Who qualified – and some notables who didn’t – for Los Angeles Country Club

Monday was a day for dreams to either come true or be dashed as hundreds of golfers descended on 10 final qualifying sites during “Golf’s Longest Day.”

The goal: Los Angeles Country Club, site of the 123rd US Open.

The 10 qualifiers required golfers to navigate 36-hole marathons, with each offering fewer than a handful of advancing spots. Many of the golfers in these final qualifiers had already first toughed it out through an 18-hole local qualifying site.

This last phase Monday included past major champions, a slew of LIV golfers and dozens of amateurs, all hoping to punch their tickets to the third men’s major of the year, June 15-18, near Hollywood.

First, some quick hits:

• Nick Hardy had the round of the day with a 61 on his second 18 at Springfield Country Club in Springfield, Ohio. Preston Summerhays and Samuel Stevens each shot a 62 at their qualifiers.

• Five of the 10 locations needed a playoff to settle things.

• Thirteen amateurs made it through. Five of those teams won or tied for the top spot in their respective qualifiers.

Here’s a closer look at those who got through as well as some notable names who fell short.

Lambton Golf & Country Club

This qualifier in Toronto, Ontario, at a golf course about six miles away form this week’s RBC Canadian Open on the PGA Tour, had three spots available among the 27 golfers.

Who advanced:

• Ryan Gerard shot 63-66 to go 11 under on the day

• Vincent Norrman was second at 8 under

• Ryan Armor was third at 7 under

Two golfers tied for fourth at 6 under but fell short:

Others who missed out:

• PGA Championship darling Michael Block, 5 under

• Ludvig Aberg, the Haskins Award winner and consensus college player of the year, 4 under

• Harry Higgs, 3 under

• Callum Tarren, 3 under

• Richy Werenski, 2 under

• Michael Gligic, 1 under

• Martin Trainer, DNF

Pine Tree Golf Club

There were 51 golfers vying for three spots in Boynton Beach, Florida.

Who advanced:

• Austen Truslow came out on top at this qualifier with a 5-under day (66-69)

• Amateur Brendan Valdes of Orlando was 3 under

• LIV’s Carlos Ortiz finished 2 under and nabbed the third and final spot after surviving a 3-for-1 playoff

Among those who did not advance:

• Luis Gagne (lost in playoff)

• Wesley Bryan (lost in playoff)

• Cristian DiMarco, son of PGA Tour Champions golfer Chris DiMarco, 7 over

• Cameron Kuchar, son of PGA Tour veteran Matt Kuchar, 12 over

• Matt Wolff, who withdrew before teeing it up

Hawks Ridge Golf Club

Ball Ground, Georgia, hosted 43 players, with just three earning a spot in the US Open.

Who advanced:

• Gordon Sargent, the 2022 individual NCAA champion, shot 64-67 to finish 13 under, two ahead of the field

• Kyle Mueller and JJ Gray tied at 11 under for the other two advancing spots

Notables who did not advance out of Hawks Ridge Golf Club:

• Andy Ogletree, 8 under

• Ted Potter, Jr., 5 under

• David Ford (a), 4 under

Several golfers withdrew from this qualifier, including:

Hillcrest Country Club

This would be as close as most of the golfers in this qualifier would get to LACC, as 89 players were jostling for five spots.

First, here’s a look at who will move on to the 123rd US Open:

• Mexico’s Omar Morales, who plays at UCLA, finished first at 12 under, winning by two shots

• Barclay Brown, one of four golfers from Stanford’s golf team to advance, shot 10 under

• LIV golfer David Puig birdied his final hole to get to 10 under

That left a 3-for-2 playoff between:

• PGA Tour veteran Charley Hoffman, 9 under

• Arizona State sophomore Preston Summerhays, 9 under

• Josh Anderson, 9 under

But then darkness set in and they couldn’t continue, which means the playoff would take place Tuesday morning.

Among those who did not advance:

• Brendan Steele, 7 under

• Sangmoon Bae, 7 under

• Matt Jones, 4 under

Canoe Brook Country Club

Summit, New Jersey, hosted 67 golfers but only four would move on from here.

Who advanced:

• Amateur Michael Thorbjornsen, who last week was with his Stanford teammates at the NCAA Championship in Arizona, shot 66-68 to finish 8 under

• Berry Henson was solo second at 7 under

• Amateur Christian Cavaliere was solo third at 6 under

• Andrew Svoboda tied for fourth at 5 under and then survived a 2-for-1 playoff

Among those who missed out:

• Christopher Crawford, who lost in the playoff

• Cameron Tringale, 3 under

• Harrison Endycott, even

• Kelly Kraft, 1 over

• Jim Herman, 5 over

• Stewart Hagestad, 6 over

• Caleb Surratt, WD

Woodmont CC (North Course)

Sixty golfers were scheduled to compete for four spots in Rockville, Maryland. Amateurs grabbed three of the four spots in this qualifier.

Who advanced:

• Karl Vilips (a), who just last week was in Scottsdale for the NCAAs, finished 4 under after 36 holes Monday

• Isaac Simmons (a), who also shot 4 under

• Michael Brennan (a), 3 under

• Sebastian Munoz, 3 under

Brennan pulled off perhaps the shot of the day Monday:

Who did not advance:

• Ben Kohles, 3 under (lost in 4-for-2 playoff)

• George Duangmanee, 3 under (lost in 4-for-2 playoff)

• Marc Leishman, even

• Joseph Bramlett, even

Lakes Golf & Country Club/Brookside Golf & CC

The largest final qualifier was actually held at two golf courses in Columbus, Ohio, with 103 golfers battling for 11 spots. Of all the final qualifiers, this one had the largest collection of recognizable names.

Who advanced:

Six golfers tied for third at 9 under and advanced:

• Eric Cole

• Nicolas Echavarria

• Corey Pereira

• Luke Art

• Patrick Rodgers

• Stewart Cink

There was a 4-for-3 playoff to settle things and the advancing golfers from the playoff were:

• Kevin Streelman

• Nick Dunlap

• David Nyfjall (a)

Lucas Glover was the odd man out in the playoff. Others who failed to advance: Erik van Rooyen, Cameron Champ, Aaron Baddeley, Kevin Chappell, Peter Uihlein, Jason Kokrak and Zach Bauchou, who had Memorial Tournament champ Viktor Hovland on the bag.

There were nine golfers to WD from this qualifier:

• Sam Ryder

• Matthew NeSmith

• Kyle Stanley

• Cole Hammer

• Geoff Ogilvy

• David Lipsky

• Ben An

Springfield CC

Ohio also has a final qualifier in Springfield, where another 75 golfers dueled for five spots.

Who advanced:

• Samuel Stevens won the qualifier at 13 under. His 62 in the second 18 was one of the best rounds of the day anywhere on this Golf’s Longest Day.

• Taylor Pendrith was solo second at 10 under

• Nick Hardy was solo third at 8 under

Three golfers tied for fourth at 7 under but only two could advance:

• Dylan Wu was one of those three and he was the first to grab one of those coveted spots

• Late in the day, with the skies getting dark quickly and two golfers battling for the final spot, Alex Schaake made a short birdie to end it

Who did not advance:

Old Chatham Golf Club

In Durham, North Carolina, there were 76 golfers and five available spots.

Who advanced:

• Yuto Katsuragawa of Japan, 12 under

• Patrick Cover, 12 under

• Paul Barjon, 11 under

• McClure Meissner, 11 under

• Frankie Capan, 11 under

Quite a few notable names fell short:

Tacoma Country & Golf Club

There were 54 players battling for two spots in Lakewood, Washington.

Who advanced:

• Alexander Yang, an amateur from China who is a sophomore at Stanford, shot 3 under to tie for first. Yang was not a regular in the Cardinal’s starting five this past season, but he is on to LACC

• Jesse Schutte, 34, of Eugene, Oregon, earned the other spot after going 3 under. He was the Big 12 Newcomer of the Year in 2007 at Oklahoma who later played briefly at Oregon State before turning pro

Story originally appeared on GolfWeek