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Tom Vining took a first-round lead in qualifying and held it.

Royal Oaks Qualifying

10/18/2015 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf

Oct. 18, 2015 - Last updated Oct. 22

Minnesota held a team qualifier for the Royal Oaks Intercollegiate (Oct. 26-27). The Golden Gophers competed for two automatic spots on the travel squad, and one coaches' pick. Justin Doeden and Jon DuToit were exempt from qualifying. Tom Vining, Matt Rachey and Rúnar Arnorsson will join them in Dallas.

The Gophers began the qualifying tournament Sunday at Hazeltine, the future site of the 2016 Ryder Cup. Round 2 was at Interlachen on Tuesday, and the final round was at Wayzata CC on Thursday.

Round 1: Hazletine National GC - Par 71 - 7,000 Yards
Round 2: Interlachen CC - Par 71 - 6,975 Yards
Round 3: Wayzata CC - Par 71 - 6,925 Yards
Tom Vining 75-71-73-219
Matt Rachey 78-76-70-224
Rúnar Arnorsson 81-75-70-226
Peter Jones 77-75-74-226
Jose Mendez 83-74-77-234
Charlie Duensing 82-76-77-235
Grady Meyer 83-78-78-239
Riley Johnson 88-74-78-240
William Leaf 79-79-81-242
Campbell Fisher (first two rounds) 85-87-172

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