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August 11, 2011November 15, 2019 Chuck Cox 0 Comments Highland Park, Highland Park Scots, Scottie Scheffler

CM_HP Scott S Golf 1 — Highland Park's Scottie Scheffler lines up a putt on Hole No. 18 at the Class 4A state tournament in Austin in May. (Staff photo: Chris McGathey)

Highland Park rising sophomore Scottie Scheffler and three former Scots all qualified for the US. Amateur Championship at a sectional qualifying tournament on Monday in Southlake.

Former Scot Paul Haley, who golfed at Georgia Tech, won the tournament with a 136, followed by Scheffler with a 138. SMU golfer and Highland Park alum Marc Sambol also qualified, as did Drew Evans, a former Scot who is now at Texas A&M.

The U.S. Amateur Championship is Aug. 22-23 at Erin Hills in Erin, Wisc. Recent Jesuit grad Jordan Spieth will also be there, along with his caddy and soon-to-be Texas teammate Kramer Hickok.