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Kellett and Collins In Hunt for U.S. Open Bid
5/9/2023 3:48:00 PM | Men's Golf
The 123rd U.S. Open will be held at The Los Angeles Country Club, June 15-18
YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) – Eastern Michigan University senior Cam Kellett (London, Ontario-Saint Thomas Aquinas-Nevada) and alumnus Cougar Collins are in the hunt for every golfer's dream – an opportunity to take part in the U.S. Open. Kellett shot a four-under 67 at Highland Meadows Golf Club in Sylvania, Ohio, to advance to final qualifying, while Collins shot a one-over 73 at the local qualifier at The Links at Greystone in Walworth, N.Y.
Overall, the United States Golf Association (USGA) hosts more than 100 qualifying tournaments for the right to compete for this year's national championship. The 123rd U.S. Open will be held at The Los Angeles Country Club, June 15-18.
This is the first time the major will be played on the George Thomas layout at the historic club, although not the first time the USGA has held an event there. Previously, LACC has hosted 1930 U.S. Women's Amateur, the 1954 U.S. Junior and the 2017 Walker Cup.
After the close of entries on April 12, the USGA announced it had received a record 10,187, breaking the previous all-time best of 10,127 entries from the 2014 U.S. Open at Pinehurst. To be eligible, a player must have a Handicap Index of 1.4 or lower, or be a professional.
Thus far only 52 golfers have earned exemptions all the way to LACC, including defending champion Matt Fitzpatrick. The number of fully exempt players will increase with the inclusion of the top-60 point leaders and ties from the World Ranking, as of May 22 and June 5. The winner of the PGA Championship, and any multiple winners of PGA Tour events that award a full-point allocation for the season-ending Tour Championship also will earn exemptions. A new exemption category this year is a spot in the U.S. Open field for the college golfer who wins the NCAA individual championship in June.
The remaining spots in the field will be filled by golfers who play their way into the championship via local and final qualifying.
There are 109 courses hosting 18-hole local qualifiers that will be contested in 44 states and Canada from April 17 to May 22. Those who advance then tee it up in one of 13 36-hole final qualifiers, 10 in the U.S., one in England, one in Canada and one in Japan. Nine of the 10 conducted in the U.S. sites will be played on Monday, June 5, with one additional American qualifier being played Monday, May 22.
Just two golfers—Ken Venturi (1964) and Orville Moody (1969) have won the U.S. Open after qualifying through local and sectional play. Gene Littler (1961), Boros (1963), Jerry Pate (1976), Steve Jones (1996), Michael Campbell (2005) and Lucas Glover (2009) won after advancing through final qualifying.
Overall, the United States Golf Association (USGA) hosts more than 100 qualifying tournaments for the right to compete for this year's national championship. The 123rd U.S. Open will be held at The Los Angeles Country Club, June 15-18.
This is the first time the major will be played on the George Thomas layout at the historic club, although not the first time the USGA has held an event there. Previously, LACC has hosted 1930 U.S. Women's Amateur, the 1954 U.S. Junior and the 2017 Walker Cup.
After the close of entries on April 12, the USGA announced it had received a record 10,187, breaking the previous all-time best of 10,127 entries from the 2014 U.S. Open at Pinehurst. To be eligible, a player must have a Handicap Index of 1.4 or lower, or be a professional.
Thus far only 52 golfers have earned exemptions all the way to LACC, including defending champion Matt Fitzpatrick. The number of fully exempt players will increase with the inclusion of the top-60 point leaders and ties from the World Ranking, as of May 22 and June 5. The winner of the PGA Championship, and any multiple winners of PGA Tour events that award a full-point allocation for the season-ending Tour Championship also will earn exemptions. A new exemption category this year is a spot in the U.S. Open field for the college golfer who wins the NCAA individual championship in June.
The remaining spots in the field will be filled by golfers who play their way into the championship via local and final qualifying.
There are 109 courses hosting 18-hole local qualifiers that will be contested in 44 states and Canada from April 17 to May 22. Those who advance then tee it up in one of 13 36-hole final qualifiers, 10 in the U.S., one in England, one in Canada and one in Japan. Nine of the 10 conducted in the U.S. sites will be played on Monday, June 5, with one additional American qualifier being played Monday, May 22.
Just two golfers—Ken Venturi (1964) and Orville Moody (1969) have won the U.S. Open after qualifying through local and sectional play. Gene Littler (1961), Boros (1963), Jerry Pate (1976), Steve Jones (1996), Michael Campbell (2005) and Lucas Glover (2009) won after advancing through final qualifying.
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