How To Qualify For The 2022 U.S. Open In Brookline

BROOKLINE, MA — The United States Golf Association (USGA) has released a list of local and final qualifying sites for the 122nd U.S. Open Championship, which will be held at The Country Club in Brookline from June 16 to 19.

Local qualifying, conducted over 18 holes at 109 sites in 44 U.S. states and Canada, will take place from April 25 through May 23. Players who advance out of local qualifying will join a group of locally exempt players in final qualifying, which will be conducted over 36 holes. The final stage will be held in Japan, Canada, and nine U.S. sites on May 23 and June 6.

“The U.S. Open provides thousands of professional and amateur golfers with diverse backgrounds from around the world the opportunity to earn a place in the championship through a two-stage qualifying process that was established more than 60 years ago,” said John Bodenhamer, chief championships officer for the USGA, in a statement. “Allied Golf Associations in the United States, as well as the Japan Golf Association and Golf Canada, are working with us to provide a pathway to The Country Club in June where we can once again showcase the world’s greatest players.”

The USGA accepted 9,069 entries for the 2021 championship at Torrey Pines Golf Course in San Diego. The record of 10,127 entries was established for the 2014 championship at Pinehurst Resort & Country Club in Pinehurst, North Carolina.

To be eligible, a player must have a Handicap Index not exceeding 1.4 or be a professional. Online player registration for the 2022 U.S. Open will begin on Wednesday, Feb. 23 at champs.usga.org and will continue through Wednesday, April 13.

The U.S. Open has previously been contested at The Country Club in 1913, 1963, and 1988 and each championship was decided in a playoff. One of the five founding member clubs of the USGA, the club will host its 17th USGA championship overall and first since the 2013 U.S. Amateur.