U.S. Open final qualifying is annually one of the toughest events to advance through. This year’s trek to the U.S. Open started with more than 10,000 entries (10,052 in all) for just the third time in championship history after there was a record set for last year’s event at LACC. Players either advanced to final qualifying from a local site or were exempt into final stage, which consists of a one-day, 36-hole qualifier to determine who plays for the U.S.’s national championship. Monday is fittingly referred to as Golf’s Longest Day.
The USGA is holding 10 of its 13 final qualifiers at various courses around the country and one in Canada on Monday with 687 players vying for just 44 spots. With the Memorial tournament and the RBC Canadian Openswitching weeks this year, many regular PGA Tour pros are scattered between the Ontario, Canada qualifier and the two sites in Ohio at Ohio State University Golf Club and Springfield Country Club.
Final qualifying is one of the only places where you’ll see regular PGA Tour pros hoofing it out there with regular amateurs with day jobs, college players and more.
The qualifiers today will be added to 23 others who qualified in the three sectionals held before Monday in Japan, England and Texas. You can find results for those three qualifiers and follow along for live updates at the 10 others taking place below.
Qualifiers: Mark Hubbard, -15, F Adam Svensson, -12, F Rico Hoey, -11, F Davis Thompson, -10, F Greyson Sigg, -9, F Aaron Rai, -9, F Ashton McCulloch (a), -8, F
Aaron Rai is IN. 🏴👏
Birdie on 18 to earn his second @USOpenGolf invite.
Alternates (in order): Keith Mitchell, -7 Matt Wallace, -7
Notables who failed to qualify: Stewart Cink Pierceson Coody Bud Cauley Charley Hoffman Mark Hubbard Ben Griffin Maverick McNealy Chez Reavie Davis Riley Davis Thompson Norman Xiong
Alternates (in order): Brendan Valdes (a), -3 Thomas Ponder (a), -3
Notables who failed to qualify: Ryan Armour Luke Donald Branden Grace Graeme McDowell Joaquin Niemann Patrick Rodgers Charl Schwartzel Peter Uihlein Anirban Lahiri
Qualifiers: Frankie Capan III, -6, F Brian Campbell, -5, F Sam Bennett, -5, F Chesson Hadley, -4, F Webb Simpson, -4, F Carter Jenkins, -3, F* Harry Higgs, -3, F* *Advanced in 7-for-2 playoff
Made the birdie putt to earn the final qualifying spot out of Springfield and knock fellow Aussie Adam Scott to first alternate. pic.twitter.com/GqHq2wNT1y
Qualified: Grant Forrest (-10) Richard Mansell Brandon Robinson Thompson Sam Bairstow (-9) Robert Rock Matteo Manassero (-8) Tom McKibbin Eduardo Molinari Jascon Scrivener
Notables who failed to qualify: Rafa Cabrera Bello Ross Fisher Alex Fitzpatrick Sam Horsfield Wilco Nienaber Lee Westwood Bernd Wiesberger
Qualified: Nico Echavarria (-7) Mac Meissner (-6) Eugenio Lopez Chaccara Takumi Kanaya (-4) Francesco Molinari Brandon Wu (-3) Mcihael McGowan Parker Bell (a) S.H. Kim Sung Kang Logan McAllister
Notables who failed to qualify: Sergio Garcia Kevin Streelman Henrik Norlander Cameron Champ Parker Coody Joel Dahmen J.B. Holmes Michael Kim Kelly Kraft Ryan Moore Geoff Ogilvy Carlos Ortiz Patrick Reed Brendan Steele Caleb Surratt
Jack Hirsh is the Associate Equipment Editor at GOLF. A Pennsylvania native, Jack is a 2020 graduate of Penn State University, earning degrees in broadcast journalism and political science. He was captain of his high school golf team and recently returned to the program to serve as head coach. Jack also still *tries* to remain competitive in local amateurs. Before joining GOLF, Jack spent two years working at a TV station in Bend, Oregon, primarily as a Multimedia Journalist/reporter, but also producing, anchoring and even presenting the weather. He can be reached at jack.hirsh@golf.com.
