Springfield Country Club to host U.S. Open sectional qualifier

The road to the U.S. Open golf tournament will once again go through Springfield.

Springfield Country Club will host sectional qualifying for the 117th U.S. Open at Erin Hills in Erin, Wis. Springfield Country Club is hosting sectional qualifying for the eighth consecutive year and the ninth time in 10 years.

There are 10 sites in the U.S. that will host 36-hole sectional qualifying on June 5. Japan and England will host international sectional qualifying on May 22 and May 29, respectively.

The U.S. Open is June 15-18.

Ken Venturi (1964) and Orville Moody (1969) are the only players to win the U.S. Open after qualifying through both local and sectional play. Gene Littler (1961), Julius Boros (1963), Jerry Pate (1976), Steve Jones (1996), Michael Campbell (2005) and Lucas Glover (2009) have won as sectional qualifiers.

To be eligible for qualifying, a player must have a Handicap Index not exceeding 1.4, or be a professional. Local qualifying, which will be played over 18 holes at 113 sites in the U.S. and one in Canada, takes place between May 2-18.

Online player registration for the 2017 U.S. Open is scheduled to begin on Wednesday and continue through Wednesday, April 26.

2017 U.S. Open Sectional Qualifying Sites (12)

International (2)

May 22

Asia – Ono Golf Club, Ono City, Japan

May 29

Europe - Walton Heath Golf Club, Surrey, England

June 5 – United States (10)

Big Canyon Country Club & Newport Beach Country Club, Newport Beach, Calif.

Jupiter Hills Club (Hills Course), Tequesta, Fla.

Hawks Ridge Golf Club, Ball Ground, Ga.

Woodmont Country Club (North Course), Rockville, Md.