Entries closed for US Open qualifying last week, and several LIV Golf players have decided to skip it despite their appearances in the Major hanging by a thread.
Among those opting not to take part in qualifying are Paul Casey, Charles Howell III, Louis Oosthuizen, Ian Poulter, Charl Schwartzel and Bubba Watson. Each player is outside the top 100 in the Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR). The only other realistic ways for them to make the tournament is to either reach the top 60 by May 22 or the week before the tournament, or win the PGA Championship.
None of them are currently in the field for the second Major of the year, and it’s unlikely they’ll make it considering their limited options to accumulate OWGR points.
It’s not looking quite so bad for Patrick Reed and Talor Gooch, who are two other LIV Golf players who have not applied for qualifying but who may wonder if they’ve done enough to reach the tournament, with Reed currently World No.44 and Gooch World No.57. In particular, Reed will be confident of holding onto his place in the world’s top 60.
Elsewhere, some LIV Golf players aren’t taking as many chances, with Sergio Garcia, Matthew Wolff, Marc Leishman and Harold Varner III all having signed up for qualification for a chance to tee it up at Los Angeles Country Club in June.
It’s not so precarious for all LIV Golfers. For example, Mito Pereira and Abraham Ancer will be confident of reaching the tournament as they will play in the PGA Championship, while the likes of Thomas Pieters and Harold Varner III should also be eligible for the Oak Hill Country Club tournament.
For others, the outlook is even rosier, with players including Bryson DeChambeau, Brooks Koepka, Phil Mickelson, Cameron Smith and Joaquin Niemann guaranteed their US Open places thanks to various other qualifying criteria.
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