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Jacobson and Mediate qualify for British Open with strong finishes

- AP

BETHESDA, Md. (AP) -- Fredrik Jacobson barely missed qualifying for the British Open last Monday. He didn't realize he would get a second chance at the AT&T National.

Jacobson grabbed one of the final spots available for Royal Birkdale in two weeks with his second-place finish Sunday, shooting 65 to finish two strokes behind Kim.

"I didn't know that there was one spot (available) this week," Jacobson said. "I played 37 holes in the qualifier, ended up in the playoff and just missed out. I've actually been pretty tired all week after that one."

Another fatigued qualifier is Rocco Mediate, who finished tied for 18th while attracting some of the weekend's largest galleries from fans impressed by his runner-up performance at the U.S. Open.

"The last two weeks, there's no way I would have performed like that without (the fans)," Mediate said immediately after his closing round of 66. "I was on fumes, and I can't wait for this week off. Hopefully I'll be going to Britain."

He will, but the various qualifying scenarios are so complex that he wasn't sure at the time. Dean Wilson, who finished tied for third at the AT&T and did not qualify for the British, gave up trying to figure it all out.

"There's just so many things to keep track of," Wilson said. "It was funny yesterday, I was playing with Freddie Couples and he was asking me if I was in the PGA Championship, and I said I don't even know. I don't know where I stand on the Ryder Cup list."

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