U.S. Open 2022: Local qualifying sites announced

The USGA announced on Tuesday the local qualifying sites for the 2022 U.S. Open.

Canceled in 2020 due to COVID-19 restrictions, local qualifying returned for last year’s championships. Local qualifying will be conducted over 18 holes at 109 venues in the United States and Canada. Competition will run from April 25 to May 23.

Those who advance out of local qualifying will then compete against players who are already exempt in final qualifying. Final qualifying, held over 36 holes, will also be held in the U.S. and Canada, along with a site in Japan.

“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. “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.”

To be eligible, a player must have a handicap index not exceeding 1.4 or be a professional.

Last year the USGA received more than 9,000 entries ahead of Jon Rahm's victory at Torrey Pines. The record is 10,127 for the 2014 U.S. Open at Pinehurst No. 2.

The 2022 U.S. Open begins June 16 at The Country Club at Brookline. It's the first time the championship will be held at the famed Massachusetts course since 1988.

2022 U.S. Open Championship Local Qualifying Sites (109)

Monday, April 25 (4)
Coral Ridge C.C., Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Marietta C.C., Kennesaw, Ga.
Fox Den C.C., Knoxville, Tenn.
Gold Mountain G.C. (Olympic Course), Bremerton, Wash.

Tuesday, April 26 (4)
The Dunes at Maui Lani G.C., Kahului, Hawaii
CasaBlanca G.C., Mesquite, Nev.
New Mexico State University G.C., Las Cruces, N.M.
Jimmie Austin OU G.C., Norman, Okla.

Wednesday, April 27 (1)
Tangle Ridge C.C., Grand Prairie, Texas

Thursday, April 28 (2)
Columbia C.C. (Ridgewood/Tall Pines Courses), Blythewood, S.C.
Jackson (Tenn.) C.C.

Monday, May 2 (17)
Peach Tree G. & C.C., Marysville, Calif.
Indian Ridge C.C. (Grove Course), Palm Desert, Calif.
Brentwood C.C., Los Angeles, Calif.
Fountaingrove G. & Athletic Club, Santa Rosa, Calif.
Wee Burn C.C., Darien, Conn.
Pine Tree C.C., Boynton Beach, Fla.
Lexington C.C., Fort Myers, Fla.
Sara Bay C.C., Sarasota, Fla.
Hoakalei C.C., Ewa Beach, Hawaii
Bayou DeSiard C.C., Monroe, La.
Foxborough (Mass.) C.C.
Muskegon (Mich.) C.C.
Windsong Farm G.C., Maple Plain, Minn.
Scioto Reserve C.C., Powell, Ohio
The Oregon G.C., West Linn, Ore.
The C.C. of Sioux Falls, Sioux Falls, S.D.
The Club at Comanche Trace (Valley/Hills Courses), Kerrville, Texas

Tuesday, May 3 (8)
Andalusia C.C., La Quinta, Calif.
The Club at Ruby Hill, Pleasanton, Calif.
Collindale G.C., Fort Collins, Colo.
Worthington Manor C.C., Urbana, Md.
The Orchards G.C., Washington, Mich.
Duke University G.C., Durham, N.C.
Hollywood G.C., Deal, N.J.
UNM Championship G.C., Albuquerque, N.M.

Wednesday, May 4 (1)
Lake Jovita G. & C.C. (South Course), Dade City, Fla.

Thursday, May 5 (9)
Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail at Silver Lakes (Backbreaker/Heartbreaker Courses), Glencoe, Ala.
Sewailo G.C., Tucson, Ariz.
La Purisima G.C., Lompoc, Calif.
The Grand G.C., San Diego, Calif.
CommonGround Golf Course, Aurora, Colo.
Buckhorn Springs G. & C.C., Valrico, Fla.
Old Oakland C.C. (South/East Courses), Indianapolis, Ind.
Midland (Texas) C.C.
The Federal Club, Glen Allen, Va.

Monday, May 9 (21)
Phoenix (Ariz.) C.C.
The Ridge G.C., Auburn, Calif.
El Niguel C.C., Laguna Niguel, Calif.
Classic Club, Palm Desert, Calif.
Todd Creek G.C., Thornton, Colo.
The G.C. at Oxford Greens, Oxford, Conn.
Ritz-Carlton Members G.C., Bradenton, Fla.
Bay Point G.C. (Nicklaus Course), Panama City Beach, Fla.
The Plantation at Ponte Vedra Beach (Fla.)
BanBury G.C., Eagle, Idaho
Cantigny G.C. (Woodside/Lakeside Courses), Wheaton, Ill.
Morris Park C.C., South Bend, Ind.
Blue Top Ridge G.C., Riverside, Iowa
Oakwood C.C., Kansas City, Mo.
Lake Forest C.C., St. Louis, Mo.
Pinewild C.C. (Magnolia Course), Pinehurst, N.C.
Southampton (N.Y.) C.C.
White Manor C.C., Malvern, Pa.
DeBordieu Club, Georgetown, S.C.
Lakeside C.C., Houston, Texas
Forest Creek G.C, Round Rock, Texas

Tuesday, May 10 (6)
Hot Springs C.C. (Arlington Course), Hot Springs, Ark.
Ironwood C.C. (South Course), Palm Desert, Calif.
Missoula (Mont.) C.C.
Westfield C.C. (North Course), Westfield Center, Ohio
Westfield C.C. (South Course), Westfield Center, Ohio
Kirkbrae C.C., Lincoln, R.I.

Wednesday, May 11 (8)
Pelican Marsh G.C., Naples, Fla.
Wichita (Kan.) C.C.
Kearney Hill G.L., Lexington, Ky.
Omaha (Neb.) C.C.
Butler (Pa.) C.C.
Stonewall Resort, Roanoke, W.Va.
Wild Rock C.C., Wisconsin Dells, Wis.
Riverton (Wyo.) C.C.

Thursday, May 12 (11)
Ak-Chin Southern Dunes G.C., Maricopa, Ariz.
Bermuda Dunes (Calif.) C.C. (Classic Course)
Hammock Dunes Club (Creek Course), Palm Coast, Fla.
Wellington National G.C., West Palm Beach, Fla.
Whitewater Creek C.C., Fayetteville, Ga.
Hillendale C.C., Phoenix, Md.
The Links at Norfolk, Ramsey, Minn.
River Landing G.C. (River Course), Wallace, N.C.
The Legacy Club at Woodcrest, Cherry Hill, N.J.
Knickerbocker C.C., Tenafly, N.J.
C.C. of York, York, Pa.

Monday, May 16 (11)
Mesa (Ariz.) C.C.
TPC Stonebrae C.C., Hayward, Calif.
The Pulpit Club (The Paintbrush Course), Caledon Village, Ontario, Canada
Lake Shore C.C., Glencoe, Ill.
Illini C.C., Springfield, Ill.
Shaker Ridge C.C., Albany, N.Y.
Mendon (N.Y.) G.C.
Maketewah C.C., Cincinnati, Ohio
Glen Oak C.C., Clarks Summit, Pa.
Hurricane Creek C.C., Anna, Texas
Riverside C.C., Provo, Utah

Tuesday, May 17 (5)
Shingle Creek G.C., Orlando, Fla.
Taconic G.C., Williamstown, Mass.
Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course, Stateline, Nev.
Manhattan Woods G.C., West Nyack, N.Y.
Tumble Creek Club, Cle Elum, Wash.

Monday, May 23 (1)
Palmer (Alaska) G.C.