A pair of two-time U.S. Open champions, Lee Janzen and Retief Goosen, punched their tickets for the year's second major through sectional qualifiers across the United States on Monday.
Janzen took medalist honors in his New York sectional while Goosen sneaked in by a shot in Memphis, Tennessee.
As Janzen, 50, and Goosen, 46, set their travel plans to head to Chambers Bay in University Place, Washington, next week, 15-year-old Cole Hammer also earned his way into the U.S. Open field by finishing second at the Dallas sectional. Hammer plans to enroll at the University of Texas in 2018.
On the day, there were 787 golfers vying for 58 spots -- or a 7 percent chance of getting a coveted tee time in the Pacific Northwest -- at 10 sites across the country for the tournament that begins June 18.
Janzen, who won the U.S. Open in 1993 at Baltusrol and in 1998 at the Olympic Club, hasn't played his national championship since 2008. He teed it up at his first U.S. Open in 1985. Goosen won his U.S. Opens in 2001 at Southern Hills and in 2004 at Shinnecock Hills.
In the Jupiter, Florida, qualifier at The Bears Club, former world No. 1 Luke Donald shared the low round with Andrew Pope and amateur Jack Maguire. Sam Horsfield defeated fellow amateur Cristobal Del Solar for the final spot in a playoff. Donald did have an inside edge as he is a member at the course.
Chambers Bay local Michael Putnam will get to go home to play the U.S. Open after tying for the low round in his Columbus, Ohio, sectional, which had 15 spots on offer. Other notables from his location were Arnold Palmer's grandson Sam Saunders, Japan's Ryo Ishikawa, and PGA Tour veterans Bo Van Pelt, Camilo Villegas and D.A. Points. Recent NCAA champion Bryson DeChambeau out of SMU also took this route to the field.
The player DeChambeau nipped by a shot in the NCAAs last week, Cheng-Tsung Pan from the University of Washington, posted the low score at the Tumble Creek Club in Cle Elum, Washington, to lead three more qualifiers to the U.S. Open.
In Ball Ground, Georgia, it was a split decision for the Castro family. Roberto Castro, who has made nearly $3.6 million in his PGA Tour career, edged out brother Franco by a shot to claim the third and final spot in their qualifier. Amateurs Matthew NeSmith and Lee McCoy finished first and second, respectively.
At Woodmont Country Club in Rockville, Maryland, Tim O'Neal birdied the third playoff hole against Joshua Persons to claim the third and final spot in their sectional. PGA Tour pro and U.S. Naval Academy graduate Billy Hurley shared medalist honors with amateur Denny McCarthy for the other two available places in the field.
Tony Finau, coming off his second straight top-10 finish on the PGA Tour last week at the Memorial Tournament, will play his first major championship after claiming the second of four spots in the Springfield, Ohio, sectional. Also making it to Chambers Bay next week from the same location are Michael Davan, amateur Nick Hardy and Stephan Jaeger.
The last player to win the U.S. Open who had to go through sectional qualifying was Lucas Glover in 2009 at Bethpage Black.
Below is a list of the 58 golfers (including 13 amateurs) from 10 sites who earned spots Monday in the 115th U.S. Open and the sectional locations where they qualified.
The Bears Club
Jupiter, Fla. (70 players for four spots)
Jack Maguire (a), Saint Petersburg, Fla. 70-70-140
Andrew Pope, Orlando, Fla. 73-67-140
Luke Donald, England 72-68-140
Sam Horsfield (a), Davenport, Fla. 72-69-141
Old Oaks Country Club and Century Country Club
Purchase, N.Y. (71 players for four spots)
Lee Janzen, Orlando, Fla. 69-68-137
Jamie Lovemark, Scottsdale, Ariz. 69-70--139
Rich Berberian Jr., Derry, N.H. 71-69-140
Pat Wilson, Andover, N.J. 71-69-140
Hawks Ridge Golf Club
Ball Ground, Ga. (42 players for three spots)
Matthew NeSmith (a), North Augusta, S.C. 63-64-127
Lee McCoy (a), Clarkesville, Ga. 65-66-131
Roberto Castro, Atlanta 64-68-132
Woodmont Country Club (North Course)
Rockville, Md. (56 players for three spots)
Denny McCarthy (a), Rockville, Md. 70-68-138
Billy Hurley III, Annapolis, Md. 66-72-138
Timothy O'Neal, Savannah, Ga. 69-73-142
Springfield Country Club
Springfield, Ohio (67 players for four spots)
Michael Davan, Hoopeston, Ill. 65-67-132
Tony Finau, Lehi, Utah 66-67-133
Stephan Jaeger, Chattanooga, Tenn. 66-68-134
Nick Hardy (a), Northbrook , Ill. 68-66-134
Germantown Country Club and Ridgeway Country Club
Memphis, Tenn. (121 players for 10 spots)
Tyler Duncan, Dallas 67-66-133
Blayne Barber, Auburn, Ala. 66-67-133
Brad Elder, Dallas 63-70-133
Brandon Hagy, Los Angeles 65-69-134
Tom Hoge, Fort Worth, Texas 69-65-134
Brian Harman, Saint Simons Island, Ga. 65-70-135
Charlie Beljan, Mesa, Ariz. 67-68-135
Retief Goosen, South Africa 64-72-136
Davis Riley (a), Hattiesburg, Miss. 69-67-136
Andres Romero, Humble, Texas 69-67-136
Northwood Club
Dallas (78 players for six spots)
Mark Silvers, Thunderbolt, Ga. 66-65-131
Cole Hammer (a), Houston 64-68-132
Jason Allred, Scottsdale, Ariz. 67-67-134
Kyle Jones (a), Snowflake, Ariz. 65-69-134
Matt Mabrey (a), Little Rock, Ark. 67-67-134
Cody Gribble, Dallas 67-67-134
Brookside Golf and Country Club and The Lakes Golf and Country Club
Columbus, Ohio (120 players for 15 spots)
Samuel Saunders, Fort Collins, Colo. 66-66-132
Michael Putnam, University Place, Wash. 68-64-132
David Hearn, Canada 68-65-133
Bryson Dechambeau (a), Clovis, Calif. 66-67-133
Daniel Summerhays, Fruit Heights, Utah 67-68-135
Sebastian Cappelen, Denmark 71-64-135
Ryo Ishikawa, Japan 69-67-136
George McNeill, Fort Myers, Fla. 70-66-136
Bo Van Pelt, Jenks, Okla. 65-71-136
Camilo Villegas, Colombia 64-72-136
Brad Fritsch, Holly Springs, N.C. 69-67-136
Cameron Smith, Australia 69-67-136
D.A. Points, Windermere, Fla. 70-67-137
Robert Streb, Shawnee, Kan. 69-68-137
Danny Lee, Irving, Texas 67-70-137
Tumble Creek Club
Cle Elum, Wash. (50 players for three spots)
Cheng-Tsung Pan, Bellevue, Wash. 69-69-138
Richard Lee, Scottsdale, Ariz. 69-70-139
Troy Kelly, Lakewood, Wash. 68-71-139
Big Canyon Country Club and Newport Beach Country Club
Newport Beach, Calif. (112 players for six spots)
Kevin Lucas, Folsom, Calif. 68-66-134
Jake Knapp (a), Costa Mesa, Calif. 64-72-136
Beau Hossler (a), Mission Viejo, Calif. 65-71-136
Jared Becher, Reno, Nev. 67-69-136
Brian Campbell (a), Irvine, Calif. 69-68-137
Alex Kim, Fullerton, Calif. 66-72-138
