It hasn’t been an easy rookie season on the PGA Tour for Redwood City native and Danville resident Kevin Velo.

But he had one of his most enjoyable moments of his golf career on Monday.

Velo shot an 8-under 132 over 36 holes at Lambton Golf & Country Club just outside of Toronto to qualify for his first major, the 125th U.S. Open, later this month at historic Oakmont Country Club in Pennsylvania.

Velo shot a 5-under for the first 18 holes and 3-under for the final 18 as he finished as the top qualifier among 60 golfers who were competing for one of seven available spots at the site for the Open, which begins on June 12.

“To play at a historic place like Oakmont coming up, I’m super excited,” Velo told NBC Sports. “I’m going to have to change my flight plans a little bit here and book a

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