121st U.S. Open Championship Torrey Pines Golf Course, San Diego, Calif., June 17-20
Scenes From Sectional Qualifying
June 3, 2019
Diego Hernandez places flags on the practice putting green at Old Oaks Country Club in Purchase, N.Y., before the start of Monday's 36-hole U.S. Open sectional qualifier. Century Country Club is the other venue being used. (USGA/Michael Cohen)
A maintenance worker mows a green at Brookside Golf & Country Club in Columbus, Ohio, prior to the start of Monday's 36-hole U.S. Open qualifier. Scioto C.C. is the other venue being used. (USGA/Justin Aller)
Alan Baxter (left), caddie to Casey Lim, arrive at Brookside Golf & Country Club for Monday's U.S. Open sectional qualifier in Columbus, Ohio. (USGA/Justin Aller)
Erik Van Rooyen warms up on the practice range at Brookside Golf & Country Club before Monday's 36-hole U.S. Open sectional qualifier in Columbus, Ohio. (USGA/Justin Aller)
Danny Sinksen practices on the putting green before starting his 36-hole U.S. Open sectional qualifier on Monday in Columbus, Ohio. Competitors are playing Brookside Golf & Country Club and Scioto C.C. (USGA/Justin Aller)
Scott Harvey, fresh off winning last week's U.S. Amateur Four-Ball Championship with partner Todd Mitchell, arrives at Old Oaks Country Club in Purchase, N.Y., for Monday's 36-hole U.S. Open sectional qualifier. (USGA/Michael Cohen)
Max Homa, who claimed his first PGA Tour title last month at the Wells Fargo Championship, tees off on the first hole of Brookside Golf & Country Club in Columbus, Ohio. (USGA/Justin Aller)
Players play the first hole of Old Oaks Country Club in Purchase, N.Y., on Monday. (USGA/Michael Cohen)
Amateur John Augenstein tees off on the second hole of Old Oaks Country Club in Purchase, N.Y., during Monday's U.S. Open sectional qualifier. (USGA/Michael Cohen)
Andrew Johnston watches a tee shot at Walton Heath Golf Club during Monday's U.S. Open sectional qualifier in England. (USGA/Matthew Harris)
Tees await players at the U.S. Open sectional qualifier at Walton Heath Golf Club in England on Monday. (USGA/Matthew Harris)
Spectators take in Monday's U.S. Open sectional qualifier at Walton Heath Golf Club in England, where 14 spots are available. (USGA/Matthew Harris)
Lee Westwood is one of 109 golfers playing for 14 spots in Monday's 36-hole U.S. Open sectional qualifier at Walton Heath Golf Club in England. (USGA/Matthew Harris)
Andy Pope watches his tee shot on the third hole of Old Oaks Country Club during a U.S. Open sectional qualifier on Monday in Purchase, N.Y. (USGA/Michael Cohen)
Jason Parajeckas (left) and Rob Oppenheim walk off the 15th hole of Old Oaks Country Club in Purchase, N.Y. (USGA/Michael Cohen)
Alexander Scott keeps an eye on where his pitch shot lands during a U.S. Open sectional qualifier on Monday in Columbus, Ohio. (USGA/Justin Aller)
J.J. Spaun plays from the rough at Brookside Golf & Country Club in Columbus, Ohio, during Monday's U.S. Open sectional qualifier. (USGA/Justin Aller)
Jacob McBride lines a putt up at Brookside Golf & Country Club in Columbus, Ohio, on Monday. .McBride is one of 121 golfers playing for 14 spots. (USGA/Justin Aller)
Christopher Middleton watches his tee shot on the first hole of Newport Beach Country Club during Monday's 36-hole U.S. Open sectional qualifier in Southern California. Newport Beach C.C. and Big Canyon C.C. are the two venues being used. (USGA/Kohjiro Kinno)
Jared Sawada tees off on the second hole of Newport Beach (Calif.) Country Club during Monday's U.S. Open sectional qualifier. (USGA/Kohjiro Kinno)
LPGA Tour winner and two-time U.S. Women's Amateur champion Danielle Kang (left) is serving as the caddie for her brother, Alex, during a U.S. Open sectional qualifier on Monday in Columbus, Ohio. Danielle is coming off a missed cut in last weekend's U.S. Women's Open at the Country Club of Charleston. (USGA/Justin Aller)
J.R. Warthen plays a shot at Newport Beach (Calif.) Country Club during Monday's U.S. Open sectional qualifier in Southern California. Big Canyon Country Club is the other venue being used. (USGA/Kohjiro Kinno)
Sam Saunders, the grandson of 1960 U.S. Open champion Arnold Palmer, opened with an 8-under 64 at Brookside Golf & Country Club in Monday's U.S. Open sectional qualifier in Columbus, Ohio. He moves over to Scioto Country Club for his afternoon round. (USGA/Justin Aller)
Southern California Golf Association officials put up the competitors' names on the scoreboard at Newport Beach Country Club during Monday's U.S. Open sectional qualifier. Ninety-nine players are vying for five spots in the field. Play is being conducted at Newport Beach C.C. and Big Canyon C.C. (USGA/Kohjiro Kinno)
Matt Picanso and his caddie make their way to the 10th tee at Newport Beach (Calif.) Country Club during U.S. Open sectional qualifying on Monday. (USGA/Kohjiro Kinno)
Matt Parziale (right), the 2017 U.S. Mid-Amateur champion, watches Gary Nicklaus putt on the 10th green of Old Oaks Country Club during Monday's U.S. Open sectional qualifier in Purchase, N.Y. Competitors are playing Old Oaks and Century C.C. for four available spots in the field. (USGA/Michael Cohen)
Robert Rock, of England, plays his third shot from a bunker during his afternoon round of Monday's 36-hole U.S. Open sectional qualifier at Walton Heath Golf Club in Surrey, England. Rock failed to garner one of the 14 available spots. (USGA/Matthew Harris)
Lee Slattery, of England, watches a tee shot during his afternoon round at Walton Heath Golf Club at Monday's U.S. Open sectional qualifier. Slattery earned one of the 14 available spots by shooting 9-under 135. (USGA/Matthew Harris)
Dean Burmester, of South Africa, shakes hands with a caddie after he earned medalist honors in the Surrey, England, sectional by shooting 16-under 128 on the Old and New courses at Walton Heath Golf Club. (USGA/Matthew Harris)
Isaiah Salinda, a semifinalist in the 2018 U.S. Amateur at Pebble Beach, tees off on the 10th hole at Newport Beach (Calif.) Country Club during a U.S. Open sectional qualifier on Monday. (USGA/Kohjiro Kinno)
Matthew Liringis gets down on the ninth green of Newport Beach (Calif.) Country Club during Monday's U.S. Open sectional qualifier. (USGA/Kohjiro Kinno)
Yihao He (left) and Kenny You complete their morning round of the U.S. Open sectional qualifier in Newport Beach, Calif. The qualifier is being contested at Newport Beach Country Club and Big Canyon C.C. (USGA/Kohjiro Kinno)
Luke Sample fails to save par on the second hole at Old Oaks Country Club during Monday's U.S. Open sectional qualifier. (USGA/Michael Cohen)
Gary Nicklaus (left) and 2017 U.S. Mid-Amateur champion Matt Parziale shake hands after completing their two U.S. Open sectional qualifying rounds in Purchase, N.Y., on Monday. Parziale, the co-low amateur in last year's U.S. Open, is heading back to the championship, while Nicklaus failed to qualify. (USGA/Michael Cohen)
Elke Dinan, the scorekeeper at the Purchase, N.Y., sectional qualifying site, writes down scores on the board at Old Oaks C.C. (USGA/Michael Cohen)
Jason Dufner, the 2013 PGA champion, qualified for his 13th U.S. Open on Monday in Columbus, Ohio. (USGA/Justin Aller)
Cameron Young was the medalist in the Purchase, N.Y., sectional qualifier on Monday at Old Oaks C.C. and Century C.C. (USGA/Michael Cohen)
Rob Oppenheim (left), Cameron Young (second from left), Matt Parziale (second from right) and Andy Pope earned the four available spots in Monday's U.S. Open sectional qualifier in Purchase, N.Y. (USGA/Michael Cohen)
Fans gathering around the scoreboard to see the results at the sectional qualifying for the 2019 U.S. Open Sectional Qualifying at Brookside Golf & Country Club in Columbus, Ohio on Monday, June 3, 2019. (Copyright USGA/Justin Aller)
Stewart Hagestad reacts after putting on the 18th green of Newport Beach (Calif.) Country Club during U.S. Open sectional qualifying on Monday in Southern California. (USGA/Kohjiro Kinno)
Chun An Yu with his caddie after their round during sectional qualifying at the 2019 U.S. Open Sectional Qualifying at Newport Beach Country Club in Newport Beach, Calif. on Monday, June 3, 2019. (Copyright USGA/Kohjiro Kinno)