Live Update: Hall of Fame pitcher Smoltz qualifies for US Senior Open
https://livevsongame-tv.com/golf/live-update-hall-of-fame-pitcher-smoltz-qualifies-for-us-senior-open-2/21634/html [ad_1] PEACHTREE CITY, Ga. (AP) Hall of Fame pitcher John Smoltz is making his mark in a new sport. Golf. The 51-year-old Smoltz qualified for the U.S. Senior Open on Thursday, emerging from a three-man playoff to take the final spot. Article continues below ... Three places were up for grabs in the 18-hole qualifier at Planterra Ridge Golf Club in Peachtree City, Georgia, about 30 miles south of Atlanta. Jack Larkin and Sonny Skinner got through in regulation by shooting 4-under 68, with Smoltz and two others one stroke back. Brian Tennyson was eliminated on the first playoff hole with a bogey. On the third extra hole, Smoltz finished off Brian Ferris despite making double bogey. Smoltz spent most of his career with the Atlanta Braves . He finished with a record of 213-155 with 154 saves – making him the only pitcher in baseball history with 200 wins and 150...