Texan Cole Hammer wanted to measure his game at a U.S. Open qualifier.
Now the 15-year-old from Houston gets to face Rory McIlroy and Jordan Spieth.
Hammer, who just finished his freshman year at Kincaid High School, opened with a string of birdies on his way to a 64. He backed that up with a round of 68 at Northwood Club, closing with two straight birdies to leave no doubt he would be headed to Chambers Bay next week for the U.S. Open.
Hammer won't be the youngest player in U.S. Open history. Andy Zhang was 14 at Olympic Club in 2012 when he got in as an alternate.
The U.S. Open is June 18-21 on the public course south of Seattle.
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