Former UNLV Golfer and PGA Tour Player Edward Fryatt Qualifies for United States Mid-Amateur
Edward Fryatt, a former All-American at UNLV who also played on the PGA Tour before earning his amateur status back, qualified for the 2016 United States Mid-Amateur with a 1 over par round of 73 at Coyote Springs Golf Club. Darrell Lutey finished second at 2 over and Shane Sigsbee was third at 3 over.
Fryatt, 45, is now in the field for the prestigious U.S. Mid-Amateur scheduled for Sept. 10-15, 2016, at Stonewall Links in Everson, Pennsylvania. The tournament is for amateurs ages 25 or older and is an official national championship organized by the United States Golf Association.
Lutey is the first alternate while Sigsbee is the second alternate should any exempt players drop out of the tournament.
“It played tough out there and I had to keep ball in front of me and see if my score would be good enough,” Fryatt said. “I know I left some shots out there and you always think someone else is picking them up, so I didn’t know if 73 would be good enough until the last scorecard was turned in.”
Fryatt made a good putt on 18 but also missed one of similar length on 17 so it kind of evened out, he said.
He also was emotional about qualifying for another USGA national event.
“I am pretty soft about this stuff, I guess, but these are important to me,” Fryatt said. “I was not happy with how I played at the Pacific Coast Amateur and the US Amateur qualifier so it was nice to have one go my way. When I first got my amateur status back a couple years ago I qualified for a four-ball event and I thought it was like, ‘well, this is how it is going to be” but I have missed out on several ever since. … I got a little emotional when it hit me that I am getting to go play in another USGA event. Those were always huge deals to me.
“I have been looking at this event for two years because it is in the Philadelphia area and I get to see my brother who lives there. I really had been looking at this for two years since I got my amateur status back and told my brother about it. It means a lot to me to have the privilege to play in a USGA event. I don’t know how many more I will get to play in so I am very appreciative and thankful.”
