Moyers earns berth in US Amateur

Virginia Tech golfer MikeyMoyers shot a 36-hole total of five-under-par 139 and easily won medalisthonors in sectional qualifying for the 2010 US Amateur Golf Championship. Thequalifying event was held Monday at the 6,862-yard, par 72 Birdwood CountryClub in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Moyers, a rising sophomorefrom Stanardsville, Virginia, carded a two-under-par 70 in the morning session,before following it up by equaling an afternoon-best score of 69.

This will be Moyers’ firstappearance in the US Amateur. The championship will be played Aug. 23-29 atChambers Bay in University Place, Washington.

Moyers was one of twoplayers to advance from Birdwood. Virginia head coach Bowen Sargent defeatedMatthew Neeley and Jeremy Wells in a two-hole playoff to claim the other spotin the Amateur. Teammate Garland Green, a rising senior from Tazewell,Virginia, shot 147 on Monday.