Player Bios
Michael Welch
(USA)
September 20, 1981
North Quincy, Mass.
27
5-11
170
Orlando, Fla.
Central Connecticut State/Johnson & Wales University
2005
POSITION: T117STATUS: +9HOLE: F
| ROUND: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | TOTAL |
| SCORES: | 73 | 76 | 149 |
U.S. OPEN HISTORY
2009 (Bethpage)0
CUMULATIVE STATISTICS
| * Calculated on holes #10 and #13 |
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Michael Welch
Field Average
CHAMPIONSHIP RECAP
| EAGLES | BIRDIES | PARS | BOGEYS | DOUBLE BOGEYS | OTHERS | |||||||||
| Round 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Round 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| Total | 0 | 5 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
PERSONAL NOTES
Qualified for first U.S. Open by shooting 3-under 138 at Purchase, N.Y., sectional held at Century Country Club and Old Oaks Country Club
Played at Central Connecticut State for three years before transferring to Johnson and Wales to play for Dave Adamonis, whose son, Brad, is now on the PGA Tour
Filed U.S. Open entry 90 minutes before deadline on April 29
Has won twice on the Hooters Tour
Didn’t turn pro until he was 23; he wanted to graduate with a degree in sports entertainment before playing for pay
Good friend of fellow Purchase, N.Y., sectional qualifier Kevin Silva; both grew up in Boston area and roomed together for a year in Florida
Has now qualified for every USGA event for which he is eligible
Played in two U.S. Amateurs (2002 and 2004), two U.S. Amateur Public Links (2003 and 2005) and 1998 U.S. Junior
Made match play at Junior (second round) and lost in the first round at ’03 APL
