ENTRY ALERT: Register now for the U.S. Open

February 21, 2023 | by AmateurGolf.com Staff

It's Open Season. This one, at LACC is huge. Enter now so you can pick your site, including our 5 Editor's Choice courses

Local qualifying for the 123rd U.S. Open, conducted over 18 holes at 109 sites in 44 U.S. states and Canada, will take place between April 17-May 22. Those players who advance out of local qualifying will join a group of locally exempt players in final qualifying, which will be conducted over 36 holes.

To register now, visit the USGA Website.

The final stage will be held in England (May 16), Japan (May 22) and Canada (June 5) as well as 10 U.S. sites, one on May 22 and nine on June 5.

Some familiar venues will once again host local qualifying. The Illini Country Club, in Springfield, Ill., will hold a local qualifier for the 44th consecutive year in which qualifying has been conducted while Riverton (Wyo.) Country Club and Ironwood Country Club, in Palm Desert, Calif., will host local qualifying for the 25th and 22nd year, respectively. Collindale Golf Course, in Fort Collins, Colo., has been a host site since 2003.

Our editorial staff also came up with a list of five of the best clubs selected to host a U.S. Open Local Qualifier.

Online player registration for the 2023 U.S. Open will begin on Wednesday, Feb. 22 at lchamps.usga.org and will continue through Wednesday, April 12.

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2023 U.S. Open Championship Local Qualifying Sites (109)*

Monday, April 17 (1)
The Clubs of Kingwood (Deerwood Course), Kingwood, Texas

Wednesday, April 19 (1)
Charlotte (N.C.) C.C.

Monday, April 24 (10)
La Purisima G.C., Lompoc, Calif.
Del Rio C.C., Modesto, Calif.
Shorehaven G.C., Norwalk, Conn.
Coral Ridge C.C., Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Rocky Bayou C.C., Niceville, Fla.
Marietta C.C., Kennesaw, Ga.
Cantigny G.C. (Woodside/Lakeside Courses), Wheaton, Ill.
The Territory G. & C.C., Duncan, Okla.
Fox Den C.C., Knoxville, Tenn.
Parkersburg C.C., Vienna, W.Va.

Tuesday, April 25 (4)
The Hawthorns G.& C.C., Fishers, Ind.
New Mexico State University G.C., Las Cruces, N.M.
Old Fort G.C., Murfreesboro, Tenn.
Loomis Trail Golf Course, Blaine, Wash.

Wednesday, April 26 (3)
The Dunes at Maui Lani G.C., Kahului, Hawaii
CasaBlanca G.C., Mesquite, Nev.
River Landing G.C. (River Course), Wallace, N.C.

Thursday, April 27 (3)
The Cape Club of Palm City, Palm City, Fla.
C.C. of York, York, Pa.
Columbia C.C. (Ridgewood/Tall Pines Courses), Blythewood, S.C.

Sunday, April 30 (1)
Tamahka Trails G.C., Marksville, La.

Monday, May 1 (16)
Tucson (Ariz.) C.C.
Indian Ridge C.C. (Grove Course), Palm Desert, Calif.
The Fountaingrove Club, Santa Rosa, Calif.
Cherry Hill Club, Ridgeway, Ontario, Canada
Wellington National G.C., West Palm Beach, Fla.
Eagle’s Landing C.C., Stockbridge, Ga.
South Bend (Ind.) C.C.
Glen Oaks C.C., West Des Moines, Iowa
Muskegon (Mich.) C.C.
TPC Twin Cities, Blaine, Minn.
Oakwood C.C., Kansas City, Mo.
Medford Village C.C., Medford, N.J.
Colonial Springs G.C., East Farmingdale, N.Y.
Scioto Reserve C.C., Powell, Ohio
The C.C. of Sioux Falls, Sioux Falls, S.D.
Wine Valley G.C., Walla Walla, Wash.

Tuesday, May 2 (9)
Ak-Chin Southern Dunes G.C., Maricopa, Ariz.
Andalusia C.C., La Quinta, Calif.
Crystalaire C.C., Llano, Calif.
The Club at Ruby Hill, Pleasanton, Calif.
Collindale G.C., Fort Collins, Colo.
Hamilton Farm G.C., Gladstone, N.J.
Cold Spring C.C., Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y.
UNM Championship G.C., Albuquerque, N.M.
Bishops Bay C.C., Middleton, Wis.

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Wednesday, May 3 (7)

Editor's Choice

THE PRESERVE GOLF CLUB
The Santa Lucia Mountains provide a dramatic backdrop for The Preserve Golf Club. The Tom Fazio-designed course meanders through stands of massive ancient oaks, beautiful rolling meadows, ponds, and streams. The Preserve hosts the west coast's premier Mid-Amateur event each year -- The Stocker Cup -- and will certainly be a preferred qualifying site for Stocker tournament champions like former Cal golfer Michael Jensen.

Related: Scenes from The Preserve: Jensen repeats at the 30th Stocker Cup

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Arroyo Trabuco G.C., Mission Viejo, Calif.
Lakewood Ranch (Fla.) G. & C.C. (King’s Dunes Course)
Lebaron Hills C.C., Lakeville, Mass.
Plum Hollow C.C., Southfield, Mich.
Westfield C.C. (North Course), Westfield Center, Ohio
Odessa (Texas) C.C. (Old Course)

Thursday, May 4 (5)
Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail at Silver Lakes (Backbreaker/Heartbreaker Courses), Glencoe, Ala.
The Grand G.C., San Diego, Calif.
Lexington C.C., Fort Myers, Fla.
The Club at P.B. Dye, Ijamsville, Md.
The University of Texas G.C., Austin, Texas

Monday, May 8 (9)
Classic Club, Palm Desert, Calif.
Kensington G. & C.C., Naples, Fla.
Marsh Creek G.C., St. Augustine, Fla.
Illini C.C., Springfield, Ill.
Somerby G.C., Byron, Minn.
The Links at Greystone, Walworth, N.Y.
Pinewild C.C. (Magnolia Course), Pinehurst, N.C.
Highland Meadows G.C., Sylvania, Ohio

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Editor's Choice

SECESSION GOLF CLUB -- Beaufort, South Carolina
The club is named for the Secession House in nearby Beaufort, where the first meetings were held for South Carolina to formally secede from the United States before the start of the Civil War. Golf Digest says, "Secession demands a complete game, both aerial and ground, particularly in steady ocean breezes."

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Tuesday, May 9 (7)
Ironwood C.C. (South Course), Palm Desert, Calif.
The Broadlands Golf Course, Broomfield, Colo.
The Club at Eaglebrooke, Lakeland, Fla.
Stonewall Orchard G.C., Grayslake, Ill.

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Editor's Choice
ORCHARDS GOLF CLUB

In golf, the term "hidden-gem" is perhaps one of the most overused descriptions of a course. But the Donald Ross design at Orchards in Western Massachusetts certainly fits the bill. Orchard's Glen Golf Club hosted the 2004 U.S. Women's Open won by Meg Mallon and has also served as the host of numerous Massachusetts state championships.

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Missoula (Mont.) C.C.
Squaw Creek Golf Course, Willow Park, Texas

Wednesday, May 10 (6)
Mark Bostick Golf Course at University of Florida, Gainesville, Fla.
Indian River Club, Vero Beach, Fla.
Wichita (Kan.) C.C.

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Editor's Choice
OMAHA COUNTRY CLUB

The course was designed by famed architect Perry Maxwell, designer of countless courses in Oklahoma and the midwest, including the original nine at Prairie Dunes in Kansas. The 2021 U.S. Senior Open site proved to be a popular host, with Jim Furyk rising to the top and hoisting the trophy, becoming just the eighth man to win both the U.S. Open and Senior Open titles.

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Talking Stick G.C. (O’odham Course), Scottsdale, Ariz.
Riverton (Wyo.) C.C.

Thursday, May 11 (4)
Walnut Creek Golf Preserve, Westminster, Colo.
Hillendale C.C., Phoenix, Md.
Paramount C.C., New City, N.Y.
Rolling Green G.C., Springfield, Pa.

Monday, May 15 (16)
Phoenix (Ariz.) C.C.
TPC Stonebrae C.C., Hayward, Calif.
Brentwood C.C., Los Angeles, Calif.
Shingle Creek G.C., Orlando, Fla.
Hoakalei C.C., Ewa Beach, Hawaii
Falcon Crest G.C., Kuna, Idaho
Gateway National G.L., Madison, Ill.
Somersett G.& C.C., Reno, Nev.
White Beeches G. & C.C., Haworth, N.J.
The C.C. of Troy (N.Y.)
Coldstream C.C., Cincinnati, Ohio
Oswego Lake C.C., Lake Oswego, Ore.
Huntsville G.C., Dallas, Pa.
The Club at Nevillewood, Presto, Pa.
Rockwall (Texas) Golf & Athletic Club
The Club at Sonterra (North Course), San Antonio, Texas
Oakridge C.C., Farmington, Utah

Tuesday, May 16 (4)
Hot Springs C.C. (Arlington Course), Hot Springs, Ark.

Editor's Choice
The Club at Olde Stone, Bowling Green, Ky.

Perennially ranked as one of Kentucky's best, the club was designed by Arthur Hills, and recognized as one of the ten best new private courses in 2007 (before the Great Recession, when private clubs were opening in large numbers). The course's newly-installed Zoysia fairways and classic bentgrass greens are dotted with 99 bunkers. If you like the perched lies that Zoysia can provide, and have a solid bunker game, Olde Stone might be the site for you.

Kirkbrae C.C., Lincoln, R.I.
Keswick Hall (Full Cry Course), Keswick, Va.

Monday, May 22 (1)
Palmer (Alaska) Golf Course

* One Florida site is TBD

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2023 U.S. Open Final Qualifying Sites (13)

International (3)

Tuesday, May 16
Europe - Walton Heath Golf Club (New and Old Courses), Surrey, England

Monday, May 22
Asia – Ibaraki Golf Club (West Course), Osaka Prefecture, Japan

Monday, June 5
Canada – Lambton Golf & Country Club, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

United States (10)

Monday, May 22
Bent Tree Country Club & Northwood Club, Dallas, Texas

Monday, June 5
Hillcrest Country Club, Los Angeles, Calif.
Pine Tree Golf Club, Boynton Beach, Fla.
Hawks Ridge Golf Club, Ball Ground, Ga.
Woodmont Country Club (North Course), Rockville, Md.
Canoe Brook Country Club (North & South Courses), Summit, N.J.
Old Chatham Golf Club, Durham, N.C.
Brookside Golf & Country Club & The Lakes Golf & Country Club, Columbus, Ohio
Springfield (Ohio) Country Club
Tacoma Country & Golf Club, Lakewood, Wash.

The USGA contributed to this report

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