U.S. open
The U.S. Open is 2 weeks away. It will be played at Shinnecock Hills in New York, the site of Corey Pavin’s one major.
Meanwhile, this past Monday and Tuesday, there were 10 qualifiers around the country. There were plenty of big names trying to qualify, along with all those other golfers who dream to play the U.S Open. Some did, others didn’t. But what’s striking about the qualifiers is that you may increase your chances dramatically by playing in one of the less popular sites. Hawaii, Oregon, and Pennsylvania had only 1 spot but less competition. Columbus, OH, appeared to be the worst site, with the most PGA tour players there (following the Memorial) trying to qualify. How would you like to be teeing up against Aaron Baddeley, Mark Calcavecchia, Alex Cejka, or Duffy Waldorf?
Notables Who Qualified
Nick Faldo, Dudley Hart, Dennis Paulson, Kevin Stadler, Mark Brooks, Matt Gogel, Rory Sabbatini, Dan Forsman, Skip Kendall, Mark Calcavecchia, Duffy Waldorf, Alex Cejka, Tom Pernice, Jeff Maggert, Aaron Baddeley, Carlos Franco, Joey Sindelar, Pat Perez, Bill Haas
Failed to Qualify
Mark O’Meara, Jesper Parnevik, Paul Azinger, Len Mattiace, Loren Roberts, Billy Andrade, Notah Begay, Robert Damron, David Gossett, Kevin Na, Robert Gamez, Paul Stankowski, Matt Kuchar, Harrison Frazar, Tom Lehman, Luke Donald, Frank Lickliter, Scott McCarron
