Open season continues.
Just a week after the amazing finish at The Country Club, Pennsylvania's Saucon Valley Country Club will host the game's best "over-50" pros and amateurs. With four of the 15 amateurs making the cut at Brookline last weekend, the senior ams are going to have their work cut out for them as they compete against the likes of Scott McCarron, Steve Stricker, and even David Duval.
Defending champion Jim Furyk is the man to beat, and in a unique pairing, the USGA has him going off alongside Steven Dodd of Wales, and the No. 2-ranked amateur in the world, Gene Elliott.
Good luck to our longtime member and friend Gene Elliott and all the rest of the ams in the field. AmateurGolf.com will be following them all week.
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Tee times for the first two rounds of the 2022 U.S. Senior Open Championship, Thursday (June 23) and Friday (June 24), at 7,028-yard, par-71 Saucon Valley Country Club (Old Course), in Bethlehem, Pa.
NOTE: All Times EDT
Thursday (June 23), Hole #1 / Friday (June 24), Hole #10
7 a.m. / 12:30 p.m. – Dave McNabb, Malvern, Pa.; (a) Mike Karney, Crystal Lake, Ill.; Robert Niger, Sacramento, Calif.
7:10 a.m. / 12:40 p.m. – Brian Spitz, Weymouth, Mass.; (a) David Noll, Dalton, Ga.; Craig Thomas, White Plains, N.Y.
7:21 a.m. / 12:51 p.m. – Tracy Phillips, Tulsa, Okla.; Anthony Aguilar, Arvada, Colo.; (a) Tim Hogarth, Northridge, Calif.
7:31 a.m. / 1:01 p.m. – Naoyuki Tamura, Japan; Jonathan Kaye, Phoenix, Ariz.; Duffy Waldorf, Las Vegas, Nev.
7:42 a.m. / 1:12 p.m. – Cameron Beckman, San Antonio, Texas; James Kingston, South Africa; (a) Mark Sanchez, Kentfield, Calif.
7:52 a.m. / 1:22 p.m. – Darren Clarke, Northern Ireland; Colin Montgomerie, Scotland; Padraig Harrington, Republic of Ireland
8:03 a.m. / 1:33 p.m. – Joe Durant, Pensacola Beach, Fla.; Dicky Pride, Tuscaloosa, Ala.; Phillip Price, Wales
8:13 a.m. / 1:43 p.m. – Gene Sauers, Savannah, Ga.; Fred Funk, Driftwood, Texas; Roger Chapman, England
8:24 a.m. / 1:54 p.m. – Scott McCarron, Mooresville, N.C.; Brian Gay, Windermere, Fla.; Lee Janzen, Orlando, Fla.
8:34 a.m. / 2:04 p.m. – Stephen Ames, Canada; Jerry Kelly, Madison, Wis.; Retief Goosen, South Africa
8:45 a.m. / 2:15 p.m. – Jeff Brehaut, Park City, Utah; John Bickerton, England; (a) Jerry Gunthorpe, Ovid, Mich.
8:55 a.m. / 2:25 p.m. – Jay Williamson, St. Louis, Mo.; (a) Jack Larkin Sr., Atlanta, Ga.; Clark Dennis, Fort Worth, Texas
9:06 a.m. / 2:36 p.m. – Tim Cantwell, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.; (a) Bryan Hoops, Scottsdale, Ariz.; Micah Rudosky, Cortez, Colo.
Thursday (June 23), Hole #10 / Friday (June 24), Hole #1
7 a.m. / 12:30 p.m. – Michael Molino, Dallas, Pa.; Gustav Ulrich, Whispering Pines, N.C.; (a) Joel B. Johnson, Hugo, Minn.
7:10 a.m. / 12:40 p.m. – (a) Ned Zachar, Rowayton, Conn.; Dolph Roder, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; Judd Gibb, Fort Dodge, Iowa
7:21 a.m. / 12:51 p.m. – Brian Mogg, Orlando, Fla.; Kelly Mitchum, Southern Pines, N.C.; (a) William Mitchell, Atlanta, Ga.
7:31 a.m. / 1:01 p.m. – Matt Gogel, Mission Hills, Kan.; John Senden, Australia; Thomas Gillis, Lake Orion, Mich.
7:42 a.m. / 1:12 p.m. – Tom Byrum, San Antonio, Texas; Willie Wood, Edmond, Okla.; Mauricio Molina, Argentina
7:52 a.m. / 1:22 p.m. – Robert Allenby, Australia; Doug Barron, Germantown, Tenn.; Bob Estes, Austin, Texas
8:03 a.m. / 1:33 p.m. – Thomas Levet, France; Kirk Triplett, Paradise Valley, Ariz.; K.J. Choi, Republic of Korea
8:13 a.m. / 1:43 p.m. – Brandt Jobe, Oklahoma City, Okla.; Paul Goydos, Long Beach, Calif.; Stuart Appleby, Australia
8:24 a.m. / 1:54 p.m. – David Toms, Shreveport, La.; Davis Love III, Sea Island, Ga.; Vijay Singh, Fiji
8:34 a.m. / 2:04 p.m. – Stephen Dodd, Wales; (a) Gene Elliott, West Des Moines, Iowa; Jim Furyk, Jacksonville, Fla.
8:45 a.m. / 2:15 p.m. – David Berganio Jr., Granada Hills, Calif.; Ken Duke, Stuart, Fla.; Gavin Coles, Australia
8:55 a.m. / 2:25 p.m. – (a) Eddie Hargett, Blythewood, S.C.; Jim Roy, Syracuse, N.Y.; Kevin Kraft, New Market, Md.
9:06 a.m. / 2:36 p.m. – Kevin Baker, Canada; Rafael Gomez, Argentina; Mike Meehan, Bayville, N.Y.
Thursday (June 23), Hole #1 / Friday (June 24), Hole #10
12:30 p.m. / 7 a.m. – Alan McLean, Canada; Richard Gilkey, Bakersfield, Calif.; Dave Bahr, Cincinnati, Ohio
12:40 p.m. / 7:10 a.m. – (a) Jon Veneziano, Mount Dora, Fla.; Don Carpenter, Athens, Ga.; Andrew Sapp, Muncie, Ind.
12:51 p.m. / 7:21 a.m. – Yoshinobu Tsukada, Japan; (a) Miles McConnell, Tampa, Fla.; Ed Kirby, Wakefield, R.I.
1:01 p.m. / 7:31 a.m. – (a) Robert Funk, Canyon Lake, Calif.; Mark Hensby, Australia; Omar Uresti, Austin, Texas
1:12 p.m. / 7:42 a.m. – John Huston, Tarpon Springs, Fla.; Mark Calcavecchia, Jupiter, Fla.; Jeff Sluman, Hinsdale, Ill.
1:22 p.m. / 7:52 a.m. – Scott Verplank, Edmond, Okla.; Michael Campbell, New Zealand; Olin Browne, Tequesta, Fla.
1:33 p.m. / 8:03 a.m. – Alex Cejka, Germany; Steve Flesch, Union, Ky.; Thongchai Jaidee, Thailand
1:43 p.m. / 8:13 a.m. – Paul Broadhurst, England; Markus Brier, Austria; Rod Pampling, Australia
1:54 p.m. / 8:24 a.m. – Woody Austin, Derby, Kan.; Jay Haas, Greenville, S.C.; Jeff Maggert, Sea Pines, S.C.
2:04 p.m. / 8:34 a.m. – Steven Alker, New Zealand; Miguel Angel Jimenez, Spain; Bernhard Langer, Germany
2:15 p.m. / 8:45 a.m. – Peter Baker, England; Wesley Short Jr., Austin, Texas; Glen Day, Alotian, Ark.
2:25 p.m. / 8:55 a.m. – Brian Wilson, Fort Worth, Texas; Richard Green, Australia; (a) Jack Hall, Savannah, Ga.
2:36 p.m. / 9:06 a.m. – Bill Van Orman, Watkinsville, Ga.; (a) Pat O'Donnell, Happy Valley, Ore.; David Hronek, Port Charlotte, Fla.
Thursday (June 23), Hole #10 / Friday (June 24), Hole #1
12:30 p.m. / 7 a.m. – Charlie Bolling, Glen Cove, N.Y.; Bill Harvey, Albuquerque, N.M.; Tim Parun, San Diego, Calif.
12:40 p.m. / 7:10 a.m. – (a) Todd White, Spartanburg, S.C.; Rob Labritz, Pound Ridge, N.Y.; Michael Muehr, McLean, Va.
12:51 p.m. / 7:21 a.m. – (a) G. Davis Boland, Louisville, Ky.; (a) Matt Sughrue, Arlington, Va.; Jeff Gove, Sandpoint, Idaho
1:01 p.m. / 7:31 a.m. – Charlie Wi, Republic of Korea; Harrison Frazar, Dallas, Texas; Bob May, Las Vegas, Nev.
1:12 p.m. / 7:42 a.m. – Joakim Haeggman, Sweden; Shane Bertsch, Parker, Colo.; Thomas Pernice Jr., Scottsdale, Ariz.
1:22 p.m. / 7:52 a.m. – Mark O'Meara, Las Vegas, Nev.; Tom Lehman, Scottsdale, Ariz.; David Duval, Cherry Hills Village, Colo.
1:33 p.m. / 8:03 a.m. – Y.E. Yang, Republic of Korea; Chris DiMarco, Denver, Colo.; Rocco Mediate, Greensburg, Pa.
1:43 p.m. / 8:13 a.m. – Tim Petrovic, Austin, Texas; Mike Weir, Canada; Robert Karlsson, Sweden
1:54 p.m. / 8:24 a.m. – Brett Quigley, Barrington, R.I.; Kevin Sutherland, Sacramento, Calif.; Ken Tanigawa, Scottsdale, Ariz.
2:04 p.m. / 8:34 a.m. – Steve Stricker, Madison, Wis.; Ernie Els, South Africa; Scott Parel, Augusta, Ga.
2:15 p.m. / 8:45 a.m. – (a) James Barnes, Bloomfield Hills, Mich.; Harry Rudolph III, La Jolla, Calif.; Andrew Johnson, Maitland, Fla.
2:25 p.m. / 8:55 a.m. – Jeffrey Schmid, Iowa City, Iowa; (a) William Ayres, San Jose, Calif.; Britt Pavelonis, Carbondale, Ill.
2:36 p.m. / 9:06 a.m. – Yong Lee, Federal Way, Wash.; Tim Weinhart, Alpharetta, Ga.; (a) Tony Soerries, Montgomery, Texas
(a): amateur
The U.S. Senior Open is a 72-hole, stroke-play competition. A field of 156 players will play 18 holes of stroke play on June 23 and 24, after which the field will be reduced to the low 60 scores and ties. Those players making the cut will play 18 holes on June 25 and 26. If there is a tie upon the completion of 72 holes, a two-hole aggregate playoff will immediately follow. If this playoff results in a tie, the tied players will immediately continue to play off hole-by-hole until the winner is determined.
Par & Yardage
Saucon Valley Country Club’s Old Course will be set up at 7,028 yards and will play to a par of 36-35—71. The yardage for each round of the championship will vary due to course setup and conditions.