Senior Open - an honor that belongs to 52-year-old Jim Furyk this year. Open gives a spot to the winner of the U.S. Open, which dates to 1895, to win after making it through local and sectional qualifying. Hardly any come in thinking they could be the next Ken Venturi or Orville Moody, who are the only two players in the history of the U.S. All are hoping to catch fire for a round, or two, or four, and cash a check and maybe move up the rankings on whatever tour they’re on.
A good number are journeymen and grinders. Quinn isn’t unlike many of the 65 players who made the field through qualifying. “It wasn’t really on my schedule,” Quinn conceded, after playing a back-nine practice round on Monday with his wife, Lori, carrying the bag and Owen shooting distances from the fairway. Open, bookending this one - a mere 40-minute drive from his hometown of Holden - with his debut at Pebble Beach in 1992. The PGA Tour Champions pro is making his fifth appearance at the U.S. Quinn will be the oldest player to tee it up at The Country Club this week.
