Monte Qualifies for the 2019 US Senior Open

[jblakeland]

Make the cut on Friday. Go low on Saturday. Kick a** on Sunday. Congrats Monte!!!!

[dpark]

Way to go Monte! Just out of curiosity, why qualify in Colorado instead of California? Were you in CO for another reason?

[burritos4breakfast]

congrats monte thanks for all that you do to help us

[crapula]

NICE!

[ddetts]

Couldn't be more happy for you @MonteScheinblum, excited to hopefully see you on some of the coverage!

 

Any hope we can see the the cargo shorts be make a return?

[Wedgefromhere]

Excellent news! Congrats Monte!

[wmblake2000]

> @PowderedToastMan said:

> Well earned. You have the ability to win this tourna> @MonteScheinblum said:

> > Let’s be real. I have never been more confident in my game than right now...aside from putting , but I don’t play a lot. I probably don’t play more than 90-100 holes in a good month.

> > The last time I played in an event with any significance was finals of Q school in 2016 and my knee was so smashed, it doesn’t even count because I was out of it after 9 holes. Before that it was a web.com event in 2008 when I had no game.

> > I am not scared at all, I got game, I can compete, my emotions say I can beat all these has beens.

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> > As an outside observer and fan of the game. If I watched me play golf right now I’d say this....

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> > He hits it farther than anyone in the field and his iron game can compete with anyone right now. Pitching is adequate and sand game might be the best part. If he gets his putting under control and keeps his wits, he has a good chance at making the cut, but he’s going against guys that have been playing events like this for 30 years. Any goals higher than that are delusions of grandeur.

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> First of all, huge congratulations. This is well earned.

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> I get that you are tempering your expectations, but I don’t like when someone’s goal is to make the cut. Seems like a recipe for not playing your normal game and attacking the course. You keep a positive attitude, play this course one shot at a time and go in with the attitude of going low, lack of experience means nothing.

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> If you don’t think any of these guys are better than you, why should dozens of them be ahead of you after the cut?

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> Here’s to hoping that’s actually how you feel and you’re just being modest :)

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I listened to Monte talk about other attempts to qualify at things (usually with injury) and I thought he was thoroughly confident (and I listen carefully for self-deceit). I believe he will play well. Which would be sweet. All he has to do is avoid kids' toys on the floor at night.

 

 

[dwboston]

Congrats Monte! That's awesome - I hope you get on the TV coverage at some point. Now I have a reason to actually watch the Senior Open.

[Gautama]

So awesome! I'm totally using this to brag myself too. "my coach is so better than your coach...?

[JAMH03]

An accomplishment based on skills! Congrats Monte

[DFinch]

Fantastic!

 

[Golfer4Life]

Congratulations and best of luck!

[irvtrain]

> @dpark said:

> Way to go Monte! Just out of curiosity, why qualify in Colorado instead of California? Were you in CO for another reason?

Looks like Monte has moved to Colorado. Full story below. Good to see Bradbury get in, I've played a lot of golf with him.

https://www.coloradogolf.org/age-is-no-object/

[Wesquire]

 

> > @dpark said:

> > Way to go Monte! Just out of curiosity, why qualify in Colorado instead of California? Were you in CO for another reason?

> Looks like Monte has moved to Colorado. Full story below. Good to see Bradbury get in, I've played a lot of golf with him.

> https://www.coloradogolf.org/age-is-no-object/

 

I'm assuming he lived there when his dad played for Denver's AAA team and that's what they are referring to. Dont think he has moved.

[Hawkeye77]

> @irvtrain said:

> > @dpark said:

> > Way to go Monte! Just out of curiosity, why qualify in Colorado instead of California? Were you in CO for another reason?

> Looks like Monte has moved to Colorado. Full story below. Good to see Bradbury get in, I've played a lot of golf with him.

> https://www.coloradogolf.org/age-is-no-object/

 

It says he is a Californian who is from Tustin, CA and lived in Colorado one year of his life - related to his dad's baseball.

[driveandputtmachine]

> @MonteScheinblum said:

> > @ebrasmus21 said:

> > [Thinking of something sarcastic to say. Be back in a few minutes]

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> > @dpb5031 said:

> > Congrats & well done Monte!

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> > Is this your first time making it to a USGA national championship?

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> I made the match play at the US junior

> Made the us am but got chicken pox (19 years old) and couldn’t play.

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> Made sectionals for us open several times but never got it done.

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I know it sounds sacrilegious to say, but after spending some time with a buddy who just finished dealing with a major medical issue that is trying to make it on the senior tour, I had no idea how much different it is. He won four times on the Nike tour, played the PGA tour for four years. Playing with him last weekend(he had to take over a year off from golf due to a major medical issue, and had only been hitting balls for two months) we played the Dye club at Barefoot at almost 7400 yards and he wasn't really trying and shot 2 or 3 under on a day with 12-20MPH winds. He only missed one fairway, and only missed 4 greens. He played in the Georgia qualifier and shot I found out from him that the champions tour has smaller fields, smaller group gets through from Q school(and are severely limited to what events they can play), smaller groups for Monday qualifying. Then you have guys from the PGA, European, fringe web/pga tour guys that are trying to make a comeback or moving on from their regular tours. So you have more guys competing at a high level for fewer spots. Every way to get on the Champions tour is harder than the rest of the tours.

 

The Georgia event saw these names.....Ken Duke, Greg Kraft, Tommy Tolles, Esteban Toledo and Tom Byrum all qualify.

 

In short it's super hard to get on the Champions Tour and it's hard to make it through a qualifier, especially the US Senior Open qualifier. Congrats Monte!

 

[CasualLie]

Good luck this week Monte. I would have loved to be there but a trip to the UK is in the way. I’ll be checking scores and rooting for you and Brehaut. Make that cut!

[GolfChannel]

It’s going to get censored, but this warrants positive profanity, so congrats Monte let’s f****** go!

[Schnee]

Great first day in South Bend. After check in, we were surprised with a tour of the locker room at Notre Dame stadium, and had the opportunity to catch a few passes on the field! A truly surreal experience.

 

After some lunch and a good warmup, we hit the course for 9 holes on the back 9, which will be Monte’s first 9 on Thursday. There were some sprinkles all day, but it opened up on the 15th hole, the furthest from the clubhouse/shelter.

 

The course is in fantastic shape and can really be a hard test depending on how the USGA decides to set it up. Greens are tiny with tons of slope, rough is thick. Gonna be a great week!

 

[Schnee]

Will post more pics and a WITB when back at the hotel.

[MonteScheinblum]

[MonteScheinblum]

[glk]

Saw an f2 tornado hit south bend. Good news no one hurt. Would have really messed up your hair.

[glk]

Monte you considering going to the left end of the range and doing a few shanks on demand. If only Johnny was there. Would be priceless.

[Fade]

Good luck Monte.

[GeneralTsoTso]

Good luck Monte!

[MPStrat]

So awesome. Best of luck Monte

[wmblake2000]

That was a pretty good football toss for an old guy.

[ebrasmus21]

Can’t wait for Monte to go full-on Bubba to Schnee

[Cwing]

Go get em Monte. Best of luck. I played there last year and loved the place.