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THE PATH TO THE LOS ANGELES COUNTRY CLUB BEGINS

Entry applications are available for

123rd U.S. Open Championship from Feb. 22 to April 12

드디어 시작된 로스앤젤레스 컨트리 클럽으로의 여정

123회 US Open 챔피언십 참가 신청 기간은 2월 22일부터 4월 12일까지

IBERTY CORNER, N.J. (Feb. 21, 2023) – The United NCAA Division I men’s individual champion (must be an
LStates Golf Association (USGA) today announced that amateur), 2022 Korn Ferry Tour season points leader (using
online entry applications will be available beginning on points earned in KFT Regular Season and points earned
Wednesday, Feb. 22, at 9 a.m. EST, for the 123rd U.S. Open in KFT Tour Finals), and the top 5 players in the 2022-
Championship, to be played from June 15-18 on The Los 23 FedExCup standings as of May 22, 2023, who are not
Angeles (Calif.) Country Club’s North Course. otherwise exempt.
Thousands of golfers will attempt to qualify for the Entry applications along with a list of qualifying sites can
championship through a two-stage process, with a field of be accessed at champ-admin.usga.org, and entries will be
156 players advancing to The Los Angeles Country Club, accepted through Wednesday, April 12, at 5 p.m. EDT. To be
where one will be crowned U.S. Open champion. Non- eligible for 2023 U.S. Open qualifying, a player must have
exempt players will compete in one of 109 local qualifiers a Handicap Index® not exceeding 1.4, or be a professional.
hosted throughout the United States (with one in Canada) Allied Golf Associations (AGAs) in the United States,
between April 17 and May 22. as well as the DP World Tour, Japan Golf Association
Nearly 1,000 players will then compete in final qualifying, and Golf Canada are working with the USGA to provide
scheduled at 13 sites worldwide. The final stage will be held thousands of entrants from across the globe and from all
in England (May 16), Japan (May 22) and Canada (June 5) backgrounds with the opportunity to compete for a spot
as well as 10 U.S. sites, one on May 22 and nine on June 5. in this major championship. This collaboration with AGAs
Final qualifying will be contested in England for the first allows for an open qualifying process in all four USGA
time since 2019. Open championships that conduct qualifying. Since 2010,
There are 24 categories for exemption into the U.S. Open, the U.S. Open has averaged 78 players in the final field (50
four of which are new this year. These are: 2023 Latin percent) who have advanced through one or both stages of
America Amateur champion (must be an amateur), 2023 qualifying.

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