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[GOLF NEWS]

USGA ANNOUNCES 11 FINAL QUALIFYING

SITES ON ROAD TO 2021 U.S. OPEN

AT TORREY PINES

USGA, 11곳의 최종 예선 사이트 발표

로드 투 2021 토리파인스 U.S. 오픈

Nine U.S. sites, along with Canada and Japan, will host final events, who were otherwise not exempt, will earn spots in
qualifying; entries open Wednesday the U.S. Open field.

IBERTY CORNER, N.J. (Feb. 23, 2021) – The United “The U.S. Open is a uniquely democratic championship
LStates Golf Association (USGA) toda y announced that offers thousands of golfers of all backgrounds a
the 11 final qualifying sites for the 121st U.S. Open chance to qualify through a traditional two-stage process
Championship, which will be played at Torrey Pines Golf that was established in 1959,” said John Bodenhamer,
Course (South Course), in San Diego, Calif., on June 17-20, USGA senior managing director, Championships. “Allied
2021. Torrey Pines is hosting its second U.S. Open. Golf Associations in the United States, along with the
Additionally, online player registration for the 2021 U.S. Japan Golf Association, Golf Canada and the European
Open will begin on Wednesday, Feb. 24 (champs.usga.org/ Tour, collaborate to provide players with a qualifying
index.html) and will continue through Wednesday, April path to the U.S. Open that celebrates and reinforces the
21 at 5 p.m. EDT. theme ‘From Many, One.’”

Final qualifying, conducted over 36 holes, will be held at The Columbus, Ohio; Purchase, N.Y.; and Dallas sites
nine U.S. sites. One is set for Monday, May 24, in Texas, will use two courses. In Columbus, Brookside Golf and
while eight are scheduled on Monday, June 7: two in Ohio Country Club and The Lakes Golf and Country Club will
and one each in California, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, combine to host final qualifying for the 15th time. Eight
New York and Washington. For the 16th consecutive year players from the Columbus qualifier made the 36-hole cut
in which international qualifying has been contested, in the 2019 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach (Calif.) Golf Links.
Japan will host a qualifier, on May 24. A final qualifier Chesson Hadley, who tied for ninth, and a pair of rising
will be contested for the second time in Canada, on June amateurs at the time, Collin Morikawa and Brandon Wu,
7. were among that group.

All U.S. Open qualifying was canceled in 2020 due to the Century Country Club and Old Oaks Country Club will
COVID-19 pandemic, and for the same reason England join to host final qualifying in Purchase for the 16th time
will not host a site this year. An exemption category will since 1963. Dallas Athletic Club’s Blue and Gold Courses
be added in which players can earn entry based on the will host the Dallas qualifier. The club is hosting the 36-
three-event U.S. Open 2021 European Tour Qualifying hole qualifier for the 10th time, but first since 2011. Three
Series (Betfred British Masters, Made in HimmerLand players from the Texas qualifier in 2019 made the cut in
presented by FREJA and Porsche European Open, May the U.S. Open.
15-June 6). The top 10 aggregate point earners from those

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