Ashton McCulloch (USGA Photo)
The 16 amateurs that are teeing it up this week in the 124th U.S. Open at Pinehurst No. 2 have their tee times and pairings for the first two days. There are two players who previously earned exemptions into the championship that are not being used.
Christo Lamprecht, who won the 2023 British Amateur, gave up his exemption to turn pro after the collegiate season finished and missed out on qualifying in final qualifying. Nick Dunlap, the 2023 U.S. Amateur champion, is in the field as a pro after winning the 2023 American Express.
Here are three notable pairings:
Hole No. 10 1:47 PM: Gordon Sargent (a), Jake Knapp, Cameron Young
The 2023 U.S. Open low amateur and No. 1 ranked player in the Golfweek/AmateurGolf.com World Rankings with play with two of the longer drivers on tour, making for a fun pairing for the young Vanderbilt standout. Sargent finished T39 and 4-over last year at Los Angeles Country Club.
Hole No. 10 2:09 PM: Ben Kohles, Denny McCarthy, Benjamin James (a)
Ben James, a 2023 Walker Cupper and quarterfinalist at the 2023 U.S. Amateur will get to play with PGA Tour winner and Virginia alumni Denny McCarthy. James just finished his sophomore season at Virginia and will have a comfortable pairing with a proven professional from his stomping grounds.
Hole No. 1 2:31 PM: Taisei Shimuzu, Gunnar Broin (a), Maxwell Moldovan
The Kansas product Broin will play with recently turned pro Maxwell Moldovan, who is playing in his third straight U.S. Open after getting in last year as the first alternate, same as this year. Moldovan has played at Ohio State for the last four years and made the cut last season at Los Angeles Country Club.
All amateur tee times and pairings:
Hole No. 1 6:56 AM: Frederik Kjettrup, Chris Petefish, Parker Bell (a)
Hole No. 1 7:07 AM: Omar Morales (a), Max Greyserman, Casey Jarvis
Hole No. 1 8:24 AM: Nico Echavarria, Robert Rock, Neal Shipley (a)
Hole No. 1 8:35 AM: Takumi Kanaya, Stewart Hagestad (a), Mac Meissner
Hole No. 1 8:46 AM: Isaiah Salinda, Bryan Kim (a), Jim Herman
Hole No. 1 8:57 AM: Carson Schaake, Charlie Reiter, Colin Prater (a)
Hole No. 10 8:57 AM: Willie Mack III, Richard Mansell, Ashton McCulloch (a)
Hole No. 1 12:30 PM: Jason Scrivener, Brandon Robinson Thompson, Brendan Valdes (a)
Hole No. 10 12:30 PM: Greyson Sigg, Grant Forrest, Wells Williams (a)
Hole No. 1 12:41 PM: Santiago De la Fuente (a), Sam Bairstow, Eugenio Chacarra
Hole No. 1 2:20 PM: Thomas Detry, Brian Campbell, Jackson Buchanan (a)
Hole No. 10 2:20 PM: Frankie Capan III, Andrew Svoboda, Luke Clanton (a)
Hole No. 10 2:31 PM: Harry Higgs, Hiroshi Tai (a), Brandon Wu
ABOUT THE
U.S. Open Golf Championship
The U.S. Open is the biggest of the 15 national
championships conducted by the USGA.
Open
to amateurs and professionals. Amateurs gain
entry via USGA win or runner-up finishes while having the opportunity
to qualify alongside non-exempt professionals in an 18-hole "Local' qualifying followed
by 36-hole "Final" qualifying which is affectionately known as golf's longest day.
Highly-ranked amateurs will be exempted past the 18-hole Local Qualifying. See the
USGA website for details. And if you are exempt on any level be sure to apply by the deadline anyway.
The USGA intends to make the U.S. Open
the
most rigorous, yet fair, examination of golf
skills, testing all forms of shot-making. The
USGA prepares the course after careful
consideration of 14 different factors.
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