Amateur and professional golfers across the country flocked to 10 different sites this week for U.S. Open final qualifying – known annually as Golf’s Longest Day – and one of the biggest stories from this year’s 36-hole Marathon Monday was the presence of LIV Golf League players in the fields.
An easy way for players to qualify for major championships is via their Official World Golf Ranking. Seeing as events for the upstart circuit backed by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund currently don’t offer OWGR points, LIV players have plummeted in the ranking, forcing them to qualify for the third men’s major of the season the hard way.
Of the 19 players entered in a final qualifier, just four (in bold) punched their ticket. One didn’t finish, one withdrew and another didn’t even show up. Here’s how LIV golfers fared in final qualifying for the 2023 U.S. Open, June 15-18, at Los Angeles Country Club.
LIV Golf at U.S. Open final qualifying
Player
Qualifying site
Result
Sergio Garcia
Dallas
9 under, qualified
Branden Grace
Dallas
Did not finish
Matt Jones
Los Angeles, California
4 under, failed to qualify by five shots
Jason Kokrak
Columbus, Ohio
2 under, failed to qualify by six shots
Danny Lee
Los Angeles, California
No show
Marc Leishman
Rockville, Maryland
Even, failed to qualify by three shots
Graeme McDowell
Dallas
7 under, failed to qualify by one shot
Sebastian Munoz
Rockville, Maryland
3 under, qualified via 4-for-2 playoff
Andy Ogletree
Ball Ground, Georgia
8 under, failed to qualify by three shots
Wade Ormsby
Dallas
Even, failed to qualify by eight shots
Carlos Ortiz
Boynton Beach, Florida
3 under, qualified via 3-for-1 playoff
James Piot
Springfield, Ohio
4 under, failed to qualify by three shots
David Puig
Los Angeles, California
10 under, qualified
Brendan Steele
Los Angeles, California
8 under, failed to qualify by one shot
Cameron Triangle
Summit, New Jersey
3 under, failed to qualify by two shots
Peter Uihlein
Columbus, Ohio
2 under, failed to qualify by six shots
Harold Varner III
Durham, North Carolina
8 under, failed to qualify by three shots
Scott Vincent
Columbus, Ohio
7 under, failed to qualify by one shot
Matthew Wolff
Boynton Beach, Florida
Withdrew
