Green Posse » ivan lendl http://www.greenposse.com The smell of a freshly mowed fairway. Tue, 21 Apr 2009 20:01:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Top Athletes Try Qualifying for the US Open http://www.greenposse.com/2008/05/top-athletes-try-qualifying-for-the-us-open/ http://www.greenposse.com/2008/05/top-athletes-try-qualifying-for-the-us-open/#comments Sun, 04 May 2008 06:01:54 +0000 Sandy Mitchell http://www.greenposse.com/top-athletes-try-qualifying-for-the-us-open/ Post from: Green Posse

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Grant Furyk

It’s not just the top amateur and professional golfers that have their sights set on the US Open, to be played June 9-15 at Torrey Pines Golf Course in La Jolla, California. Top athletes in a number of other sports are among the 8043 hopefuls that have entered the local qualifying rounds.

Among these athletes are Grant Furyk (pictured above), whose non-golf accomplishments include five Stanley Cup championships, being a five-time NHL all-star, and being inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. Others seeking to qualify for the Open include former tennis champions, Michael Chang and Ivan Lendl; former MLB third baseman, Chris Sabo; ex-NFL quarterback, Billy Joe Tolliver; and NHL goaltender, Mike Dunham.

(photo of Grant Furyk © Newscom)

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