Murrells Inlet’s Byrd fails to qualify for U.S. Open

Zack Byrd of Murrells Inlet will not be joining former Coastal Carolina University teammate Dustin Johnson in the U.S. Open next week at Oakmont Country Club outside Pittsburgh.

In sectional qualifying Monday at Canoe Brook Country Club’s North and South courses, Byrd tied for 65th out of 98 players vying for six spots in the $10 million major.

Byrd shot a 2-under 70 on the South Course and was tied for 10th following a morning round that included three birdies and a bogey. But he bogeyed his first three holes on the North Course in the afternoon en route to a 7-over 79 and 5-over 149 total.

Canoe Brook was the regional site where Byrd qualified for his lone U.S. Open – in 2011 at Congressional Country Club.

Fifty-five U.S. Open spots were determined at 10 sectional sites in the U.S. on Monday, though weather conditions postponed the allocation of some spots to Tuesday.

This story was originally published June 6, 2016 at 9:39 PM with the headline "Murrells Inlet’s Byrd fails to qualify for U.S. Open."