A mental lapse may cost a PGA Tour winner a spot in the U.S. Open.
On a wild day of U.S. Open final qualifying, the wildest moment occurred in Ontario to conclude an eight-for-three playoff. Down to three players vying for one spot, Max McGreevy made birdie to punch his ticket to Shinnecock, but Matt Wallace and Adam Svensson still needed to settle who would be first alternate from the site.
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Svensson ended that quickly, however, when, not realizing the full situation, he picked up his ball marker instead of putting for par. With Wallace already in with par, that gave Wallace the top alternate spot—and likely means the Englishman will wind up at Shinnecock.
"This is a big deal, it's a really big deal," Golf Channel's Brandon de Jonge said. "There's a good opportunity that Matt Wallace is going to play. Often we see the first alternate get in, it's a big mistake made there by Adam Svensson and, unfortunately, at the end of a long day, you can make these type of mental errors."