Timothy Kitum was second to earn a place with Anthony Chemut also qualifying in third.
Caruso, 27, won the American Olympic team selection match in June, with Hattie Johnson, a specialist in the United States Army marksmanship unit, finishing second and also qualifying.
Costa Rica had hopes of also qualifying if it could control the carnage, but the Ticos lost to Brazil, 5-2, while Turkey was beating China, 3-0, inearbyby Seoul.
Pressel's consolation prize was an automatic berth on the United States team that will compete against Europe in the Solheim Cup outside Denver from Aug. 16 to 18. Also qualifying was Lizette Salas, who finished sixth at three under.
Happily, too, the new production has an outstanding Lulu in the Canadian soprano Barbara Hannigan, whose spot-on accuracy and pure, bell-like tone have made her a darling of contemporary composers while also qualifying her for Handel and Mozart.
Mr. Cutietta-Olson's work, listed as sculpture but also qualifying as mixed media, is an example of why the gallery is rethinking its submission categories — painting, sculpture, photography, mixed media, works on paper and installation/video.
