With local qualifying for the 126th US Open concluded, final qualifying for a place at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club begins on Monday May 18th, with qualifiers at Dallas Athletic Club and Walton Heath in England.
Dubbed Golf’s Longest Day, on June 8th, the remaining 10 qualifiers will be held at sites across the US and Canada.
While much of the focus will be on that day, as hundreds of amateurs compete alongside pros for the final chance to reach the Major, there are some big names appearing in the first two 36-hole qualifiers.
Heading to Dallas for the chance to earn a place in the Major is 2010 champion Graeme McDowell. The LIV Golfer is hoping to reach his 16th US Open and first since 2020.
Another LIV Golfer appearing in Dallas is Sergio Garcia. He also made it through final qualifying a year ago, but failed to make it to Oakmont after narrowly missing out on a playoff.
That was the first time he’d missed the US Open in 26 years and he’ll be looking to ensure that was a blip, rather than the start of a new trend.
Sergio Garcia is looking to qualify after narrowly missing out in 2025
(Image credit: Getty Images)
Garcia’s Fireballs GC teammate Jose Luis Ballester will also compete, along with Torque GC’s Abraham Ancer, HyFlyers GC’s Michael La Sasso, Southern Guards GC’s Branden Grace and Korean Golf Club’s Byeong Hun An.
The PGA Tour will be well represented in Dallas, too, with Tom Kim looking for his fifth consecutive US Open appearance.
However, this will be a new experience for the South Korean as it is the first time he has had to go through final qualifying owing to a prolonged slump in form.
Tom Kim will go through final qualifying for the first time
(Image credit: Getty Images)
Two-time PGA Tour winner Austin Eckroat will also play, while there are spots for the likes of Joel Dahmen, Eric Cole, Ryan Moore and Rasmus Neergard-Petersen, who placed T12 in the 2025 US Open having made it through final qualifying in Dallas.
As well as McDowell, another Major winner…
..
Click Here to Read the Full Original Article at Latest from Golf Monthly…