


Mike Wan presents a medal to last year's US Open winner Wyndham Clark.
The United States Golf Association (USGA), which organizes the major U.S. Open golf tournament, announced on the 3rd (Korean time) that LIV golf players will be welcomed to participate in the U.S. Open as long as they are qualified.
USGA CEO Mike Wan said in an interview with Sports Illustrated, "Many competitions use the name Open, but the US Open is the most open. Half of the US Open spots are filled with players who have passed the qualifying round."
But he added, "There are a lot of great players who haven't qualified for the U.S. Open yet, and they have to play the 36-hole qualifying round."
This means that among LIV golf players who did not qualify for the U.S. Open on their own, they will have to participate in the preliminaries.
Among the current LIV Golf players, Bryson DeChambeau, Dustin Johnson, Brooks Koepka, Phil Mickelson (USA), Jon Rahm (Spain), Cameron Smith (Australia), Martin Kaymer (Germany), Tyrrell Hatton (England), Adrian Meronk (Poland) is eligible to participate in the US Open.
Sergio Garcia (Spain), Patrick Reed (USA), Sharl Schwarzl (South Africa), Henrik Stenson (Sweden), and Graeme McDowell (Northern Ireland) have qualified for the preliminaries as the statute of limitations on their U.S. Open qualifications earned by winning major tournaments has expired. If you don't take it, you won't be able to participate in the US Open.
Many LIV golf players, including these players, plan to compete in the US Open even if it means holding the preliminaries, but Taylor Gooch (USA), who has won three times at LIV Golf, has a different opinion.
At a press conference held ahead of the Singapore tournament, he was asked if he would participate in the US Open preliminaries, and he answered briefly and bluntly, "No."
Gooch has publicly complained about major tournaments awarding qualifications based on world rankings. ęł ěŠ¤í†±ě‚¬ěť´íŠ¸





