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Islanders goalie coach Mike Dunham tries to qualify for U.S. Open

Mark Herrmann

Herrmann has covered the Mets and Yankees since 1988, and has been Newsday’s national golf writer since 2002. Show More

The next time Islanders goaltending coach Mike Dunham tells his players about perseverance and focus, they should really listen. He proved his expertise on those topics last week when, at the age of 44 and after numerous tries, he reached the sectional round of U.S. Open qualifying for the first time.

He will be in the field at Canoe Brook in Summit, New Jersey a week from tomorrow, having made it through local qualifying.