FAR HILLS, NJ (February 21, 2017) -- The United
States Golf Association (USGA) today announced
local qualifying sites for the 117th U.S. Open
Championship. The U.S. Open will be contested for
the first time at Erin Hills, in Erin, Wis., on June 15-
18. Local qualifying, conducted over 18 holes at 114
sites in 44 states and Canada, will take place
between May 2-18. Canada will host a local qualifier
for the first time.
“The support provided by state and regional golf
associations, along with Golf Canada, will allow
thousands of golfers from around the world, both
professional and amateur, to take part in the two-
tiered process of U.S. Open qualifying,” said Stuart
Francis, USGA Championship Committee chairman.
“We are pleased to conduct an international local
qualifier for the first time in Canada as we continue
to expand qualifying opportunities around the globe
for all of our USGA championships.”
Beacon Hall Golf Club, in Aurora, Ontario, will
host the local Canadian qualifier on Monday, May 8.
The course, designed by Bob Cupp, opened for play
in 1988. The outward nine is lined by stands of pine
trees while the inward nine features fescue and
waste bunkers.
Those players who advance out of local
qualifying will compete in sectional qualifying, which
will be conducted over 36 holes at 10 U.S. sites on
Monday, June 5. For the 13th consecutive year,
Japan and England will host international sectional
qualifying, both scheduled in late May.
In 2016, the USGA accepted 9,877 entries for
the championship at Oakmont (Pa.) Country Club.
The record of 10,127 was established for the 2014
championship at Pinehurst Resort & Country Club’s
Course No. 2, in the Village of Pinehurst, N.C.Thirty-eight courses return as U.S. Open local
qualifying sites from last year and several have a
long history as hosts. Illini Country Club, in
Springfield, Ill., has conducted a U.S. Open qualifier
in 43 of the last 44 years. Maketewah Country Club,
in Cincinnati, Ohio, has been a local site in 40 of the
last 41 years. Riverton (Wyo.) Country Club has
hosted local qualifying since 1998, while Collindale
Golf Course, in Fort Collins, Colo., has been a host
site since 2003. Ironwood Country Club, in Palm
Desert, Calif., has held a local qualifier in 18 of the
last 19 years.
The Country Club of Detroit, in Grosse Pointe
Farms, Mich., will serve as a U.S. Open local
qualifying site for the third time since 2012. Arnold
Palmer won the 1954 U.S. Amateur at the club,
defeating Robert Sweeny, 1 up, in the final. It was
the first of three USGA championships for Palmer,
including the 1960 U.S. Open. The club also hosted
the 1915 U.S. Amateur, won by Robert A. Gardner.
Several local exemptions for the U.S. Open
were
amended prior to the 2014 championship. The top
500 point leaders and ties from the Official World
Golf Ranking™ (as of March 8) will be exempt from
local qualifying. Any player in the OWGR’s top 500
(as of April 24) who has filed an entry prior to the
deadline of 5 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, April 26, will
also earn a local exemption. In the past, only the
top
150 point leaders were exempt. Additionally, any
player who has had multiple finishes in the top 400
of the year-ending OWGR in the past five calendar
years (2012-2016) is exempt from local qualifying.
Ken Venturi (1964) and Orville Moody (1969)
are the only players to win the U.S. Open after
qualifying through both local and sectional play. Last
year, 27 players advanced through local and
sectional qualifying to the 156-player U.S. Open
Championship field at Oakmont. Of those 27, five
players made the 36-hole cut, including Brandon
Harkins, who started his journey at The Club at
Ruby
Hill, in Pleasanton, Calif., which will host a local
qualifier for the ninth consecutive year.
Several U.S. Open champions have advanced to
the championship through both local and sectional
qualifying at some point in their careers, including
Lucas Glover, David Graham, Lou Graham, Hale
Irwin, Tony Jacklin, Lee Janzen, Tom Kite, Johnny
Miller, Corey Pavin, Curtis Strange, Lee Trevino and
Fuzzy Zoeller.
To be eligible, a player must have a Handicap
Index not exceeding 1.4, or be a professional.
There are 16 local qualifying sites in the state of
Florida, the most of any state. Fourteen local
qualifiers are scheduled in California, while Texas
will
host seven local qualifiers.
Online
player registration for the 2017 U.S. Open will
begin in the first week of March.
2017 U.S. Open Championship Local Qualifying
Sites (114)
Tuesday, May 2 (1)
Twin Warriors G.C., Santa Ana Pueblo, N.M.
Wednesday, May 3 (2)
Mission Inn R. & C. (El Campeon Course), Howey-in-
the-Hills, Fla.
Wildwood G.C., Allison Park, Pa.
Friday, May 5 (1)
The Club at Admirals Cove (North/West Courses),
Jupiter, Fla.
Monday, May 8 (25)
C.C. at DC Ranch, Scottsdale, Ariz.
Indian Ridge C.C. (Grove Course), Palm Desert,
Calif.
TPC at Valencia, Valencia, Calif.
Beacon Hall Golf Club, Aurora, Ontario,
Canada
The Heritage at Westmoor, Westminster, Colo.
Rockrimmon C.C., Stamford, Conn.
TPC Prestancia (Stadium Course), Sarasota, Fla.
The Wanderers Club, Wellington, Fla.
The C.C. of Winter Haven, Winter Haven, Fla.
Summer Grove G.C., Newnan, Ga.
Illini C.C., Springfield, Ill.
Midlane G.R., Wadsworth, Ill.
Delaware C.C., Muncie, Ind.
Northwest G.C., Silver Spring, Md.
Muskegon C.C., Muskegon, Mich.
Midland Hills C.C., St. Paul, Minn.
C.C. at The Legends, Eureka, Mo.
Haworth C.C., Haworth, N.J.
TPC Summerlin, Las Vegas, Nev.
Kinsale G. & F.C., Powell, Ohio
DeBordieu Club, Georgetown, S.C.
Jackson C.C., Jackson, Tenn.
Split Rail L. & G.C., Aledo, Texas
The Country Club, Salt Lake City, Utah
Canterwood G. & C.C., Gig Harbor, Wash.
Tuesday, May 9 (8)
Hot Springs C.C. (Arlington Course), Hot Springs,
Ark.
Yocha Dehe G.C., Brooks, Calif.
Andalusia C.C., La Quinta, Calif.
Mendakota C.C., Mendota Heights, Minn.
Beechmont C.C., Beachwood, Ohio
Jimmie Austin OU G.C., Norman, Okla.
Pronghorn Resort (Nicklaus Course), Bend, Ore.
Wolfdancer G.C., Cedar Creek, Texas
Wednesday, May 10 (6)
Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail at Silver Lakes,
Glencoe, Ala.
La Costa Resort & Spa, Carlsbad, Calif.
Orange Tree G.C., Orlando, Fla.
River Landing G.C. (River Course), Wallace, N.C.
Green Brook C.C., North Caldwell, N.J.
Butler C.C., Butler, Pa.
Thursday, May 11 (12)
Sewailo G.C., Tucson, Ariz.
Bermuda Dunes C.C., Bermuda Dunes, Calif.
Industry Hills G.C. (Eisenhower Course), City of
Industry, Calif.
La Purisima G.C., Lompoc, Calif.
The Club at Emerald Hills, Hollywood, Fla.
Cypress Run G.C., Tarpon Springs, Fla.
Pinehills G.C. (Nicklaus Course), Plymouth, Mass.
C.C. of Lincoln, Lincoln, Neb.
C.C. of York, York, Pa.
River Oaks C.C., Houston, Texas
Farmington C.C., Charlottesville, Va.
The Bull at Pinehurst Farms, Sheboygan Falls, Wis.
Saturday, May 13 (1)
The King Kamehameha G.C., Wailuku, Hawaii
Sunday, May 14 (1)
BanBury G.C., Eagle, Idaho
Monday, May 15 (30)
Seville G. & C.C., Gilbert, Ariz.
Classic Club, Palm Desert, Calif.
The Club at Ruby Hill, Pleasanton, Calif.
Fountaingrove G. & Athletic C., Santa Rosa, Calif.
CommonGround G.C., Aurora, Colo.
Rocky Bayou C.C., Niceville, Fla.
Shingle Creek G.C., Orlando, Fla.
Sawgrass C.C. (East/West Courses), Ponte Vedra
Beach, Fla.
Orchid Island G. & Beach Club, Vero Beach, Fla.
Stone Mountain G.C., Stone Mountain, Ga.
Waialae C.C., Honolulu, Hawaii
Cantigny G.C., Wheaton, Ill.
South Bend C.C., South Bend, Ind.
Spirit Hollow G.C., Burlington, Iowa
Southern Trace C.C., Shreveport, La.
Hillendale C.C., Phoenix, Md.
Dearborn C.C., Dearborn, Mich.
C.C. of Detroit, Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich.
Creekmoor G.C., Raymore, Mo.
Pinewild C.C. (Magnolia Course), Pinehurst, N.C.
Running Deer G.C., Pittsgrove, N.J.
Edgewood Tahoe G.C., Stateline, Nev.
Oak Hill C.C. (West Course), Rochester, N.Y.
Maketewah C.C., Cincinnati, Ohio
Catawba Island Club, Port Clinton, Ohio
Oldfield Club, Okatie, S.C.
C.C. of Sioux Falls, Sioux Falls, S.D.
Butterfield Trail G.C., El Paso, Texas
Riverhill C.C., Kerrville, Texas
Pete Dye G.C., Bridgeport, W.Va.
Tuesday, May 16 (9)
The Preserve G.C., Carmel, Calif.
Ironwood C.C. (South Course), Palm Desert, Calif.
Collindale G.C., Fort Collins, Colo.
Wintonbury Hills, G.C., Bloomfield, Conn.
Southern Hills Plantation G.C., Brooksville, Fla.
Crumpin-Fox Club, Bernardston, Mass.
Missoula C.C., Missoula, Mont.
North Shore C.C., Glen Head, N.Y.
Newport C.C., Newport, R.I.
Wednesday, May 17 (9)
Palmer G.C., Palmer, Alaska
Wichita C.C., Wichita, Kan.
Lonnie Poole G.C., Raleigh, N.C.
Shaker Ridge C.C., Albany, N.Y.
C.C. of Scranton, Clarks Summit, Pa.
Holston Hills C.C., Knoxville, Tenn.
Dallas Athletic Club (Gold Course), Dallas,
Texas
Washington County G.C., Hartford, Wis.
Riverton C.C., Riverton, Wyo.
Thursday, May 18 (9)
Ak-Chin Southern Dunes G.C., Maricopa, Ariz.
Granite Bay G.C., Granite Bay, Calif.
Bear’s Paw C.C., Naples, Fla.
Hammock Dunes Club (Creek Course), Palm Coast,
Fla.
Willoughby G.C., Stuart, Fla.
Kearney Hill G.L., Lexington, Ky.
West Shore C.C., Camp Hill, Pa.
Odessa C.C. (Links Course), Odessa, Texas
Wine Valley G.C., Walla Walla, Wash.