CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Cobb Course record-holder Daniel Obremski and Big Break Greenbrier alumnus Brian Cooper are among the entrants for the sixth Greenbrier Classic pre-qualifier set to tee off at 8 a.m. on Thursday at the Resort at Glade Springs' Cobb Course in Daniels.
Just the top 40 and ties among the 87 entrants will advance to the Monday qualifier, which also will be played at Glade. The top four from Monday's event earn a spot in the Greenbrier Classic July 2-5 at the Old White TPC in White Sulphur Springs.
Obremski, the Pittsburgh native who set the Cobb Course record with a 9-under 62 at the 2013 Monday qualifier, returns to Daniels. He missed the Classic cut two years ago as well.
Also in the field is Ryan Zylstra, a former Virginia Commonwealth player who competed in the 2013 Greenbrier Classic via the Monday qualifier. He was 10-over on the Old White TPC and missed the cut two years ago.
All players competing in a PGA Tour event and aren't exempt must go through pre-qualifying, except for members of the PGA, Web.com and Champions tours; three exemptions from the local PGA Section; former PGA Tour members from 2012-14; players making a cut on the PGA Tour during the current season; players in the top 100 on the World Golf Rankings as of the non-member entry deadline and players in the PGA Tour event immediately preceding the open qualifier.
Those players are eligible to bypass the Thursday qualifying event and enter Monday's tournament.
Among the golfers who have registered for the Greenbrier Classic's Monday qualifier are Charleston's Christian Brand, along with Mike Van Sickle (Milwaukee, Wisc.), Vaughn Taylor (Roanoke, Va.), Garrett Osborn (Birmingham, Ala.), Craig Kanada (Portland, Ore.), Jeff Curl (Redding, Calif.). Curl played in the 2014 Greenbrier Classic via the Monday tournament.
Greenbrier Classic
Tri-State PGA Pre-Qualifier
Thursday
at Resort at Glade Springs, Cobb Course
Par 71, 6,977 yards
8 a.m. - Corey Nagy, Michael Shrader, Mark Baker.
8:10 - Jared Goslee, Nathan Kerns, Mark Side.
8:20 - Trevor Myers, Ryan Lenahan, Hunter Green.
8:30 - Davey Jude, C.D. Hockersmith, Chris Dillow.
8:40 - Alan Cooke, Chip Deason, Daniel Obremski.
8:50 - Brian Agee, Andrew Gain, Dan Konieczny.
9 - Stephen Farley, David Haley Jr., Spencer Mellon.
9:10 - Ben Scott Campbell, Jordan Murray, Patrick Lundy.
9:20 - Stevie Anderson, Lee Chaney, Zachary Bolland.
9:30 - Aaron Ecksteinm, Garland Green, Tomas Holoubek.
9:40 - C.G. Mercatoris, Aaron Summers, Adam Hart.
9:50 - Paul Brown, Kenneth Hess, Mitch Bagley.
10 - Michael Grisnik, Bryce Greeley, TaeWan Lee.
10:10 - Isaiah Logue, A.J. Sanders, Brad Thornton.
10:20 AM Christian Breed, Mike McMahon, Fielding Brewbaker.
10:30 - Bruce McDonald, Braden Shattuck, Lee Heaton
10:40 - Christopher Vance, Brad Shepard, Doug Reed.
10:50 - David Kostyal II, Jon McLean, Dalton Ward.
11:00 - Nac Huachai, Peter Hong, Ryan Zylstra.
11:10 - Jeff Berkshire, Joshua Eure, Brian Cooper.
11:20 - Brinson Paolini, Sean Bosdosh, Aaron Sherry.
11:30 - Tripp Harris, Phil Hendrickson, Barend Greyling.
11:40 - Jack Wilkes, Winston Canada, Patrick Newcomb.
11:50 - Travis Benson, Marty Arnzen, Chris Cox.
Noon - Frank Talley Jr., Michael Wade, Justin Martinson.
12:10 p.m. - Bryce Ledford, La'Ellis Crowther, Chase Bailey
12:20 - Sam Osborne, David Cunningham, Justin Moose.
12:30 - Johnny Leonard, John David Hunter, Christopher Wolfe.
12:40 - Bradley Arrington, John Kelly, Swanson Smith IV.
Monday qualifiers
Players who qualified for the Greenbrier Classic through the Monday qualifier, and their finish at the Classic that year:
2014 - Jeff Curl (73-70-MC), Doug Labelle (72-73-MC), Brian Agee (76-74-MC), Mikey Moyers (77-77-MC).
2013 - Brad Adamonis 68-71-77-MDF), Ryan Blaum (71-69-MC), Daniel Obremski (71-73-MC), Ryan Zylstra (74-76-MC),
2012 - Chris Wilson (74-69-MC), Jonathan Mills (72-75-MC), Garrett Willis (76-72-MC), Michael Maness (75-74-MC),
2011 - Andre Stolz (T49; 69-69-70-72), Steve Allan (T57; 71-68-70-72), Garrett Frank (73-71-MC), Rod Pampling (73-73-MC),
2010 - Bob Sowards (71-68-MC), Alex Hamilton (67-73-MC), David Morland (73-70-MC), Dick Mast (71-81-MC).