Oregon State junior-to-be Spencer Tibbits finds himself in the mix to make the U.S. Open cut after shooting an opening-round 3-over 74 Thursday at Pebble Beach Golf Links.
Tibbits is tied for 98th out of 156 players in the field. The first-round leader is Justin Rose, who shot a 6-under 65.
Tibbits begins play at 8:57 a.m. Friday for his second round. The U.S. Open cut is the top 60 and ties following the second round.
Tibbits, playing in the final group of the day and starting on the back nine, made bogeys on his first two holes. Tibbits shot a 3-over 39 on his first nine, then began to make progress on the front nine. He made birdies at the par-4 fourth and par-5 sixth, sandwiching a bogey at the par-3 fifth. Tibbits was 2-over heading into the par-4 ninth, his final hole, where he missed 10-foot par putt and made bogey.
Among the 16 amateurs in the field, Tibbits is tied for ninth.
--Nick Daschel | ndaschel@oregonian.com | @nickdaschel
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