Jeff Czachowski Senior Director, Sales, Service, & Operations | Eastern Michigan Athletics Website
Jeff Czachowski Senior Director, Sales, Service, & Operations | Eastern Michigan Athletics Website
Eastern Michigan University's Cam Kellett and alumnus Beau Breault are advancing in their pursuit of competing in the prestigious U.S. Open golf tournament. Kellett achieved a score of three-under 68 at Highland Meadows Golf Club, Sylvania, Ohio, moving him forward to the final qualifying stage. Meanwhile, Breault, who was named the 2019 MAC Player of the Year, scored a 69 at Muskegon Country Club's local qualifier.
The journey to secure a spot in the 124th U.S. Open Championship at Pinehurst Resort & Country Club's Course No. 2 has been competitive, with thousands participating in 109 local qualifiers across the United States and Canada. The next phase involves a rigorous 36-hole final qualifying round held at ten U.S. sites and three international locations on May 20 and June 3.
A record number of entries were received by the USGA for last year's championship—10,187 applications—breaking the previous high set in 2014 with 10,127 entries for an event also hosted at Pinehurst Resort & Country Club's Course No. 2.
Eligibility for participation requires players to have a Handicap Index® not exceeding 0.4 or to be professional golfers.
Historically, only Ken Venturi (1964) and Orville Moody (1969) have clinched victory in the U.S. Open after advancing through both local and final qualifying stages. Other notable winners who progressed through final qualifying include Gene Littler (1961), Julius Boros (1963), Jerry Pate (1976), Steve Jones (1996), Michael Campbell (2005), and Lucas Glover (2009).
Several champions have reached the U.S. Open through both qualification phases during their careers: Glover, David Graham, Lou Graham, Hale Irwin, Tony Jacklin, Lee Janzen, Tom Kite, Johnny Miller, Corey Pavin, Curtis Strange, Lee Trevino, Gary Woodland, and Fuzzy Zoeller.
Pinehurst Resort & Country Club's Course No. 2 previously hosted the U.S. Open in years such as 1999 (won by Payne Stewart), 2005 (won by Michael Campbell), and most recently in 2014 when Martin Kaymer claimed victory. As an anchor site for future events as well, it is slated to host again in upcoming years including 2029, 2035, 2041, and beyond.
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