Chris DeForest, a senior at Division I Illinois, is headed to his second U.S. Amateur in three years after qualifying at Whippoorwill Country Club in Armonk Tuesday
DeForest, a 2007 Rondout Valley graduate, shot rounds of 1-over-par 72 and 2-under 69 for a total of 1-under 141, tying for second place.
The U.S. Amateur will be held on Aug. 23-29 at Chambers Bay Golf Course in University Place, Wash.
DeForest missed the cut at the 2008 U.S. Amateur at Pinehurst.

DeForest, Goldstein struggle at U.S. Amateur
Chris DeForest, a 2007 Rondout Valley graduate, and Josh Goldstein, a 2008 Liberty graduate, had rough first rounds at the U.S. Amateur at Chambers Bay Golf Course in University Place, Wash. Monday
DeForest, a senior at Illinois shot an 11-over-par 82 and is tied for 261st place. He was 6-over on the front nine and had a quadruple-bogey 8 on the par-4, seventh hole. DeForest had two birdie.
Goldstein shot a 15-over-par 87. He had nine pars and didn’t have a birdie. Goldstein is tied for 289th place.
The top 64 advanced to match play after Tuesday’s second round.