Taylor Smith just missed out on automatically qualifying for the 2012 U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship this week. However, the Eastside graduate still has a chance of playing in the tournament held at Soldier Hollow Golf Course in Midway, Utah on July 9. Smith, a rising senior at Georgia College, participated in a qualifying event at Mystery Valley Golf Club in Lithonia on Monday and Tuesday and finished 2-under par 140 to place as a second alternate.