Brice Garnett, a golfer from Gallatin, Missouri, has qualified for the US Open.  Garnett tees off next Thursday afternoon at 2:46 pm (Pacific time) at The Olympic Club in San Francisco.

Garnett is a 2001 graduate of Gallatin High School, and played golf for Missouri Western State University.

He shot a nine under par 131 at the sectional in Springfield, Ohio to qualify Monday.

Garnett is a Nationwide Tour player, and will be making his first appearance in a PGA Tour sanctioned event against the likes of Rory McIlroy and Phil Mickleson.

The USGA accepted over 9,000 entries, of which 550 advanced to 13 sectional tournaments.