Rory McIlroy grabbed the U.S. Open opening-round lead with a beautiful eagle on No. 5 on Shinnecock Hills.
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The U.S. Open is known for challenging players in all facets of the game, and the players are already talking about how quick the greens are playing at Pinehurst Resort’s No. 2. course.
Scott lost in a playoff at final qualifying but made the field to continue his major run.
“If they get any firmer and fast, they’d be borderline,” the defending champ said. “They already are borderline.”
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The USGA finalized its field Monday for the men’s third major of the season.
A look at those who have currently qualified for the men’s third major of the season.
Chin is a former standout at UC Irvine who held his PGA Tour card for a season, but he’s been without status for a couple years as he readies for his major debut at Pinehurst.
Colin Prater, an accomplished mid-amateur from Colorado Springs who also teaches high-school biology, qualified for his first major championship on Monday.
Ten U.S. Open final qualifying sites were contested Monday, from coast to coast. Here’s how they played out.
Adam Scott has played in every major championship since the 2001 U.S Open.
Patrick Reed’s major streak snapped; Sergio Garcia misses on 7-for-6 playoff at U.S. Open qualifying
Reed withdrew prior to competing while Garcia struggled to close out a spot in his 25th consecutive U.S. Open.
Here are the USGA’s exemption categories for players to earn spots into the U.S. Open field.
Mike Whan added that potential changes wouldn’t come in time for this year’s championship.
NBC plans 47 hours of live coverage from Pinehurst No. 2 through a combination of Peacock, USA Network and NBC.
A list of player who have received special exemptions into the U.S. Open, and how they fared.
Woods hasn’t played in a U.S. Open since 2020 at Winged Foot and is the first special invite since Phil Mickelson in 2021.
Woods and Kuchar were hoping to advance to final qualifying for the Pinehurst Open.
There are 109 local qualifying sites with over 10,000 open qualifying entrants.