Floren Qualifies for British Open
July 11, 2005 | Men's Golf
July 11, 2005
LUBBOCK, Texas - Texas Tech junior golfer Oscar Floren (Ljungskile, Sweden) fired a 65 in the final round of the British Open local qualifier at Lundin Golf Club in Fife, Scotland, Sunday en route to a top-three finish and a spot among this week's field of 156 at The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews.
Floren, who opened the two-round qualifier with a 68, tied with current PGA tour player Brad Faxon in second place with a two-round total of 133. Lars Brovold of Norway shot 66-64 to win the qualifier as the top three players from each of four qualifying events advanced. Tech senior Nicolas Allain (Deaurible, France) also competed in the Lundin qualifier, shooting 74-74.
Playing as an amateur in the event, Floren is the first Texas Tech golfer to play in the British Open while a member of a Red Raider squad. Former Tech golfer and head coach Jeff Mitchell played in The Open during his professional career.
Floren paced the Red Raiders during his sophomore year in 2004-05 with a 74.3 stroke average. His best finish on the season was a third-place tie at The Tucker in Albuquerque, N.M., a week after a seventh-place finish to open the campaign at the Notre Dame Invitational. Floren posted three top 10 finishes last season and five top 20 showings.
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