US Open 2023 records a record number of golfers hitting from qualifying
This year's US Open broke the registration record with 10,187 golfers while the old mark was at 10,127, reached in 2017. Besides the professional category, the Organizing Committee only accepts amateur players with a handicap. no more than 1.4.
According to the USGA, the order of registration, only through the online portal, recorded two American amateurs at the two ends of the list, including 51-year-old Eric Spencer in Michigan "opening" on February 22, and 32-year-old Benjamin Knott in Massachusetts. close order" just 15 seconds before closing time, April 12.
To get 156 players for the main tournament, the USGA held qualifying at the local level and then the regional level. Phase 1 has 109 points, only one round in Canada and the US. Phase 2 will have an additional special category, deployed at 10 domestic courts, in addition to three international points - England, Canada, Japan and hitting 36 holes in one day. The main tournament will have four rounds, taking place at the Los Angeles Country Club from June 15 to 16.
Usually, at the main tournament, the number of players who have passed the two pre-filters accounts for less than 30% of the list of matches, the rest belongs to the special group including former or reigning champions, cup owners of peer tournaments, and the top 60 in the world. and USGA-designated PGA Tour champions.
As of April 16, there were 52 faces in the random group entering the main prize.
Golf.com has cited the most recent data to show the difficulty level to the US Open 2023 main tournament. Last year's tournament, the preliminary round recorded a total of 8,880 golfers representing the public, of which 530 faces were selected for the round. regional type. By this stage, the number of players increased to 871, due to an additional 341 slots, many of which were from second place Korn Ferry Tour, even first place PGA Tour with American origin and European DP World Tour peer system. . And at the end of phase 2, only 65 players won tickets to the main tournament.
The US Open opened in 1895 and has topped the major quartet in terms of prize fund size for many years. Particularly in 2022, the bonus budget reaches 17.5 million USD, of which 3.15 million USD is spent for Matt Fitzpatrick, the British with the championship score of -6.
The prestigious group, in addition to the US Open of the USGA, the Masters of Augusta National, the PGA Championship hosted by the American Professional Golf Association and The Open is owned by Royal & Ancient (R&A). USGA and R&A make rules as well as manage and develop world golf, in which, USGA is only in charge of North America and Latin America.
