PENN TWP — Rob McClellan had one regret Thursday afternoon.

“I wish I didn't bogie that last hole,” the Butler Country Club pro said of No. 18 on the course. “I could have used a birdie there.”

Besides that, all was well.

McClellan shot an even-par 70 at the U.S. Open qualifier held at BCC, good enough to earn one of the five available Open sectional berths that were up for grabs at the local event.

Only two golfers among the field of 84 shot under par. Zach Herr of New Hope carded a 2-under-par 68 while JD Dornes shot a 1-under 69.

Though BCC is McClellan's home course, he played 18 holes on it Sunday — for the first time this year.

“I'm comfortable here, obviously, but I had to get in a full round to see how the course plays,” he said.

The other two sectional spots were decided by a playoff between Bo Andrews of Raleigh, N.C., Parker McLachlin of Scottsdale, Ariz., and Danny Yustin of East Amherst, N.Y. Each shot a 71.

Yustin and Andrews wound up snaring the final two spots. McLachlin and Brandon Pluchinsky of North Lima, Ohio, are the alternates. Pluchinsky shot a 72, as did Benjamin Huss of Bethel Park. Huss lost a playoff for the final alternate spot.

U.S. Open sectional qualifiers will be held June 6. There are 10 of those in the United States.

“I figured even-par would be good enough today,” McClellan said of Thursday's local qualifier. “Anytime we have a tournament like this here, one or two guys shoots under par and there's a lot of scores between 70 and 75.”

That was the case on this day.

Besides McClellan, the top scores turned in by local golfers were Saxonburg's Joe Boros and Butler graduate Jeremy Enslen with 74. Slippery Rock High graduate Brett Rinker — a member of the Bowling Green State (Ohio) university golf team — shot a 76.

Cranberry Township's Brent Rodgers also shot a 76.

“You had to stay out of bogie-land and I didn't do that,” Boros said after his round. “I'm figuring some scores will come in below par.”

Rinker agreed.

“The rough was cut pretty high out there,” Rinker said. “You definitely had to keep your ball straight and stay out of trouble.

“But on a day like this on a course this nice, low scores were out there to get.”

Skylar Fox, 13, of Beaver Falls — by far the youngest golfer in the field — shot a 75 despite bogeying his final two holes.

“This felt a little bit different,” Fox admitted of playing in a U.S. Open qualifier. “There was much more pressure.”

“He got into a couple of bunkers, but, overall, Skyklar hit the ball extremely well today,” Fox's caddy, Gene Walter, said. “He was steady and consistent.

“The course was challenging and he responded. He should be very happy with this round.”

Jake Smithco of Cranberry Township shot a 77 while Josh Bartley of Valencia carded an 82.

“I'm a member here, so I'm not too crazy about what I shot,” Bartley said. “The rough was tall and the greens were slick. I didn't handle it very well.

“You try to treat this like any other tournament. I guess I didn't do that.”

McClellan has qualified for a U.S. Open sectional for the fourth time, but has only played in two of them. He opted not to participate in the sectional one year, choosing to play in the Tri-State Open instead.

“Those points are hard to pass up,” McClellan explained of the Tri-State PGA. “Our top player for the year gets a berth in the Greenbriar. It's a lot easier to reach that tournament than the U.S. Open.”

McClellan will have to make a similar decision this year. He plans to play in the sectional at Canoe Brook in Summit, N.J., should he go. The June 6 sectional date is the same as the Tri-State Open.

“It's been that way for 10 years,” McClellan said. “I've been trying to get them to change that. I'll probably go to the sectional, do my best and try to get through.

“With the U.S. Open at Oakmont ... I'd love to be there.”