YORK, Pa. – Professionals Chris Krueger and Brendon Post as well as amateur Tucker Sampson, shared medalist honors with even-par 72s in U.S. Senior Open Local Qualifying Tuesday at Out Door Country Club (par 72, 6,714 yards).
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The cut stopped at 75.
The 46th U.S. Senior Open will take place at Scioto Country Club, in Columbus, Ohio, July 2-5.
All three of them will look to advance to the Championship proper in Final Qualifying at Manor Country Club in Rockville, Md. on June 15.
Krueger, the Director of Instruction at Kings Creek Country Club in Rehoboth Beach, Del., has a busy few days coming up. He heads to Bandon Dunes Golf Resort for the PGA Professional Championship Wednesday. The Top 20 get a spot in the PGA Championship held this year at Aronimink Golf Club in Newtown Square, Pa.
“It will be a long trek to get out to Bandon Dunes,” Krueger said. “I still hit it far enough. For me getting in the right mental frame of mind is important. I’ll be focused on my short game when I get out there. In tournaments, making those tricky four-footers on slick greens is important. I did that well today.”
He missed the cut in the same qualifier last year at Out Door by one shot. The 1994 Delaware Open champion didn’t cut it close this time.
Krueger made the turn in 2 under after birdies on Nos. 5 (par 4, 400 yards), 7 (par 5, 521 yards), 8 (par 4, 360 yards). The back nine was a little rocky at the start. He played the first three holes of his second nine in 3 over. He got back on track with a birdie on No. 13 (par 5, 510 yards). He rifled a 5-iron from 210 yards to the front fringe and tapped in for his birdie. Pars filled the remainder of his scorecard.
Krueger is an old-school mind. He’s always testing the game of golf out. The thoughts and swing feels consume his mind. He focused more on working on his whole game, not just a singular aspect.
“My game has been solid,” Krueger, 52, of Lewes, Del., said. “I worked pretty much every day on my game this winter. It looks like I’ve gotten my game into mid-season form early in the season. I am excited about that.”
Post has been a member of the University of Delaware golf coaching staff since the 2011-12 season. He took over as the men’s head coach in November 2023.
“The reason I still play competitively is to be able to understand what my players are going through when they are on that side of the ball,” Post, 56, of Lincoln University, Pa., said. “When you are playing and caddying it is so easy to know what shot you need to play. The decision making is easy. I like to keep my game in shape so my players see you don’t have to hit the ball super far to compete. I’m never gonna shoot 65 but I pride myself on shooting a lot of rounds at par. I tell the kids, give me even par and I’ll sit in the clubhouse and wait.”
At Out Door he did just that. Four birdies and four bogeys. His highlight coming at the last (par 4, 408 yards). A 4-iron from 183 yards to 24 feet closed out his round in style.
“I like to believe I am good at course management,” Post said. “I managed my way around the course fairly well. I tried to play smart and stay in the fairways. The greens were fast for me. I am not used to playing fast greens. When I missed the green, I got lucky with where my ball ended up and was able to recover.”
Sampson, the 2023 Maryland Senior Amateur champion, spent six months in 2025 rehabbing back and neck pain. He got into a car accident in April 2025. It put competitive golf on hold.
He was 2 under and bogey-free through 16 holes but consecutive bogeys on the closing pair left him at the co-medalist number.
“It is nice to get back and get some competition,” Sampson, 59, of Gaithersburg, Md., said. “I played pretty well. I made a living from the rough today. I only hit one fairway and missed two greens. It was an easy round of golf except for the three-putt bogey on the last hole. I like Out Door. It is a great golf course.”
Sampson will have a clear advantage at Manor. It is his home club. When he tees it up, he will look to earn his spot in his second U.S. Senior Open. He played in the 2019 edition at the Warren Golf Course at Notre Dame in Notre Dame, Ind.
“I am not sure if that is an advantage or disadvantage,” Sampson said about Final Qualifying being at his home course. “I will enjoy not having to travel far. I will need to work on my short game because to get into national championships in a one-day qualifier you can’t make mistakes. I’ll be focused a lot on that.”
GAP
Celebrating Amateur Golf since 1897, GAP, also known as the Golf Association of Philadelphia, is the oldest regional or state golf association in the United States. It serves as the principal ruling body of amateur golf in its region. The Association’s 345 Member Clubs and 140,000 individual members are spread across Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey and Maryland. The GAP’s mission is to promote, preserve and protect the game of golf.
| Qualifiers | |
| Name, city, state | Score |
| Brendon Post, Lincoln University, Pa. | 72 |
| (a) Tucker Sampson, Gaithersburg, Md. | 72 |
| Chris Krueger, Rehoboth Beach, Del. | 72 |
| Sean English, Baltimore, Md. | 73 |
| George Bradford, Columbia, Md. | 73 |
| (a) Adam Argenbright, Parkton, Md. | 73 |
| (a) Brandon Luckett, Annapolis, Md. | 74 |
| Jeffrey Maines, Glen Ridge, N.J. | 74 |
| Casey O’Reilly, High Bridge, N.J. | 74 |
| *(a) Greg O’Connor, Collegeville, Pa. | 75 |
| *Rey Garcia, Southborough, Mass. | 75 |
| *(a) David Nocar, Millersville, Md. | 75 |
| *(a) Vance Welch, Edgewater, Md. | 75 |
| *John Nieporte, Boca Raton, Fla. | 75 |
| *Mark Sheftic, Blue Bell, Pa. | 75 |
| Alternates (in order) | |
| *Gary Carpenter, Crofton, Md. | 75 |
| *(a) Dan Falls, Goshen, Md. | 75 |
| Failed to qualify | |
| *Curley Bishop, Westminster, Md. | 75 |
| Danny Mulhearn, Wheaton, Ill. | 75 |
| Jason Wilson, Emmaus, Pa. | 76 |
| John Allen, Media, Pa. | 76 |
| (a) Clayton Davidson, Mechanicsburg, Pa. | 76 |
| Louis de Kerillis, Southampton, N.Y. | 76 |
| (a) Kevin Ferris, Leonardtown, Md. | 76 |
| (a) Lee Flemister, Rockville, Md. | 76 |
| (a) Andy Drohen, Granville, Mass. | 76 |
| Scott Paris, Westfield, N.J. | 76 |
| Ian Kennedy, South Africa | 76 |
| Bryan Flanagan, Harrisburg, Pa. | 77 |
| David Hutsell, Lutherville, Md. | 77 |
| (a) Tom Timby, Doylestown, Pa. | 77 |
| (a) Scott Storck, Blue Bell, Pa. | 77 |
| (a) Tom Winegardner, Lothian, Md. | 77 |
| (a) Nicholas Masterpole, Syracuse, N.Y. | 77 |
| Rick Burk, Greatfalls, Va. | 78 |
| Michael Molino, Dallas, Pa. | 78 |
| Dwayne Randall, Olean, N.Y. | 78 |
| Jon Jones, Warren, Ohio | 78 |
| Bob Lennon, Wilmington, Del. | 78 |
| (a) Shane Lea, Milford, N.J. | 78 |
| Ricky Serrano, Frederick, Md. | 78 |
| Craig Thomas, White Plains, N.Y. | 79 |
| Adam Corson, State College, Pa. | 79 |
| (a) Jason Barkley, Kutztown, Pa. | 79 |
| John Kelly, Canada | 79 |
| Michel Dagenais, Canada | 79 |
| (a) Marc Ehudin, Potomac, Md. | 79 |
| Ken Peyre-Ferry, Marlton, N.J. | 79 |
| Harvey Haddock, Alexandria, Va. | 79 |
| Graham Dendler, Yardley, Pa. | 79 |
| (a) Shawn Lavin, Drexel Hill, Pa. | 79 |
| Jonathan Schaepper, Canada | 79 |
| (a) Patrick Herwig, Baltimore, Md. | 79 |
| (a) Keith Bishop, Thompson, Pa. | 80 |
| Dave McNabb, Newark, Del. | 80 |
| (a) Michael Cochrane, Scarsdale, N.Y. | 80 |
| (a) Tim Elliott, Glen Arm, Md. | 80 |
| (a) David Olexson, Emmaus, Pa. | 80 |
| (a) Kevin Dillard, Mclean, Va. | 80 |
| Wayne Defrancesco, Fulton, Pa. | 80 |
| (a) Don Phattiyakul, Boyds, Md. | 81 |
| Mark Chlebek, Naples, Fla. | 81 |
| (a) Colin Sanderson, Port St Lucie, Fla. | 81 |
| (a) Brad McFadden, Bryn Mawr, Pa. | 82 |
| Matt Moore, Canada | 82 |
| (a) Patrick Mullin, Clifton, Va. | 82 |
| Dave Greene, Elkridge, Md. | 82 |
| Don Jones, Ashburn, Va. | 82 |
| (a) Mike Hollen, Del., Ohio | 82 |
| (a) Aaron O’Neil, Washington, Md. | 83 |
| Michael Harvey, Chevy Chase, Md. | 84 |
| (a) Brian Johnson, Macungie, Pa. | 85 |
| (a) Noam Roizman, Blue Bell, Pa. | 86 |
| Mike Davis, Perkasie, Pa. | 86 |
| * determined in playoff |
