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Tom Gillis nicely represents the back half of the U.S. Open field. That word “Open” is pretty literal. If you’re a reasonably good golfer in general, and if you’re a very good one on just the right day, you can play your way into the 156-man field.

That is precisely what Gillis did as a fringe player qualifying at a sectional site.