Boise golfer Ron Ptacek has been playing golf his entire life and at the age of 56 he qualified for his biggest tournament ever, the U.S. Senior Open.
Ron, who was the pro at Plantation Country Club for over 20 years has been trying to make the U.S. Open for the last 20 years, but has fallen short. In order to make the open he had to play and win a local qualifier and then win at least one section qualifier to make it to the U.S. Open. Ron qualified at the sectional in Utah back in early June and finally got his opportunity to play on one of golf's largest stages on Thursday when he teed off on the first hole at Sahallee Golf Course in Samamish, Washington.
This is the entire interview he did following his first round 72 (+2). Ptacek is tied for 20th after one day of play in the tournament and will start his second round a little after 3pm mountain time on Friday.
