Green Posse » us open qualifying http://www.greenposse.com The smell of a freshly mowed fairway. Tue, 21 Apr 2009 20:01:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Qualifying for the US Open http://www.greenposse.com/2008/06/qualifying-for-the-us-open/ http://www.greenposse.com/2008/06/qualifying-for-the-us-open/#comments Fri, 06 Jun 2008 18:01:26 +0000 Sandy Mitchell http://www.greenposse.com/qualifying-for-the-us-open/ Post from: Green Posse

]]> The field is set for the 2008 US Open, which begins at Torrey Pines in San Diego on June 12. Of the 156 golfers, 72 are exempt from qualifying. This includes eight past champions (US Open champions are exempt for 10 years.)

A record 8390 golfers applied for the remaining 84 positions. Any professional or amateur golfer with a USGA handicap of 1.4 or less is eligible to try. The first qualifying 18-hole qualifying round was held in May at 111 sites in the United States, Great Britain, and Japan. Five hundred and fifty players advanced to the second round.

The second, 36-hole sectional qualifying rounds were held on May 26 and June 2 to determine the final 84 qualifiers. Just one percent of those attempting to qualify for the US Open made it. Good job guys!

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Grant Furyk

It’s not just the top amateur and professional golfers that have their sights set on the US Open, to be played June 9-15 at Torrey Pines Golf Course in La Jolla, California. Top athletes in a number of other sports are among the 8043 hopefuls that have entered the local qualifying rounds.

Among these athletes are Grant Furyk (pictured above), whose non-golf accomplishments include five Stanley Cup championships, being a five-time NHL all-star, and being inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. Others seeking to qualify for the Open include former tennis champions, Michael Chang and Ivan Lendl; former MLB third baseman, Chris Sabo; ex-NFL quarterback, Billy Joe Tolliver; and NHL goaltender, Mike Dunham.

(photo of Grant Furyk © Newscom)

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