Georgian among qualifiers for U.S. Open

ROSWELL - Scott Parel of Augusta, Thomas Levet of France and Ken Duke of Boca Raton, Fla., qualified for the U.S. Open on Tuesday. <br> <br> Parel shot a pair of 6-under-par 66s for a 132 total at Ansley Golf Club&#39;s Settindown Creek course in suburban Atlanta. <br> <br> Levet, a two-time winner on the European Tour, had rounds of 69 and 70, while Duke finished third in the 40-player field with scores of 72 and 69. <br> <br> All three advanced to play in the U.S. Open, which begins June 13 at Bethpage State Park in New York. <br> <br> Among those who failed to qualify were Georgia Tech&#39;s Troy Matteson, who won the NCAA men&#39;s championship on Saturday. He struggled to a 147 with rounds of 74 and 73. <br> <br> Another Georgia Tech golfer, Kris Mikkelsen, was the third alternate after shooting 146. Clemson&#39;s D.J. Trahan was the second alternate at 142. <br> <br> Danny Yates of Atlanta, a two-time Walker Cup captain and team member and the 1992 U.S. Mid Amateur champion, failed to qualify. He shot consecutive rounds of 76 on the 7,119-yard layout.

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