Far Hills, N.J. (Feb. 19, 2013) – The United
States Golf Association (USGA) today
announced local qualifying
sites for the 2013 U.S. Open
Championship, which will be contested at
Merion Golf
Club, in Ardmore, Pa., on
June 13-16. Local qualifying, conducted
over 18 holes at 111 sites, will take place
May 3-16 in 43 states.
“The U.S. Open’s local and sectional
qualifying process exemplifies a
tremendous
commitment by the state and
regional associations and we are grateful
for their support,” said USGA Vice
President and Championship
Committee Chairman Thomas J. O’Toole Jr.
“U.S. Open qualifying remains unique and
democratic in that every
amateur golfer who meets the Handicap
Index requirement can compete. Local
qualifying is where the quest to
play in our National Championship
begins.”
Those players successful in local qualifiers
will advance to sectional qualifying, which
will be conducted over 36
holes at 11 U.S. sites on June 3. For the
ninth consecutive year, Japan and England
will host international
qualifying, both scheduled for May 27.
In 2013, six clubs are hosting U.S. Open
local qualifying for at least the 10th
consecutive year. Illini Country
Club, in Springfield, Ill., has held a U.S.
Open local qualifier since the late 1940s,
while Maketewah Country
Club, in Cincinnati, Ohio, has been a site
for more than four decades. Riverton
(Wyo.) Country Club and Genoa
Lakes Golf Club, in Genoa, Nev., have
hosted local qualifying since the 1990s.
Old
Works Golf Club, in
Anaconda, Mont., and Collindale Golf
Course in Fort Collins, Colo., have also
hosted
for at least a decade.
There are 16 local qualifying sites in the
state of Florida, with the first of the
scheduled qualifiers at The Club at
Admirals Cove’s East Course in Jupiter on
May 3. Fourteen local qualifiers are
scheduled in California, three in
the Palm Desert area.
Last year, eight players who advanced
through local and sectional qualifying –
including Scott Langley and
amateur Beau Hossler – made the cut at
the U.S. Open, the most since 1997.
Langley, who qualified locally at
The Legacy Golf and Tennis Club, in Port
St. Lucie, Fla., and Hossler, who advanced
through a local qualifier at
Oakmont Country Club, in Glendale, Calif.,
tied for 29th at The Olympic Club in 2012.
Both clubs are hosting
local qualifiers again this year.
The U.S. Open will be held for the fifth time
at Merion Golf Club, in Ardmore, Pa. Olin
Dutra (1934), Ben Hogan
(1950), Lee Trevino (1971) and David
Graham (1981) are past champions at
Merion.
To be eligible, a player
must have a USGA Handicap Index® not
exceeding 1.4, or be a professional.
Online player registration for the 2013
U.S. Open begins the first week of March
(https://champs.usga.org/index.html).
2013 U.S. Open Local Qualifying Sites
(111)
Friday, May 3
The C. at Admirals Cove (East), Jupiter,
Fla.
Monday, May 6
Timberline G.C., Calera, Ala.
C.C. at DC Ranch, Scottsdale, Ariz.
Indian Ridge C.C., Palm Desert, Calif.
Almaden C.C., San Jose, Calif.
Butte Creek C.C., Chico, Calif.
Valencia C.C., Valencia, Calif.
Sunnyside C.C., Fresno, Calif.
Barona Creek G.C., Lakeside, Calif.
Desert Hawk at Pueblo West, Pueblo
West, Colo.
Hammock Dunes C.C. (Creek), Palm Coast,
Fla.
The Forest C.C. (Bear), Fort Myers, Fla.
Waldorf Astoria G.C., Orlando, Fla.
The Wanderers G.C., Wellington, Fla.
Camp Creek G.C., Watersound, Fla.
Sara Bay C.C., Sarasota, Fla.
Kukio G.C., Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
Ridgecrest G.C., Nampa, Idaho
Northmoor C.C., Highland Park, Ill.
Lake Panorama National, Panora, Iowa
Olympic Hills G.C., Eden Prairie, Minn.
Red Hawk G.C., Las Cruces, N.M.
Twin Warriors G.C., Santa Ana Pueblo,
N.M.
Kinsale G. & F.C., Powell, Ohio
Oak Tree National, Edmond, Okla.
Portland G.C., Portland, Ore.
The Carolina C.C., Spartanburg, S.C.
Westward Ho C.C., Sioux Falls, S.D.
Bellingham G. & C.C., Bellingham, Wash.
Tuesday, May 7
Hot Springs C.C. (Arlington), Hot Springs,
Ark.
Andalusia C.C., La Quinta, Calif.
The Legacy G. & T.C., Port St. Lucie, Fla.
Cardinal Club, Simpsonville, Ky.
Beechmont C.C., Cleveland, Ohio
Green Tree C.C., Midland, Texas
Gentle Creek G.C., Prosper, Texas
Wednesday, May 8
Tucson National, Tucson, Ariz.
Half Moon Bay G.L., Half Moon Bay, Calif.
Orange Tree G.C., Orlando, Fla.
Crumpin-Fox C.C., Bernardston, Mass.
The Moors G.C., Portage, Mich.
Morris County G.C., Morristown, N.J.
Albany C.C., Voorheesville, N.Y.
Colonial C.C., Memphis, Tenn.
Holston Hills C.C., Knoxville, Tenn.
Edgewood C.C., Sissonville, W.Va.
Thursday, May 9
C.C. of Fairfield, Fairfield, Conn.
Lake Wales C.C., Lake Wales, Fla.
The C.C. at Emerald Hills, Hollywood, Fla.
The Sagamore Club, Noblesville, Ind.
Pinehills G.C., Plymouth, Mass.
Worthington Manor G.C., Urbana, Md.
Chambersburg C.C., Chambersburg, Pa.
Westmoreland C.C., Export, Pa.
Waynesborough C.C., Paoli, Pa.
Secession G.C., Beaufort, S.C.
Friday, May 10
River Landing C.C. (River), Wallace, N.C.
Saturday, May 11
The King Kamehameha G.C., Wailuku,
Hawaii
Monday, May 13
Encanterra C.C., San Tan Valley, Ariz.
Ruby Hill C.C., Pleasanton, Calif.
Bermuda Dunes C.C., Bermuda Dunes,
Calif.
Oakmont, C.C., Glendale, Calif.
Collindale G.C., Fort Collins, Colo.
The Heritage at Westmoor, Westminster,
Colo.
Shingle Creek G.C., Orlando, Fla.
Sawgrass C.C. (East/West), Ponte Vedra
Beach, Fla.
Bent Pine G.C., Vero Beach, Fla.
Lake Jovita G. & C.C. (South), Dade City,
Fla.
Marietta C.C., Kennesaw, Ga.
Illini C.C., Springfield, Ill.
Seven Bridges G.C., Woodridge, Ill.
Warwick Hills G. & C.C., Grand Blanc, Mich.
Oak Ridge C.C., Hopkins, Minn.
TPC Summerlin, Las Vegas, Nev.
Genoa Lakes G.C. (Lakes), Genoa, Nev.
Haworth C.C., Haworth, N.J.
Willow Ridge C.C., Harrison, N.Y.
Pinewild C.C. (Magnolia), Pinehurst, N.C.
Maketewah C.C., Cincinnati, Ohio
Whitford C.C., Exton, Pa.
Rhode Island C.C., Barrington, R.I.
Westwood G.C., Houston, Texas
Hidden Valley C.C., Sandy, Utah
Tuesday, May 14
Ironwood G.C. (South), Palm Desert, Calif.
Industry Hills G.C. (Ike), City of Industry,
Calif.
Atlanta National G.C., Alpharetta, Ga.
Lake Presidential G.C., Upper Marlboro,
Md.
Old Works G.C., Anaconda, Mont.
Shadow Ridge C.C., Omaha, Neb.
Belmont C.C., Perrysburg, Ohio
Grove City C.C., Grove City, Pa.
Texas Star G.C., Euless, Texas
Briggs Ranch G.C., San Antonio, Texas
Erin Hills, Erin, Wis.
Wednesday, May 15
Southern Dunes G.C., Maricopa, Ariz.
Morris Park C.C., South Bend, Ind.
Wichita C.C., Wichita, Kan.
Aberdeen G.C., St. Louis, Mo.
The G.C. at Creekmoor, Raymore, Mo.
Bellevue C.C., Syracuse, N.Y.
C.C. of Scranton, Clarks Summit, Pa.
The Hills C.C., Austin, Texas
Riverton C.C., Riverton, Wyo.
Thursday, May 16
Settlers Bay G.C., Wasilla, Alaska
La Purisima G.C., Lompoc, Calif.
Fox Hollow G.C., Trinity, Fla.
The Bluffs C.C., St. Francisville, La.
The Baiting Hollow G.C., Calverton, N.Y.
Mendon G.C., Mendon, N.Y.
Forest Oaks C.C., Greensboro, N.C.
Applebrook G.C., Malvern, Pa.