GSV/AstroTurf Regional Sales Manager Jim Henderson qualifies for U.S. Open

From ESPN.com

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by Jason Sobel

It was the morning of an 18-hole U.S. Open local qualifier in Cincinnati and Jimmy Henderson was already feeling the butterflies. The former Wright State player hadn't played in a competitive event since 2005 and just earned back his amateur status a few days earlier. "I said, 'Well, maybe I should just try and play,'" Henderson recalls. "I said, 'What the heck, I'll sign up.' But going in, I was pretty nervous." Rather than dreaming about a trip to Torrey Pines, the former mini-tour player was worried that a high score would leave him ineligible for other tournaments throughout the summer. But Henderson surprised himself with a 68, earning a trip to sectionals … where the nerves took control again. After an opening-round 71, he began his second 18 with a front-side 31 that included a hole-in-one on No. 9. His back-nine 34 helped him into a playoff for the final spot, but led to … another case of nerves. "I hit it right off the tee and had to hit out of a creek," he said. "I had crap all over me." Fortunately, his opponent was rattled with nervousness as well, as Henderson eventually lagged a putt to make bogey and punch his ticket to play against the world's best. Nothing to be nervous about, right? Uh, wrong. "I kind of get morning sickness right now when I get up in the morning," said Henderson, who works as a salesman for a company that produces Astroturf. "I have no idea how I'm going to handle it."