McCulla’s last chance turns out to be perfect chance to earn spot playing Bellerive

Quincy native Alex McCulla, who will be a sophomore at Illinois State University, shot a 5-under 65 Tuesday to win a spot in the 115th Missouri Amamteur Championship, beginning next Monday at Bellerive Country Club in St. Louis.

ROLLA, Mo. — The lure of Bellerive proved far too tempting for Alex McCulla to ignore. So he withdrew from a qualifier for the Illinois State Amateur, paid to join the Missouri Golf Association and an extra origination fee for a spot in Monday’s Missouri State Amateur Last Chance Qualifier and trekked to Oak Meadow…

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