The Bethune-Cookman alum from Flint, Michigan, will become the first Wildcat to participate in a PGA major tournament event after he qualified for this weekend’s U.S. Open.
๐๐ข๐ข๐ ๐๐จ๐๐ to former Wildcat, Willie Mack III, in this weekend’s ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฃ๐๐ก!
He becomes the 1โฃst Wildcat to qualify for a major event!@USOpenGolf
๐ June 13-16
๐Pinehurst, NC
๐บ USA Network/NBC#๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ก๐๐๐๐ฉ๐จ | #๐๐ง๐๐ฎ๐๐ค๐๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ง pic.twitter.com/ZWGusQXsu8โ Bethune-Cookman Athletics (@BCUAthletics) June 11, 2024
Last Monday, Mack earned his shot by winning a three-man playoff in a United States Golf Association qualifier, finishing fifth overall with a two-round score of 141. Mack competed for the Wildcats between 2008 and 2011, winning 11 tournaments. After graduation, he became the first African-American golfer to win the Michigan Amateur championship.
This year’s U.S. Open will be Mack’s eighth PGA tournament appearance and his first major tournament.
