The one-day, 36-hole qualifier at Springfield CC will take place on Monday, June 2. The U.S. Open is set for June 12-15.
Local qualifying, conducted over 18 holes at 110 sites in 43 U.S. states, Canada and Mexico, will take place between April 16-May 19. Those advancing players will join a group of locally exempt competitors in final qualifying, which will be conducted over 36 holes. This final stage will be held in England and Japan (May 19) and Canada (June 2) as well as 10 U.S. sites, one on May 19, and the remaining nine on June 2.
Online player registration for the 2025 U.S. Open will begin on Wednesday, Feb. 19, at champs.usga.org and will continue through 5 p.m. on Wednesday, April 9.
“It is of great importance that thousands of professional and amateur golfers with diverse backgrounds will once again have an opportunity to compete for a place in this year’s U.S. Open and ultimately play in our national championship,” said USGA Chief Championships Officer John Bodenhamer. “Allied Golf Associations in the United States, Tours in Europe, Canada and Japan, and National Federations will collaborate in providing a path to the championship through both qualifying stages to historic Oakmont Country Club where the world’s greatest golfers will compete.”
To be eligible, an amateur must have a Handicap Index not exceeding 0.4, or be a professional. There are 14 local qualifying sites in California, the most of any state. Florida will host 13 local qualifiers.
The USGA accepted 10,052 entries for the 2024 championship at Pinehurst Resort & Country Club’s Course No. 2. It was the third time entries surpassed the 10,000-mark. The record of 10,187 was established in 2023 at The Los Angeles (Calif.) Country Club’s North Course.
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