Teen Qualifies For USGA Four-Ball On Own Ball

David Shefter has the the amazing story of Honolulu's Brent Grant, whose qualifying partner is a physician's assistant, 47-year old Bill Walbert. But Bill had to be present for surgery instead of playing the USGA Four-ball qualifier.

So the 18-year-old shot 63 to get the duo into the first-ever four ball championship at Olympic Club next spring.

From Shefter's story:

Grant’s score was one stroke better than two other teams. With 35 sectional qualifiers completed to date, Grant is the only competitor to have earned a spot in the field May 2-6 at The Olympic Club in San Francisco without a partner.

“Pretty amazing,” said Walbert, 47, who serves as a physician’s assistant for heart and lung cancer surgeries at the Tripler Army Medical Center in Honolulu.