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
Related: USGA reveals 109 local qualifying sites
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.
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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