Sear second in U.S. Open qualifier

Washoe Valley's Steve Sear qualified for the U.S. Open at Monday's qualifier at Genoa Lakes Golf Resort.

Sear shot a 4-under-par 68 to finish second in the qualifier. He will join two University of Nevada golfers in the second stage of U.S. Open qualifying

Casey Watabu won the qualifier with a 66 and John Cassidy, also from Nevada, was third with a 69. The top four finishers qualified for the U.S. Open.

Joining those three will be Matthew Daniel, who shot a 70, and won the fourth spot in the playoff.

Those four will play at the sectional qualifier for the right to be in next month's U.S. Open.

Watabu and Cassidy will also play with the Nevada men's golf team at the NCAA Championships May 31-June 3. Nevada qualified for the NCAA tournament at last week's regionals.

Results from Empire Ranch Senior Men

Results from the Empire Ranch Senior Men's 4-man scramble held last Wednesday at Genoa Lakes Golf Resort:

Flight A: First - Lee Szromba, Tom Hammond, Joe Scott, Don Burge 54 (won tiebreaker); second - Martin Johnson, Donald McKenzie Allen Pizi 54; third - Bob Crapo, Terry Thomas, Edward Rector, Ron Lamb 55; fourth - Marty Svette, Paul Beavers, Alfred Roth, Carl Slate 56.

Flight B: First - Paul Lockwood, Martin Welsh, Ray McPartlin, Peter Youngdahl 53; second - Bob Lewis, Karl Keller, Roger Overholt, Ray Umano 56 (won tiebreaker); third - Lew Dodgion, Vern Rosse, Paul Ford, James Sand 56; fourth - Tony Dolce, Neil Dettorre, Ron Popp, Robert Estrella 57.

Closest to the pin: Hole No. 7 - Tony Dolce 4-5; hole No. 17 - Terry Thomas 6-7.