Brian Unk, Chris Black share medalist; 18 players advance
18 players advanced through U.S. Senior Open Local Qualifying in Columbus on Monday, playing at Worthington Hills Country Club in difficult, windy conditions.
Lancaster’s Chris Black and Lewis Center’s Brian Unk shared medalist honors with even-par rounds of 71.
A score of 75 made it into a five-for-four playoff.
FULL GAME STORY: ohiogolf.org >
— photos and results courtesy of Jack Rubin, OGA
FINAL RESULTS: United States Golf Association
2026 U.S. Senior Open Local Qualifying
Worthington Hills Country Club, Columbus
Monday, April 27, 2026
Golf Genius Hole-by-Hole Results >
T1 Chris Black, Lancaster, OH 71
T1 Brian Unk, Lewis Center, OH 71
T3 Rik Cramer, Dayton, OH 72
T3 RJ Foltz (a), Union, KY 72
T5 Joseph Moore, Englewood, OH 73
T5 Kiley Hardy, Horseshoe Bay, TX 73
T5 Steve Mitchell (a), Toledo, OH 73
T5 Mike Kaido, Zanesville, OH 73
T9 Rod Spittle, Canada 74
T9 Andrew Larned (a), Columbus, OH 74
T9 Jeff Lemaster, Las Vegas, NV 74
T9 Chad Kurmel, Okemos, MI 74
T9 Tom Bach, Springboro, OH 74
T9 Marcus Meloan, Augusta, KY 74
T15 Paul Hollenbaugh, New Albany, OH 75
T15 Barry Hinckley, Blacklick, OH 75
T15 Bradley Paskievitch (a), New Albany, OH 75
T15 Sam Arnold, Cincinnati, OH 75
ALTERNATES:
CUT Frank Lickliter II, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 75 Alternate 1
CUT Paul Peyton (a), Scotland 76 Alternate 2
DID NOT QUALIFY:
CUT Joe Podolski (a), Worthington, OH 76
CUT John Fryman (a), Westerville, OH 76
CUT Dave Antill (a), Dublin, OH 76
CUT TJ Brudzinski (a), Columbus, OH 76
CUT Brad Steven (a), Concord, OH 76
CUT Scott Savage, Mount Vernon, OH 77
CUT Darrin Vaughan, Bolivar, OH 77
CUT Patrick Rollins (a), Cleveland, OH 77
CUT Dave McKee (a), Columbus, OH 77
CUT Terry Wamack (a), Lewis Center, OH 77
CUT Pete Betzold (a), Cincinnati, OH 77
CUT Andy Birch (a), Springfield, OH 77
CUT David Howser (a), Memphis, TN 77
CUT Rick Harmon (a), Winchester, OH 77
CUT Thomas Anthony (a), Columbus, OH 78
CUT Ken Weixel (a), Columbus, OH 78
CUT Scott Spence, Sunbury, OH 78
CUT Bill Harvey (a), Westerville, OH 78
CUT Kevin Drenth (a), Louisville, KY 78
CUT Greg Lawrence, Vandalia, OH 78
CUT Scott Copeland (a), Miami Beach, FL 78
CUT Kurt Peterson (a), Canton, OH 78
CUT Chad Ammer, Cincinnati, OH 78
CUT John Marous (a), Pittsburgh, PA 78
CUT Cody Sundberg (a), Charlotte, NC 78
CUT Danny King, Canada 78
CUT Sonny Rinala, Cincinnati, OH 78
CUT Steve Hussey (a), Vienna, WV 78
CUT Anthony Dietz (a), Highland, MI 79
CUT Joe Foust, Toledo, OH 79
CUT David Lennox (a), Gahanna, OH 79
CUT Bob Spencer (a), Loveland, OH 79
CUT Chris Brooks (a), Columbus, OH 79
CUT Tim Raleigh (a), Cleveland, OH 79
CUT Bob Hughes (a), Columbus, OH 79
CUT Matt Beckett (a), Worthington, OH 79
CUT Christopher Walker (a), Medina, OH 79
CUT Jerome Armstrong (a), Urbana, OH 79
CUT Mike Thomas, Loveland, OH 79
CUT Joey Tomko (a), Warren, OH 80
CUT Steve Klick, Springboro, OH 80
CUT Jimmy Logue, Westerville, OH 80
CUT Mark Monfort (a), Dublin, OH 80
CUT Todd Larson (a), Columbus, OH 80
CUT Brad LatimerSan Francisco, CA 80
CUT David Schneider (a), Columbus, OH 81
CUT Michael Stegemiller (a), Worthington, OH 81
CUT Brian Smith (a), Amherst, OH 81
CUT Timothy MerkelAshland, OH 81
CUT Troy Boswell (a), Reynoldsburg, OH 81
CUT Anthony McMullin, Columbus, OH 81
CUT Robert Heavilin (a), Dublin, OH 82
CUT Matthew Query (a), Worthington, OH 82
CUT Steven Wilke (a), Powell, OH 82
CUT Stephen Hiltebrant (a), Cleveland, OH 82
CUT Larry King, Cincinnati, OH 82
CUT Craig Harden (a), Liberty Township, OH 82
CUT Wes Stewart (a), Canada 82
CUT Dennis Wells, Huntersville, NC 83
CUT Jason Leeds (a), Powell, OH 83
CUT Dave Bahr, Cincinnati, OH 83
CUT Patrick Dahn (a), Westerville, OH 84
CUT Brian Webb (a), Hilliard, OH 84
CUT Tim Bell (a), Thornville, OH 84
CUT Kevin Mitchell (a), Carmel, IN 84
CUT Jeff Kovalchik (a), Columbus, OH 84
CUT Jon Decker, Westerville, OH 85
CUT Mike Durant, Zanesville, OH 85
CUT Phil Hight (a), Phoenix, AZ 85
CUT Eric Kulinna, Tiffin, OH 86
CUT David Gattshall (a), Worthington, OH 86
CUT Bobby Kearney, Chillicothe, OH 86
CUT Jon Reed (a), Lancaster, OH 87
CUT Robert Griggs, Sandusky, OH 93
CUT Dr. John D. Ewald (a), Frederick, MD 103
NS Gabriel Hjertstedt, Scottsdale, AZ NS
NS John Bernatovicz (a), Bath, OH NS
