HURRICANE -- When players stepped off the ninth and 18th greens, they heard that familiar question.

"What'd you shoot?"

If the player responded, "I broke 80," that was a good thing Monday at the final West Virginia Open/West Virginia Mid-Amateur qualifying tournament played on the soggy Sleepy Hollow Golf Club.

Eighty was the cutoff to make the field for the 75th West Virginia Open scheduled June 25-27 at Berry Hills Country Club in Charleston. Seven players were at that number out of the 27 who qualified.

Drew Whitten, who lives in Woodstock, Ga., shot an even-par 72 to lead the field in the Open qualifying. The pro maps courses for SkyCaddie, the handheld GPS system designed to give real-time distance information on the course. He got clearance from the West Virginia Golf Association to compete and made the trip home worth it.

"I know this course, I know what to do on the greens," Whitten said. "The strategy today (during morning rain) was fairways and greens."

Mike Keiffer of Elkview topped the qualifier for the Mid-Am with a 74. There were 27 players vying for nine spots. Ian Patrick got the final spot with 79. The Mid-Am is scheduled Friday through Sunday on the Palmer Course at Stonewall Jackson Resort.

In his round, Whitten had four birdies, four bogeys and the rest pars.

Whitten finished a shot ahead of Bobby Brandon of Milton, golf director at Esquire Country Club in Barboursville.

"My goal is always even par," Whitten said. "If I get into red numbers, I'm even happier. Being medalist is nice, but it's no different than shooting 80. We all get in."

David Bradshaw is defending Open champion.

Pat Carter of Huntington is defending Mid-Am champion. He's won the event three times in four years. This is the first year the event won't be held at Pete Dye Golf Club in Clarksburg.