Chapter alumnus Tyler Mistretta shot three under par for two days at Hobe Sound Golf Club to qualify for the U.S. Amateur. This was his first attempt to qualify for the U.S. Amateur.
He shot even par in his first round. During round two, he started off hot with an eagle on the first hole. He stayed red-hot with five birdies over the next seven holes for a 32 on the front nine. He closed with a 37 on the back with eight pars and a single bogey for his final round of 69. Chapter Program Director Zack Anderton caddied for the second round.
Tyler earned the second of two spots to advance to the U.S. Amateur at the Ridgewood Country Club in Paramus, N.J. August 15th to 21st. Nearly 8,000 players from around the world tried to qualify for one of the 312 available spots in the tournament. The 312 players will play a two-day stroke play tournament to narrow the field to 64 players to compete in match play to determine the eventual champion.
“This is simply unbelievable!” exclaimed Tyler. “So many people help make this happen from my parents, First Tee staff, the SFPGA, FSGA and AJGA, Jack Nicklaus, Bob Ford, my high school coaches to Coach White and my teammates at Florida Southern, Ed Humenick my swing coach, Drake Kelso my club fitter and Stephen Sweeney my putting coach. I just cannot thank all the people that have helped me achieve this goal in my first attempt.”
Tyler is going into his sophomore year at Florida Southern College in Lakeland. He is a member of the Mocs golf team and is the first Florida Southern men’s golfer to play in the U.S. Amateur since Marc Dull in 2016.