Entries for the US Open have closed with 8,390 entries for the second Major Championship of the season, where Argentina’s Angel Cabrera will defend his title at Torrey Pines Golf Course in San Diego, California, from June 12-15.
Cabrera is one of 22 European Tour Members among the initial 58 exempt golfers, along with other past champions Michael Campbell (2005), Ernie Els (1994 and 1997), and Retief Goosen (2001 and 2004).
The youngest golfer to enter was 12 year old Rico Hoey of Rancho Cucamonga in California and the oldest was 79 year old Harris Moore Jr, a professional from Los Angeles. Overall entries were received from 68 countries.
The number of fully exempt players will increase with the inclusion of the top 50 in the Official World Golf Rankings, the top ten on the US PGA Tour, and the top two on The European Tour Order of Merit as of May 26. The winner of the Players Championship also receives an exemption.
Local qualifying at 111 sites begins on May 5 while Sectional Qualifying at 13 sites, including the International Sectional Qualifying at Walton Heath, England, takes place on June 2.
