Amateur and professional golfers across the country flocked to 10 different sites this week for US Open final qualifying – known annually as Golf’s Longest Day – and one of the biggest stories from this year’s 36-hole Marathon Monday was the presence of LIV Golf League players in the fields.
An easy way for players to qualify for major championships is via their Official World Golf Ranking. Seeing as events for the upstart circuit backed by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund currently do not offer OWGR points, LIV players have plummeted in the ranking, forcing them to qualify for the third men’s major of the season the hard way.
Of the 19 players entered in a final qualifier, just four (in bold) punched their ticket. One didn’t finish, one withdrew and another didn’t even show up. Here’s how LIV golfers fared in final qualifying for the 2023 US Open, June 15-18, at Los Angeles Country Club.
LIV Golf at US Open final qualifying
|
Player |
Qualifying site |
Result |
|
Sergio Garcia |
Dallas |
9 under, qualified |
|
Brandon Grace |
Dallas |
Did not finish |
|
Matt Jones |
Los Angeles, California |
4 under, failed to qualify by five shots |
|
Jason Kokrak |
Columbus, Ohio |
2 under, failed to qualify by six shots |
|
Danny Lee |
Los Angeles, California |
No show |
|
Marc Leishman |
Rockville, Maryland |
Even, failed to qualify by three shots |
|
Graeme McDowell |
Dallas |
7 under, failed to qualify by one shot |
|
Sebastian Munoz |
Rockville, Maryland |
3 under, qualified via 4-for-2 playoff |
|
Andy Ogletree |
Ball Ground, Georgia |
8 under, failed to qualify by three shots |
|
Wade Ormsby |
Dallas |
Even, failed to qualify by eight shots |
|
Carlos Ortiz |
Boynton Beach, Florida |
3 under, qualified via 3-for-1 playoff |
|
James Piot |
Springfield, Ohio |
4 under, failed to qualify by three shots |
|
David Puig |
Los Angeles, California |
10 under, qualified |
|
Brendan Steele |
Los Angeles, California |
8 under, failed to qualify by one shot |
|
Cameron Triangle |
Summit, New Jersey |
3 under, failed to qualify by two shots |
|
Peter Uihlein |
Columbus, Ohio |
2 under, failed to qualify by six shots |
|
Harold Varner III |
Durham, North Carolina |
8 under, failed to qualify by three shots |
|
Scott Vincent |
Columbus, Ohio |
7 under, failed to qualify by one shot |
|
Matthew Wolff |
Boynton Beach, Florida |
Withdrew |
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Story originally appeared on GolfWeek