Four Georgia Tech alumni are vying to become the first alumnus since Bobby Jones to claim a U.S. Open victory as play begins today.
Among those competing at the 113th U.S. Open Championship at Merion Golf Club in Ardmore, Pa., are Stewart Cink, Mgt 95; Matt Kuchar, Mgt 00; Nicholas Thompson, Mgt 05; and Matt Weibring, Mgt 02.
Cink is the 2009 British Open Champion, and Kuchar won multiple PGA tournaments during the 2013 season. Thompson and Weibring qualified through sectional tournaments.
The last Yellow Jacket to top the Open field was Jones, who claimed the 1930 title, his fourth. That year, the Open also took place at Merion Golf Club.
Weibring follows in his father’s footsteps on the course. D.A. Weibring tied for 43rd the last time the Open was held at Merion, in 1981.
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