Justin Rose misses US Open

Associated Press

COLUMBUS

Justin Rose now has plenty of time to celebrate his big win at the Memorial. One day after his first victory in America, he failed to qualify for the U.S. Open on Monday.

Major champions Tom Lehman, Davis Love III and Ben Curtis led 15 players who earned spots in the U.S. Open, while Rose and the youngster he beat at Muirfield Village — 21-year-old Rickie Fowler — did not.

Fowler, who was atop the leaderboard at the Memorial for 48 consecutive holes, had a 73 in the afternoon to miss by six shots.

“Being in contention definitely wears you out quite a bit, and this is my third week in a row playing,” Fowler said. “So I’m looking forward to some time off. It would have been nice to be playing in the Open, but it happens.”

Fowler moved up to No. 32 in the world on Monday, while Rose went to No. 33 with his first PGA Tour victory. The cutoff for getting into the U.S. Open through the world ranking was two weeks ago because the USGA had to determine how many spots would be available through the qualifiers. Rose shot a 140 to miss by three shots.

The 36-hole day of survival at The Lakes and Brookside courses was among 13 qualifiers across the country to fill out the 156-man field at Pebble Beach on June 17.

Most of the spots came from Columbus and Memphis, Tenn., because of so many PGA Tour players.

Former PGA champion Shaun Micheel was among 12 players who qualified in Memphis. The list includes Paul Goydos, who played a practice round with Tiger Woods on the eve of the last U.S. Open at Pebble Beach and predicted he would win by 10 shots. Woods ended up winning by 15.

Scott McCarron and Jarrod Lyle face a playoff Tuesday morning in Memphis for the final spot.

The medalist in Memphis was University of Georgia senior Hudson Swafford with rounds of 67-65. He missed this season with shoulder surgery and was playing his first competitive rounds.

“I was just happy to be playing again,” Swafford said.

Equally remarkable was Erik Compton, a former Walker Cup player who has had two hearts transplant. Compton made the cut at the Memorial, then played 36 holes in one day for the first time since his second heart transplant in May 2008. In the other Ohio qualifier with only three spots available, he earned one through a playoff. The U.S. Open will be his first major.