalist with 64 at Marietta Country Club...

...former world sprint champion Maurice Greene.Correction: Because of an editor's error, information on one of the local qualifiers for the AAU national track and field meet was left out of Monday's edition of The Augusta Chronicle. Eight-year-old...

...of amateur events, no more junior golf. I am going to try and qualify for the U.S. Open, (beginning) with a local qualifier on Monday at Marietta Country Club. (Former Atlanta Brave John Smoltz is entered in the course's qualifying field...

...advancement. He drove to Pinehurst, N.C., where on Monday he failed to advance in the same 18-hole U.S. Open local qualifier at Pinewild Golf Club where Hendrix got through. He'll probably Monday qualify next week for the Nationwide Tour...

...advance to sectional qualifying. The Sandersville, Ga., pro finished in a seven-way tie for fifth place in a local qualifier at The River Club in Suwanee, Ga. Four spots were up for grabs in the playoff, and Robinson got one of them with...

...Whitney Simons opened with 75 and is 3-over through five holes of the second round. - In Monday's U.S. Open local qualifier in Fayetteville, Ga., Augusta pro Scott Brown tied for seventh place with 69. The six players ahead of him, at...

...ties for medalist honors In Fayetteville, Ga., Augusta pro Brooks Blackburn was the co-medalist in U.S. Open local qualifier Monday. Blackburn, the head pro at Graniteville's Midland Valley Country Club and a former USC Aiken All-American...

...purse earnings. Golf Contest qualifers held this weekend Wedges & Woods will be playing host to three individual local qualifiers this weekend for the Re-Max Long Drive Contests. Two will be held Saturday, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. and 2-5...