Moldovan One of Four Amateurs to Make Cut at US OPEN
Ohio State men’s golf rising senior Maxwell Moldovan is one of four remaining amateurs in the U.S. Open. After shooting back-to-back rounds of 71 at the Los Angeles Country Club, Moldovan survived the cut.
A week ago, he earned one of the three final spots in the field as an alternate. Now, entering Sunday, he’s in the running for Low Amateur at a major.
That said, Moldovan will have to enjoy a bounce-back final round to surpass Gordon Sargent, who currently leads all amateurs at +5.
Moldovan is three strokes back at +8 after posting a 75 Saturday.
Here’s where the remaining four amateurs stand:
- T-50th: Gordon Sargent (+5)
- T-55th: Aldrich Potgieter (+6)
- T-59th: Ben Carr (+7)
- T-61st: Maxwell Moldovan (+8)
Still, regardless of Sunday’s results, the Buckeyes standout has already one-upped his performance from last year’s U.S. Open, where the missed the cut by four shots in Brookline, Massachusetts.
“It’s awesome,” Moldovan told Lettermen Row’s Tim May Monday, less than 24 hours after he learned he made the U.S. Open for the second year in a row. “In my opinion, this is the best experience in golf. Just the whole week itself. Really thankful I was able to get in the field.”
Moldovan not only got in the field, but he’s proceeded to hold his own.
He led Ohio State in scoring average (70.64) for the third consecutive season this year. In the process, he recorded 10 top-10 finishes over the span of 13 events.
Here’s the complete U.S. Open leaderboard heading into Sunday. Rickie Fowler and Wyndham Clark are tied for the lead at 10 under par.
