NHL referee Garret Rank qualifies for US open.

[ZedMan]

Yeah for perspective the best score at this point is -1 on the day. Only 6 players are at par or better.

[timbit]

Originally Posted by Weitz

Well, currently sitting 2nd last after his first round (still lots of people to go and lots haven't started). +13. Still has a 9 stroke lead on last place though.

Rory McIlroy is only 3 strokes better.

[malcolmk14]

Very impressive to make it to that level of golf, regardless of how he got there. Winning a Monday qualifier for that tournament is not easy.

My uncle played in the US Open twice - in 1993 and 1994 - as a professional. Being 6 and 7 years old at the time I didn't really appreciate the gravity of what he was doing. Recently, we got together and played a round of golf and he had some pretty great stories from when he played. His career was ended at 37 in a freak accident.

Getting to play in the US Open will undoubtedly be one of the highlights of Garret Rank's life.