111 Local Qualifiers Will Be Conducted in 43 States During May
FAR HILLS, N.J. (Feb. 24, 2015) – The United States Golf Association (USGA) today announced local qualifying sites for the 2015 U.S. Open Championship. The U.S. Open will be contested June 18-21 at Chambers Bay, in University Place, Wash. – the first U.S. Open in the Pacific Northwest. Local qualifying, conducted over 18 holes at 111 sites in 43 states, will take place between May 4-21.
“U.S. Open local qualifying represents the start of an exciting two-tiered process in which thousands of golfers from around the world, both professional and amateur, pursue a place in this year’s field at Chambers Bay and the opportunity to compete for our national championship,” said Diana Murphy, USGA vice president and Championship Committee chairman. “U.S. Open qualifying is conducted with the support and expertise provided by state and regional golf associations, and we appreciate their effort and commitment.”
Those players who advance out of local qualifying will compete in sectional qualifying, which will be conducted over 36 holes at 10 U.S. sites on June 8. For the 11th consecutive year, Japan and England will host international sectional qualifying, both scheduled for May 25.
In 2014, the USGA accepted a record 10,127 entries for the championship at Pinehurst Resort & Country Club’s Course No. 2, in the Village of Pinehurst, N.C. That total eclipsed the 9,860 for the 2013 championship at Merion Golf Club, in Ardmore, Pa.
Thirty-nine courses return as U.S. Open local qualifying sites from last year and several have a long history as hosts. Illini Country Club, in Springfield, Ill., has conducted a U.S. Open local qualifier since the late 1940s, while Maketewah Country Club, in Cincinnati, Ohio, has been a site for more than four decades. Riverton (Wyo.) Country Club and Genoa Lakes Golf Club, in Genoa, Nev., have hosted local qualifying since the 1990s. Collindale Golf Course, in Fort Collins, Colo., has also hosted for more than a decade.
Omaha (Neb.) Country Club and Oak Tree National, in Edmond, Okla., the sites of the 2013 and 2014 U.S. Seniors Open, respectively, are also hosting U.S. Open local qualifiers.
Three other local qualifying sites have hosted historic USGA championships. Arnold Palmer won the 1954 U.S. Amateur at the Country Club of Detroit, in Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich. Jack Nicklaus (1959 U.S. Amateur) and Annika Sorenstam (1995 U.S. Women’s Open) won USGA titles at The Broadmoor Golf Club (East Course), in Colorado Springs, Colo. Johnny Miller captured the 1964 U.S. Junior Amateur at Eugene (Ore.) Country Club.
Several local exemptions for the U.S. Open were amended prior to 2014. The top 500 point leaders and ties from the Official World Golf Ranking (as of March 2) will be exempt. Any player in the OWGR’s top 500 (as of April 27) who has filed an entry prior to the deadline of 5 p.m. EDT on April 29, will also earn a local exemption. In the past, only the top 150 point leaders were exempted.
Additionally, any player who has had multiple finishes in the top 400 of the year-ending OWGR in the past five calendar years (2010-2014) will be exempt from local qualifying.
Ken Venturi (1964) and Orville Moody (1969) are the only players to win the U.S. Open after qualifying through both local and sectional play. Last year, 24 players advanced through local and sectional qualifying to the 156-player U.S. Open Championship field at Pinehurst.
To be eligible, a player must have a Handicap Index® not exceeding 1.4, or be a professional.
There are 16 local qualifying sites in the state of Florida. Fourteen local qualifiers are scheduled in California.
Online player registration for the 2015 U.S. Open will begin in the first week of March (SEE HERE).
| 2015 U.S. Open Championship Local Qualifying Sites (111) | ||
| Monday, May 4 (1) | Thursday, May 14 (10) | |
| Pete Dye G.C., Bridgeport, W. Va. | La Purisima G.C., Lompoc, Calif. | |
| Southern Dunes G. & C.C., Haines City, Fla. | ||
| Thursday, May 7 (1) | The Club at Emerald Hills, Hollywood, Fla. | |
| Indiana C.C., Indiana, Pa. | Koasati Pines at Coushatta, Kinder, La. | |
| Pinehills G.C. (Nicklaus Course), Plymouth, Mass. | ||
| Friday, May 8 (1) | Norwood Hills C.C., St. Louis, Mo. | |
| The Club at Admirals Cove (East Course), Jupiter, Fla. | Bethpage State Park G.C. (Red Course), Farmingdale, N.Y. | |
| West Shore C.C., Camp Hill, Pa. | ||
| Saturday, May 9 (1) | Makefield Highlands G.C., Yardley, Pa. | |
| Ka’anapali C.C. (Royal Course), Lahaina, Hawaii | Amarillo C.C., Amarillo, Texas | |
| Monday, May 11 (28) | Monday, May 18 (22) | |
| Trilogy G.C. at Vistancia, Peoria, Ariz. | C.C. at DC Ranch, Scottsdale, Ariz. | |
| Barona Creek G.C., Lakeside, Calif. | Bermuda Dunes C.C., Bermuda Dunes, Calif. | |
| Indian Ridge C.C. (Grove Course), Palm Desert, Calif. | Sunnyside C.C., Fresno, Calif. | |
| Ruby Hill C.C., Pleasanton, Calif. | Woodway C.C., Darien, Conn. | |
| The Broadmoor G.C. (East Course), Colorado Springs, Colo. | Hammock Dunes Club (Creek Course), Palm Coast, Fla. | |
| The Heritage at Westmoor, Westminster, Colo. | Bent Pine G.C., Vero Beach, Fla. | |
| Amelia National G. & C.C., Amelia Island, Fla. | Camp Creek G.C., WaterSound, Fla. | |
| Timacuan G. & C.C., Lake Mary, Fla. | Flossmoor C.C., Flossmoor, Ill. | |
| TPC Prestancia (Stadium Course), Sarasota, Fla. | Illini C.C., Springfield, Ill. | |
| Willoughby G.C., Stuart, Fla. | Crumpin-Fox Club, Bernardston, Mass. | |
| The Legends at Chateau Elan, Braselton, Ga. | Worthington Manor G.C., Urbana, Md. | |
| Waialae C.C., Honolulu, Hawaii | C.C. of Detroit, Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich. | |
| The Club at SpurWing, Meridian, Idaho | Pinewild C.C. (Magnolia Course), Pinehurst, N.C. | |
| The Hawthorns G. & C.C., Fishers, Ind. | River Landing (River Course), Wallace, N.C. | |
| Eagle Eye G.C., East Lansing, Mich. | Twin Warriors G.C., Santa Ana Pueblo, N.M. | |
| Edina C.C., Edina, Minn. | Mendon G.C., Mendon, N.Y. | |
| Blue Hills C.C., Kansas City, Mo. | C.C. of Troy, Troy, N.Y. | |
| Montammy G.C., Alpine, N.J. | Maketewah C.C., Cincinnati, Ohio | |
| Trump National G.C.-Philadelphia, Pine Hill, N.J. | Eugene C.C., Eugene, Ore. | |
| Genoa Lakes G.C. (Lakes Course), Genoa, Nev. | Deerwood G.C., Houston, Texas | |
| TPC Summerlin, Las Vegas, Nev. | Hackberry Creek C.C., Irving, Texas | |
| Kinsale G. & F.C., Powell, Ohio | Hidden Glen G.C., Cedarburg, Wis. | |
| The Patriot G.C., Ninety Six, S.C. | ||
| C.C. of Sioux Falls, Sioux Falls, S.D. | Tuesday, May 19 (8) | |
| Split Rail Links & G.C., Aledo, Texas | Pine Tree G.C., Birmingham, Ala. | |
| Butterfield Trail G.C., El Paso, Texas | Oak Creek G.C., Irvine, Calif. | |
| Glen Eagle G.C., Syracuse, Utah | Ironwood C.C. (South Course), Palm Desert, Calif. | |
| The Home Course, DuPont, Wash. | Collindale G.C., Fort Collins, Colo. | |
| Orange Tree G.C., Orlando, Fla. | ||
| Tuesday, May 12 (13) | The Harvester G.C., Rhodes, Iowa | |
| Hot Springs C.C. (Arlington Course), Hot Springs, Ark. | Blue Mash G.C., Laytonsville, Md. | |
| Classic Club, Palm Desert, Calif. | Alpine C.C., Cranston, R.I. | |
| Southern Hills Plantation G.C., Brooksville, Fla. | ||
| The G.C. of Georgia (Lakeside Course), Alpharetta, Ga. | Wednesday, May 20 (9) | |
| Morris Park C.C., South Bend, Ind. | Settlers Bay G.C., Wasilla, Alaska | |
| Cherry Blossom G.C., Georgetown, Ky. | Sewailo G.C., Tucson, Ariz. | |
| Missoula C.C, Missoula, Mont. | Silverado Resort (South Course), Napa, Calif. | |
| Duke University G.C., Durham, N.C. | Valencia C.C., Valencia, Calif. | |
| Beechmont C.C., Cleveland, Ohio | Seagate C.C., Delray Beach, Fla. | |
| Catawba Island Club, Port Clinton, Ohio | Carrollwood C.C. (Pine/Cypress Course), Tampa, Fla. | |
| Oak Tree National, Edmond, Okla. | Timber Banks G.C. & Marina, Baldwinsville, N.Y. | |
| Cedar Creek G.C., San Antonio, Texas | Oldfield Club, Okatie, S.C. | |
| Wine Valley G.C., Walla Walla, Wash. | Riverton C.C., Riverton, Wyo. | |
| Wednesday, May 13 (12) | Thursday, May 21 (5) | |
| Ak-Chin Southern Dunes G.C., Maricopa, Ariz. | Granite Bay G.C., Granite Bay, Calif. | |
| Industry Hills C.C. (Eisenhower Course), City of Industry, Calif. | Old Corkscrew G.C., Estero, Fla. | |
| Stanford University G.C., Stanford, Calif. | Crestview C.C., Wichita, Kan. | |
| Shingle Creek G.C., Orlando, Fla. | The Links at Northfork, Ramsey, Minn. | |
| Stonewall Orchard G.C., Grayslake, Ill. | Omaha C.C., Omaha, Neb. | |
| Panther Valley G. & C.C., Allamuchy Township, N.J. | ||
| Elmwood C.C., White Plains, N.Y. | ||
| Willowbrook C.C., Apollo, Pa. | ||
| C.C. of Scranton, Clarks Summit, Pa. | ||
| Colonial C.C., Cordova, Tenn. | ||
| Holston Hills C.C., Knoxville, Tenn. | ||
| Onion Creek Club, Austin, Texas | ||
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