Final Qualifying: Shot 68-66 at Duke University Golf Club in Durham, N.C., on June 3
The North Oaks, Minn., native earned medalist honors at the Duke University Golf Club qualifier in Durham, N.C., to qualify for his second consecutive U.S. Open. Capan posted a 36-hole total of 6-under-par 134. Capan is now in his second season on the Korn Ferry Tour. He recently lost a playoff at the Visit Knoxville Open and finished fourth at the Veritex Bank Championship when he opened the tournament with a 58. He also has two other top-10 finishes this season. Capan returns to Pinehurst No. 2 where he teamed with Ben Wong to win the 2017 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball Championship. He started his collegiate career at the University of Alabama before transferring to Florida Gulf Coast for his final two seasons. Growing up, Capan resided in Minnesota for the summer months but attended high school in Phoenix, Ariz. (Northwest Christian School), and he served as a standard bearer at the 2012 Waste Management Open. He also valeted cars for six months at Silverleaf in Scottsdale, Ariz., and among the PGA Tour players he valeted included 2021 U.S. Open champion Jon Rahm. He turned professional in 2022.
YEAR
2024
SITE
Pinehurst Resort & Country Club (Course No. 2)
SCORES
71-70-76-71--288
TO PAR
+8
FINISH
T-41
YEAR
2023
SITE
The Los Angeles Country Club (North Course)
SCORES
78-73
TO PAR
+11
FINISH
MC