Sergio Garcia did not qualify for the U.S. Open, dropping a playoff that featured seven gamers competing for six spots on the Dallas Athletic Membership on Monday.
The Spaniard bogeyed the primary playoff gap, whereas each different competitor made a birdie or par, thus sending everybody else to Pinehurst No. 2.
However Garcia shouldn’t really feel too down on himself. The United States Golf Affiliation (USGA) lists Garcia as the primary alternate for this yr’s U.S. Open at Pinehurst No. 2. Which means, ought to anybody withdraw or skip out on the championship, Garcia will get into the sector.
Nico Echavarría of Colombia, who gained the 2023 Puerto Rico Open, gained the native qualifying occasion in Dallas with a 7-under par rating over 36 holes. Eleven spots have been up for grabs on the Dallas Athletic Membership, as gamers competed on each the Blue and Golf Programs.
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The opposite 10 gamers to qualify from Dallas follows under:
- McClure Meissner (Dallas, Texas)
- Eugenio Lopez Chacarra (Spain)
- Takumi Kanaya (Japan)
- Francesco Molinari (Italy)
- Brandon Wu (Scarsdale, New York)
- Michael McGowan (Southern Pines, North Carolina)
- Parker Bell (a) (Tallahassee, Florida)
- S.H. Kim (South Korea)
- Sung Kang (South Korea)
- Logan McAllister (Oklahoma Metropolis, Oklahoma)
The USGA additionally facilitated two different closing qualifying occasions on Monday, one in Japan and the opposite in England.
On the Hino Golf Membership within the Shiga Prefecture in Japan—simply east of Kyoto—34 gamers competed for 3 spots to realize entry into the U.S. Open. Ryo Ishikawa and Riki Kawamoto completed as co-medalists, taking pictures a 9-under par rating throughout 36 holes to guide their tickets to Pinehurst No. 2.
5 gamers completed at 8-under-par, resulting in a five-for-one playoff amongst these tied for third. Japan’s Taisei Shimizu prevailed over the opposite 4 gamers, which included LIV Golf’s Scott Vincent of Zimbabwe.
Then, at Walton Heath Golf Membership in England, which hosted the AIG Girls’s Open Championship final Summer time, 102 gamers competed for 9 U.S. Open spots.
Loads of acquainted names competed on this qualifier, together with Alex Fitzpatrick, who starred in Netflix’s Full Swing sequence. However Fitzpatrick fell quick in making his first U.S. Open look—the match his brother Matt gained in 2022 at Brookline.
Ending atop the leaderboard after 36 holes at 10-under-par have been Grant Forrest, Richard Mansell, and Brandon Robinson Thompson.
Sam Bairstow and 47-year-old Robert Rock completed one stroke behind, additionally incomes spots.
The whole listing of qualifiers from Walton Heath follows under:
- Grant Forrest (Scotland)
- Richard Mansell (England)
- Brandon Robinson Thompson (England)
- Sam Bairstow (England)
- Robert Rock (England)
- Tom McKibbin (Northern Eire)
- Edoardo Molinari (Italy)
- Jason Scrivener (Australia)
- Matteo Manassero (Italy)
U.S. Open closing qualifying continues throughout 10 websites on Monday, Jun. 3, in what’s dubbed as “Golf’s Longest Day.” It’ll fall on the Monday after the ultimate spherical of the RBC Canadian Open.
Jack Milko is a golf employees author for SB Nation’s Taking part in By means of. Be sure you try @_PlayingThrough for extra golf protection. You may observe him on Twitter @jack_milko as effectively.
