After ‘Golf’s Longest Day,’ Monday June 5th, the field for the 123rd U.S. Open to be held at L.A. Country Club is nearly set. With 9,693 hopefuls and 86 exempt players already in the field, only 70 spots remained in the 156-man field for qualifiers. Former Buckeye and longtime PGA Tour professional Ryan Armour carded 66-67, sevenunder par at the Lambton Golf OhioGolf News U.S. Open Qualifiers From Ohio U.S. Women’s Open July 6-9, the 78th U.S. Women’s Open will be held at Pebble Beach for the first time. The USGA has been making a conscious effort to hold their women’s championships at iconic venues and there certainly is no course that fits that designation like Pebble Beach. A record 2,107 women registered to qualify at one of the 26 qualifiers. The Ohio State University Golf Course hosted one of the qualifiers on June 9. Logan Lagodich, from Canton were not able to make it through to the U.S. Open. The Toledo Local Qualifier saw Brandon Pluchinsky, from Lima, PGA Tour winner, Jason Kokrak, Barberton’s Chase Johnson, T.T. Couch, from Mt. Vernon and Toledo’s Michael Balcar make it through, but none of those players were able to continue farther and their U.S. Open journey ended. In Springfield Jordan Gilkison, an amateur from Springboro and Tom Ballinger, who qualified locally in Toledo were not able to snag one of the five spots available into the U.S. Open field from the 75 players. Club in Toronto, to qualify for the U.S. Open that will be held at L.A. Country Club June 15-18. Current Buckeye, Maxwell Moldovan finished T-4 with his 36-hole total of seven-under par at the Springfield Country Club qualifier on Monday, June 5. The only problem was that three players were tied at that number and only two spots were available. On the eighth playoff hole Moldovan made a par, but his competitor rolled in a birdie to make Moldovan the 1st alternate out of the Springfield Qualifier. In Columbus, Zach Mandry from Solon, Youngstown’s Ken Keller, Bryce Reed from Sunbury and Ohio Golf Journal
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