Bend golfer makes U.S. Amateur

Published 12:00 am Wednesday, July 16, 2014

CRESWELL — Jesse Heinly, a 22-year-old golfer from Bend, qualified Monday for the 2014 U.S. Amateur Championship.

Heinly shot an even-par 144 to finish in a tie for second place and earn one of the three berths to the U.S. Am awarded at the 36-hole qualifier at Emerald Valley Golf Club. Heinly was two shots shy of medalist Hans Reimers, of Albany, and a shot better than a two-way tie for fourth place.

The 2014 U.S. Amateur is scheduled for Aug. 11-17 at the Atlanta Athletic Club’s Highlands Course in Johns Creek, Georgia. A graduate of Summit High School and a recent graduate of Concordia University in Portland, Heinly will be making his first appearance in a USGA national championship.

The U.S. Amateur is widely considered to be among the most prestigious amateur golf tournaments in the world with a who’s who list of past champions, including Tiger Woods (1994, 1995, 1996) and Jack Nicklaus (1959, 1961).

— Bulletin staff report