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Defending champion Matt Fitzpatrick is among the record 10,187 players to enter the 2023 U.S. Open at The Los Angeles
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USGA ACCEPTS RECORD 10,187 ENTRIES INTO

123RD U.S. OPEN AT THE LOS ANGELES COUNTRY CLUB

USGA, 123회 미국오픈 골프에 10,187명의 응모자 신청

Total eclipses mark established in 2014; defending USGA accepted entries for the 2023 U.S. Open from golfers
champion Fitzpatrick among 11 exempt champions in all 50 states, including 1,282 from host state California, as
well as Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia and 87 foreign
IBERTY CORNER, N.J. (April 13, 2023) – The United countries.
LStates Golf Association (USGA) has accepted a record
10,187 entries, including 15 champions, for the 123rd U.S. “The U.S. Open is unique in major championship golf in that
Open Championship at The Los Angeles (Calif.) Country the qualifying process provides thousands of professional
Club’s North Course. The U.S. Open will be held at the club and amateur golfers with diverse backgrounds from around
for the first time on June 15-18, 2023. the world the opportunity to follow their dream and earn
The number of entries eclipses the total of 10,127 accepted a place in the field,” said USGA Chief Championships
for the 2014 U.S. Open at Pinehurst Resort & Country Club’s Officer John Bodenhamer. “We look forward to returning
Course No. 2. It is the 11th consecutive time and the 14th to Los Angeles for the first time in 75 years, welcoming the
time overall that entries have surpassed the 9,000 mark, 156 players to the championship and showcasing The Los
and just the second time entries have exceeded 10,000. The Angeles Country Club.”

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