Cowboy is first alternate in qualifier

It was an outstanding day for the University of Wyoming golf program on Tuesday as Cowboy John Murdock finished as the first alternate in the U.S. Amateur Qualifier played at UW’s Glenn “Red” Jacoby Golf Course. Murdock, a Laramie native, fired a 36-hole score of six-under par 136 on his home course to finish two strokes back of Rosswell Sinclair of Albuquerque, who posted an eight-under par score of 134 for the win.

Rosswell automatically qualifies for the U.S. Amateur Championship to be played Aug. 13-19 at Pebble Beach, Calif. Murdock and third-place finisher, Jordan Costello of P...