Ryder Cup vice-captain Edoardo Molinari and two-time DP World Tour winner Jordan Smith have been among the many gamers to safe US Open spots through Last Qualifying at Walton Heath.
Last Qualifying is held throughout 13 venues – 10 in America, one in Japan, one in Canada and one within the UK, with every course internet hosting a 36-hole occasion for gamers to try to safe their entry into subsequent month’s US Open.
Eight locations have been up for grabs at Monday’s occasion in Surrey, performed throughout the Outdated and New Course at Walton Heath, with Smith carding rounds of 64 and 70 to high the leaderboard and declare a 3rd US Open look.
“I’m really, really happy,” Smith stated. “I am really looking forward to that week. I have heard that it is going to be absolutely brutal, they don’t want any under-par scores winning so it’s going to be good fun, a good test and I’m just really happy with how I played today.”
Smith completed one forward of Frenchman Frederic Lacroix and Swede Joakim Lagergren – who will each make their main debuts at Oakmont Nation Membership from June 12-15, dwell on Sky Sports activities – with Italy’s Guido Migliozzi additionally one again within the tie for second.
“I’ve heard things about Oakmont,” Lacroix stated. “It is most likely among the best checks of golf there’s and the set-up is meant to be correct powerful, however I do not know the course. I’ve not performed within the U.S. a lot so it may be good.
Migliozzi completed tied-fourth on the US Open in 2021 and can hope for the same efficiency in Pennsylvania, with England’s Sam Bairstow ending on eight below and progressing by way of Last Qualifying for a second successive 12 months.
A play-off was required to determine the three three remaining locations and the 2 alternate spots, after six gamers completed on seven below, with Molinari – who bogeyed two of the final 4 holes in his second spherical – amongst these to progress.
Jacques Kruyswijk and Andrea Pavan secured the opposite two spots after two additional holes, whereas Robin “Tiger” Williams and England’s Matthew Jordan claimed the alternate spots.
Haotong Li, Martin Couvra, Johannes Veerman and England’s Richard Mansell have been among the many 2025 DP World Tour winners to fail to progress, with Alex Fitzpatrick – brother of former US Open champion Matt Fitzpatrick – withdrawing after an opening-round 76.
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