A seventh grader at Thomas Starr King Middle School in California, Soong was granted absence time to compete in the grueling two round, 36-hole event dubbed “Golf’s Longest Day”.
Soong became the youngest ever to reach the final round of US Open qualifying after edging through a three-way first stage playoff at Brentwood Country Club in California last month, securing his passage with a 12-foot putt.
Zhang in action at the 2012 US Open at The Olympic Club in San Francisco, California.
Neither Block stamped their ticket to the major next week, with the youngest finishing three shots behind Soong.
His father missed out in agonizing fashion, finishing just two shots behind the highest scoring qualifier at Ontario’s Lambton Golf and Country Club and just one shy of making it on to the alternate list.
Persons:
Jaden Soong, Thomas Starr, Soong, Brendan Steele, Dylan Block, Michael Block, Andy Zhang, Zhang, Harry, Bella Simões, Lexi Thompson, Rose Zhang
Organizations:
CNN, US, Hillcrest Country Club, Thomas Starr King Middle School, Los Angeles Country Club, Hillcrest, Brentwood Country Club, Olympic Club, Stanford University, Mizuho, Ontario’s, Country Club
Locations:
Los Angeles, California, Toronto, Canada, San Francisco , California, Brazilian, Ontario’s Lambton