He improved slightly on his second nine, avoiding double-digits on each hole for 59.
"Guess he must of lied about having a 2.4 handicap index," American Billy Horschel, a three-times winner on the PGA Tour, tweeted.
Local U.S. Open qualifiers, open to all professionals and amateurs with a suitable handicap, offer players from all over the world a chance to join the elite in the year's second major.
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The 2017 U.S. Open will be played June 15-18 at Erin Hills in Wisconsin.
(Reporting by Frank Pingue in Toronto; Editing by Ian Ransom)
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