Tony Romo failed to advance Monday in his attempt to qualify for the 2017 U.S. Open in June at Erin Hills Golf Course.
Only seven players advanced from Romo's qualifier, played at Split Rail Links and Golf Club just outside Dallas and featured a field of 117 players. The former Cowboys quarterback showed fight, but an untimely triple-bogey on the par-4 15th hole ended his chances to reach the requisite 1-under par to advance to the next round of qualifying.
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Despite the colossal mistake, Romo kept fighting and birdied the 18th to finish with a 3-over 75.
The highlight of Romo's round came on the 600-yard par-5 14th hole. Romo stuck his second shot to two feet and calmly slotted home his eagle putt.
This wasn't Romo's first foray into U.S. Open qualifying. The scratch golfer advanced through a local U.S. Open qualifier in 2010. He shot a 71 in the first round of the 36-hole sectional qualifier, but he started his second round 8-over through three holes.
Unfortunately Romo's dreams were dashed, along with a number of other aspiring golfers. It was always a long shot though because only an estimated 55 players will advance through sectional qualifying (the next round) to the June 15-18 U.S. Open.
Romo will be in the booth this upcoming NFL season for CBS as their lead NFL game analyst with Jim Nantz for Sunday afternoon games and "Thursday Night Football."
