Tag: Pablo Larrazabal

2023 U.S. Open field: Emiliano Grillo is among the last six golfers to make it in

The field for the 2023 U.S. Open is now set.

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The field for the 2023 U.S. Open is now set.

On Monday morning, the U.S. Golf Association announced three final exemptions as well as three alternates from final qualifying who are now a part of the 156-man field.

The 123rd U.S. Open starts Thursday at Los Angeles Country Club’s North Course.

With the additions of Emiliano Grillo, Pablo Larrazabal and Adam Schenk, there are 89 fully exempt players. Those three earned their spots when the Official World Golf Ranking was updated Monday with all three in the top 60.

Grillo (No. 43) will compete in his fifth U.S. Open. Pablo Larrazabal (No. 52) will play in his second U.S. Open. Schenk (No. 54) will also make his second U.S. Open appearance.

The final three spots went to golfers who were alternates coming out of the 13 final qualifying locations: Bastien Amat (a), Michael Kim and Maxwell Moldovan (a).

Amat, Kim, and Moldovan were all first alternates at their qualifiers. Moldovan had a marathon day, ultimately losing in a playoff in the Columbus qualifier on the 44th hole to Adam Schaake.

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Louis Oosthuizen teeters on missing three majors next season as three LIV golfers earn spots in 2023 British Open

Oosthuizen is teetering on the brink of missing three majors in 2023.

Unless the R&A announces a change in the criteria for earning spots in the British Open, South Africa’s Louis Oosthuizen will have a chance to play next July at Royal Liverpool because he won the 2010 British Open at St. Andrews. All past winners are given a spot in the field until they reach age 60.

However, after tying for second at the 2021 PGA Championship, then being the runner-up at the U.S. Open and tying for third at the British Open that same year, Oosthuizen is teetering on the brink of missing the other three majors in 2023.

Last week, Golfweek explained to readers how pros earn spots in all four major championships, and while each uses a slightly different set of criteria to fill out their field, maintaining a high spot on the OWGR is a primary method elite golfers use. For instance, golfers ranked 50 or better on Dec. 31, 2022 can expect to get an invitation to compete in the 2023 Masters.

As of Monday morning, Oosthuizen is No. 49.

The OWGR does not award points for performances in LIV events, so like most LIV golfers, Oosthuizen’s spot on the OWGR has slowly risen since he was suspended from the PGA Tour. In his case, Oosthuizen has risen from No. 21 in early July to No. 49 on November 20. If he goes higher than 50, and he likely will in the next week or two, Oosthuizen will not meet any of the traditional criteria used by the Augusta National Golf Club to warrant an invitation. He also won’t have an exemption into next season’s PGA Championship. As for the U.S. Open, Oosthuizen will likely need to go through qualifying to get into the field at Los Angeles Country Club because the OWGR cutoff for an exemption has traditionally been No. 60 two weeks before sectional qualifying (May 23, 2023) or on the day of sectional qualifying (June 6, 2023).

Three other LIV golfers are likely feeling better than Oosthuizen on Monday because they appear to have earned spots in the field at the 2023 British Open.

Traditionally, golfers who finish in the top 30 in the DP World Tour’s Race to Duabi earn a spot in the following year’s British Open. Rory McIlroy won on Sunday, but Spain’s Adrian Otaegui finished 15th and fellow Spaniard Pablo Larrazabal finished 23rd. England’s Richard Bland finished 24th.

Those performances do not earn them a spot in any of the other three major championships and their world rankings of 98 (Otaegui), 86 (Larrazabal) and 89 (Bland) are not high enough to earn exemptions either.

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Pablo Larrazabal rides birdie streak to home win in Spain at ISPS Handa Championship

“I knew that I had a low one in my bag and that’s what I did.”

Pablo Larrazabal hit the gas around the turn and sped off to his first win on home soil.

The 38-year-old Spaniard made five consecutive birdies on Nos. 9-13 en route to an 8-under 62 to secure a one-shot win at 15 under over countryman Adrian Otaegui at the 2022 ISPS Handa Championship in Spain for the second win of his DP World Tour season and seventh of his career.

“I knew that I had a low one in my bag and that’s what I did,” said Larrazabal. ” Today I holed putts and that was key. I mean, to shoot 62 in windy conditions with the flags out there, it was good.”

Hennie du Plessis and Aaron Cockerill finished T-3 at 13 under, with Antoine Rozner in fifth at 12 under.

The tour tees it up next week at the Catalunya Championship at PGA Catalunya Golf and Wellness in Spain, April 28-May 1.

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Pablo Larrazábal claims Alfred Dunhill title with birdie at 18

Pablo Larrazábal won the European Tour’s season-opening Alfred Dunhill Championship after making three birdies on his last four holes.

MALELANE, South Africa – Pablo Larrazábal won the European Tour’s season-opening Alfred Dunhill Championship on Sunday after losing a three-shot overnight lead and then making three birdies on his last four holes for a dramatic one-stroke victory.

Larrazábal birdied the par-5 18th as the Spaniard finished 8 under overall and just ahead of Sweden’s Joel Sjoholm.

Larrazábal said he struggled with blisters on his feet and closed with a 75 after six bogeys and a double bogey but his rousing finale enabled him to clinch a fifth European Tour title and first in four years.

Alfred Dunhill Championship: Scores

Sjoholm’s final-round 69 almost saw him through to victory. Charl Schwartzel (70) finished tied for third at 6 under on his return to tournament action for the first time in eight months because of a wrist injury.

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