U.S. Open Final Qualifying Sites

Want to play in the 122nd U.S. Open at The Country Club? Here are the USGA qualifying sites for 2022

Local qualifying will be conducted between April 25-May 23, with final qualifying May 23 and June 6.

On Tuesday the United States Golf Association announced the local and final qualifying sites for the 122nd U.S. Open at The Country Club in Brookline, Massachusetts, June 16-19.

Online player registration begins on Wednesday, February 23 at champs.usga.org and will be open through Wednesday, April 13. Players must have a Handicap Index not exceeding 1.4, or be a professional.

There will be 109 local qualifying sites across not only the United States, but also Canada, April 25-May 23. For the 43rd consecutive year Illini Country Club, in Springfield, Illinois, will host a U.S. Open local qualifier, while Maketewah Country Club in Cincinnati, Ohio, will host one for the 45th time in the last 47 years.

Players who advance from the 18-hole qualifier join a group of locally exempt players for the 36-hole final qualifying May 23 and June 6.
The USGA accepted 9,069 entries for last year’s championship at Torrey Pines.

“The U.S. Open provides thousands of professional and amateur golfers with diverse backgrounds from around the world the opportunity to earn a place in the championship through a two-stage qualifying process that was established more than 60 years ago,” said John Bodenhamer, chief championships officer for the USGA. “Allied Golf Associations in the United States, as well as the Japan Golf Association and Golf Canada, are working with us to provide a pathway to The Country Club in June where we can once again showcase the world’s greatest players.”

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2022 U.S. Open Local Qualifying Sites

Monday, April 25

Coral Ridge C.C., Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Marietta C.C., Kennesaw, Ga.
Fox Den C.C., Knoxville, Tenn.
Gold Mountain G.C. (Olympic Course), Bremerton, Wash.

Tuesday, April 26

The Dunes at Maui Lani G.C., Kahului, Hawaii
CasaBlanca G.C., Mesquite, Nev.
New Mexico State University G.C., Las Cruces, N.M.
Jimmie Austin OU G.C., Norman, Okla.

Wednesday, April 27

Tangle Ridge C.C., Grand Prairie, Texas

Thursday, April 28

Columbia C.C. (Ridgewood/Tall Pines Courses), Blythewood, S.C.
Jackson (Tenn.) C.C.

Monday, May 2

Peach Tree G. & C.C., Marysville, Calif.
Indian Ridge C.C. (Grove Course), Palm Desert, Calif.
Brentwood C.C., Los Angeles, Calif.
Fountaingrove G. & Athletic Club, Santa Rosa, Calif.
Wee Burn C.C., Darien, Conn.
Pine Tree C.C., Boynton Beach, Fla.
Lexington C.C., Fort Myers, Fla.
Sara Bay C.C., Sarasota, Fla.
Hoakalei C.C., Ewa Beach, Hawaii
Bayou DeSiard C.C., Monroe, La.
Foxborough (Mass.) C.C.
Muskegon (Mich.) C.C.
Windsong Farm G.C., Maple Plain, Minn.
Scioto Reserve C.C., Powell, Ohio
The Oregon G.C., West Linn, Ore.
The C.C. of Sioux Falls, Sioux Falls, S.D.
The Club at Comanche Trace (Valley/Hills Courses), Kerrville, Texas

Tuesday, May 3

Andalusia C.C., La Quinta, Calif.
The Club at Ruby Hill, Pleasanton, Calif.
Collindale G.C., Fort Collins, Colo.
Worthington Manor C.C., Urbana, Md.
The Orchards G.C., Washington, Mich.
Duke University G.C., Durham, N.C.
Hollywood G.C., Deal, N.J.
UNM Championship G.C., Albuquerque, N.M.

Wednesday, May 4

Lake Jovita G. & C.C. (South Course), Dade City, Fla.

Thursday, May 5

Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail at Silver Lakes (Backbreaker/Heartbreaker Courses), Glencoe, Ala.
Sewailo G.C., Tucson, Ariz.
La Purisima G.C., Lompoc, Calif.
The Grand G.C., San Diego, Calif.
CommonGround Golf Course, Aurora, Colo.
Buckhorn Springs G. & C.C., Valrico, Fla.
Old Oakland C.C. (South/East Courses), Indianapolis, Ind.
Midland (Texas) C.C.
The Federal Club, Glen Allen, Va.

Monday, May 9

Phoenix (Ariz.) C.C.
The Ridge G.C., Auburn, Calif.
El Niguel C.C., Laguna Niguel, Calif.
Classic Club, Palm Desert, Calif.
Todd Creek G.C., Thornton, Colo.
The G.C. at Oxford Greens, Oxford, Conn.
Ritz-Carlton Members G.C., Bradenton, Fla.
Bay Point G.C. (Nicklaus Course), Panama City Beach, Fla.
The Plantation at Ponte Vedra Beach, Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.
BanBury G.C., Eagle, Idaho
Cantigny G.C. (Woodside/Lakeside Courses), Wheaton, Ill.
Morris Park C.C., South Bend, Ind.
Blue Top Ridge G.C., Riverside, Iowa
Oakwood C.C., Kansas City, Mo.
Lake Forest C.C., St. Louis, Mo.
Pinewild C.C. (Magnolia Course), Pinehurst, N.C.
Southampton (N.Y.) C.C.
White Manor C.C., Malvern, Pa.
DeBordieu Club, Georgetown, S.C.
Lakeside C.C., Houston, Texas
Forest Creek G.C, Round Rock, Texas

Tuesday, May 10

Hot Springs C.C. (Arlington Course), Hot Springs, Ark.
Ironwood C.C. (South Course), Palm Desert, Calif.
Missoula (Mont.) C.C.
Westfield C.C. (North Course), Westfield Center, Ohio
Westfield C.C. (South Course), Westfield Center, Ohio
Kirkbrae C.C., Lincoln, R.I.

Wednesday, May 11

Pelican Marsh G.C., Naples, Fla.
Wichita (Kan.) C.C.
Kearney Hill G.L., Lexington, Ky.
Omaha (Neb.) C.C.
Butler (Pa.) C.C.
Stonewall Resort, Roanoke, W.Va.
Wild Rock C.C., Wisconsin Dells, Wis.
Riverton (Wyo.) C.C.

Thursday, May 12

Ak-Chin Southern Dunes G.C., Maricopa, Ariz.
Bermuda Dunes (Calif.) C.C. (Classic Course)
Hammock Dunes Club (Creek Course), Palm Coast, Fla.
Wellington National G.C., West Palm Beach, Fla.
Whitewater Creek C.C., Fayetteville, Ga.
Hillendale C.C., Phoenix, Md.
The Links at Norfolk, Ramsey, Minn.
River Landing G.C. (River Course), Wallace, N.C.
The Legacy Club at Woodcrest, Cherry Hill, N.J.
Knickerbocker C.C., Tenafly, N.J.
C.C. of York, York, Pa.

Monday, May 16

Mesa (Ariz.) C.C.
TPC Stonebrae C.C., Hayward, Calif.
The Pulpit Club (The Paintbrush Course), Caledon Village, Ontario, Canada
Lake Shore C.C., Glencoe, Ill.
Illini C.C., Springfield, Ill.
Shaker Ridge C.C., Albany, N.Y.
Mendon (N.Y.) G.C.
Maketewah C.C., Cincinnati, Ohio
Glen Oak C.C., Clarks Summit, Pa.
Hurricane Creek C.C., Anna, Texas
Riverside C.C., Provo, Utah

Tuesday, May 17

Shingle Creek G.C., Orlando, Fla.
Taconic G.C., Williamstown, Mass.
Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course, Stateline, Nev.
Manhattan Woods G.C., West Nyack, N.Y.
Tumble Creek Club, Cle Elum, Wash.

Monday, May 23

Palmer (Alaska) G.C.

2022 U.S. Open Final Qualifying Sites

International

Monday, May 23

Asia – Caledonian Golf Club, Chiba Prefecture, Japan

Monday, June 6

Canada – RattleSnake Point Golf Club (CopperHead Course), Milton, Ontario

United States

Monday, May 23

Lakewood Country Club & Royal Oaks Country Club, Dallas, Texas

Monday, June 6

The Olympic Club (Ocean Course), San Francisco, Calif.
The Club at Admiral’s Cove (North and West Courses), Jupiter, Fla.
Ansley Golf Club (Settindown Creek Course), Roswell, Ga.
Woodmont Country Club (North Course), Rockville, Md.
Century Country Club & Old Oaks Country Club, Purchase, N.Y.
Kinsale Golf and Fitness Club & Wedgewood Golf and Country Club, Columbus, Ohio
Springfield (Ohio) Country Club
Pronghorn Resort (Nicklaus Resort), Bend, Ore.

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U.S. Open: Cole Hammer gets the call after Mikko Korhonen’s withdrawal

Cole Hammer, the 21-year-old Texas junior, earned his spot when Mikko Korhonen withdrew on Wednesday.

May was a marathon for Cole Hammer, and June is picking up steam now too. The 21-year-old junior at the University of Texas earned his spot in the U.S. Open on Wednesday a day after the completion of Final Qualifying.

Hammer left his qualifier in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday morning as the first alternate, but earned a spot when Mikko Korhonen, who was one of 10 players who earned an exemption in the three-event U.S. Open 2021 European Tour Qualifying Series, withdrew.

Hammer opened a 36-hole day on Monday at Brookside Golf & Country Club with a 73. After clawing back with a 65 at The Lakes Golf & Country Club, he was part of a 5-for-4 playoff the following morning that determined the final spots from that site. Hammer lost out to Texas teammate Pierceson Coody, Peter Malnati, Tom Hoge and Jhonattan Vegas and instead earned alternate status.

U.S. Open Final Qualifying: Final results

Although he struggled a bit in the NCAA Tournament, his coach at Texas, John Fields, said Hammer has found a happy place heading into a crucial stretch that includes this week’s Palmetto Championship at Congaree — a replacement event for the RBC Canadian Open — the U.S. Open and then the British Open. Hammer tees off in the first round at Congaree at 1:16 p.m. on Thursday.

“Cole made some really good decisions in the fall,” Fields said. “He was really struggling with his golf swing. He went back and worked with Bruce Davidson, and went back to his home base at River Oaks, and started working through things.

“He was in a bit of a slump for almost 18 months, but I really think he has righted the ship. He had a few putting issues — and he’s a really good putter — but he’s hitting the golf ball as well as he ever has.“

Hammer’s trip to Torrey Pines next week will mark his third U.S. Open start, including his first at age 15 in 2015 at Chambers Bay. In the time between, Hammer has been a member of two winning U.S. Walker Cup Teams (2019, 2021).

Last month at the Walker Cup at Seminole Golf Club in Juno Beach, Florida, Hammer holed the clinching putt and earned three and a half points for the Americans after playing all four sessions.

Fields, of course, has seen plenty of great players come through in his 24 years at the helm. Many of those use their prowess on the greens as the path to success. Jordan Spieth, one of the best putters on the PGA Tour, is a prime example.

And in Hammer, Fields sees similar talent.

“I think the great putters, guys like Jordan and Scottie Scheffler and Cole, they sometimes put a lot of pressure on themselves to make everything,” Fields said. “But they figure it out. Cole is not unlike Jordan and Scheffler in that regard.”

Last month at the Walker Cup at Seminole Golf Club in Juno Beach, Florida, Hammer holed the clinching putt and earned three and a half points for the Americans after playing all four sessions.

The world No. 17 ranked amateur was coming off individual medalist honors at the Big 12 Championship the week before, and after the Walker Cup immediately went on to play the AT&T Byron Nelson, NCAA Regionals and then the NCAA Championship.

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USGA reveals 11 final qualifying sites for 2021 U.S. Open at Torrey Pines

The USGA already announced its list of 109 local qualifying sites, and now the list of 11 final qualifying sites have also been revealed.

U.S. Open dreams are about to get real when online player registration opens on Feb. 24. The U.S. Golf Association already announced its list of 109 local qualifying sites earlier this month, and now the list of 11 final qualifying sites – which includes two international sites in Asia and Canada – have also been revealed.

The U.S. Open will be played at Torrey Pines Golf Course’s South Course in San Diego, California, on June 17-20, 2021,

Final qualifying is a one-day, 36-hole event. The first of nine U.S.-based final qualifiers kicks off on Monday, May 24, in Texas, while eight are scheduled on Monday, June 7: two in Ohio and one each in California, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, New York and Washington. Japan (May 24) and Canada (June 7) will also host final qualifiers.

No qualifying took place for the 2020 U.S. Open because of COVID and the pandemic will have a minor impact on qualifying this year. England will not host a final qualifying site this year because of the virus, but an exemption category will be added in which players can earn entry based on the three-event U.S. Open 2021 European Tour Qualifying Series (Betfred British Masters, Made in HimmerLand presented by FREJA and Porsche European Open). The top 10 aggregate point earners from those events, who were otherwise not exempt, will earn spots in the U.S. Open field

To be eligible to qualify for the U.S. Open, a player must have a Handicap Index not exceeding 1.4, or be a professional. In 2019, the USGA accepted 9,125 entries for the championship at Pebble Beach, the eighth consecutive year that entries topped 9,000. A record 10,127 entries were received for the 2014 U.S. Open at Pinehurst No. 2, in the Village of Pinehurst, North Carolina.

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2021 U.S. Open Final Qualifying Sites (11)

International (2)

Monday, May 24

Asia – The Royal Golf Club, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan

Monday, June 7

Canada – RattleSnake Point Golf Club (CopperHead Course), Milton, Ontario

United States (9)

Monday, May 24

Dallas Athletic Club (Blue and Gold Courses), Dallas, Texas

Monday, June 7

Rolling Hills Country Club, Rolling Hills Estates, Calif.

The Bear’s Club, Jupiter, Fla.

Piedmont Driving Club, Atlanta, Ga.

Woodmont Country Club (North Course), Rockville, Md.

Century Country Club & Old Oaks Country Club, Purchase, N.Y.

Brookside Golf & Country Club & The Lakes Golf & Country Club, Columbus, Ohio

Springfield (Ohio) Country Club

Meadow Springs Country Club, Richland, Wash.

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2020 U.S. Open final qualifying sites revealed

The USGA announced 12 final qualifying sites for the 2020 U.S. Open on Monday.

Twelve sites across the United States, Canada, England and Japan will serve as final qualifying sites for the 120th U.S. Open Championship, the USGA announced Monday.

Nine of the final qualifying sites are located in the United States. Two final qualifying sites, which will be played June 8, are located in Ohio and one in each of the following: California, Florida, Georgia, Maryland and New York. One additional site in Texas will play May 18. England and Japan’s international final qualifying is scheduled for June 8 and May 25, respectively. Canada’s final qualifier will be June 8.

“For more than 60 years, the USGA has conducted two-stage U.S. Open qualifying, the foundation for an open and democratic process that leads to a strong and competitive field,” USGA senior managing director of championships John Bodenhamer said in a statement. “Allied Golf Associations in the United States, along with the PGA European Tour, Japan Golf Association and Golf Canada collaborate to provide players worldwide an opportunity to emerge from more than 9,000 entrants and earn the right to compete for a major championship.”

The U.S. Open will be played June 18-21 at Winged Foot Golf Club-West Course in Mamaroneck, New York.

Online player registration for the 2020 U.S. Open will open in early March and close April 22 at 5 p.m. ET.

Details surrounding each final qualifying site can be found below.

2020 U.S. Open Final Qualifying Sites

Canada

June 8: RattleSnake Point Golf Club (CopperHead Course), Milton, Ontario, Canada

England, European final qualifying

June 8: Walton Heath Golf Club (New and Old Courses), Surrey, England

Japan, Asian final qualifying

May 25: Minagi Golf Club, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan

United States

May 18

Lakewood Country Club & Royal Oaks Country Club, Dallas, Texas

June 8

Lake Merced Golf Club & The Olympic Club (Ocean Course), Daly City, California
The Club at Admiral’s Cove (North and West Courses), Jupiter, Florida
Ansley Golf Club (Settindown Creek Course), Roswell, Georgia
Woodmont Country Club (North Course), Rockville, Maryland
Century Country Club & Old Oaks Country Club, Purchase, New York
Brookside Golf & Country Club & The Lakes Golf & Country Club, Columbus, Ohio
Springfield (Ohio) Country Club, Springfield, Ohio
Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club (Witch Hollow Course), North Plains, Oregon

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