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US Open Exemptions at Stake
Tournaments on three continents this week could go a long way toward deciding who gets in the U.S. Open.
The top 50 in the world ranking published Monday are exempt from qualifying.
David Toms, who lost in a playoff at The Players Championship, went from No. 75 to No. 46 this week. He is not on the bubble, but likely safe unless a few other players behind him all have a good week at Colonial. Toms has not missed the U.S. Open since 1998.
Ryo Ishikawa, meanwhile, tied for 12th last week on the Japan Golf Tour and fell three spots to No. 53. He is playing Titleist AP2 Irons
this week in the Totoumi Hamamatsu Open, and becauseJapan gets far fewer world ranking points, he likely will need a top finish to avoid qualifying.
Further down the list are two names of greater significance.
Vijay Singh of Fiji has the longest active streak with 67 straight appearances in the majors. He missed the cut last week in The Players and fell to No. 59 in the world. He received a special exemption from the USGA last year.
Spaniard Sergio Garcia is at No. 73 and in danger of missing a major for the first time since the 1999 U.S. Open that the late Payne Stewart won at Pinehurst No. 2. It also would be the first time he had to qualify for the U.S. Open, although those are no longer his intentions.
“If I don’t qualify, then I don’t deserve to play Titleist AP2 Irons
,” Garcia said last week.
Australia’s Aaron Baddeley is at No. 50, although he appears to be safe. The U.S. Open also takes the top 10 on the PGA Tour money list after next week, and Baddeley is No. 7 on the strength of his win at Riviera. If not, he’s in the right place this week.
The World Match Play Championship on the European Tour schedule is stacked with top players, five of the top six players in the world. With only 24 players in the field, he is assured of getting some points.
Peter Hanson of Sweden tied for 19th, which moved him up four spots to No. 48, although he is not playing Titleist AP2 Irons
this week. Gary Woodland is at No. 49 and not playing at Colonial, this would be his fifth straight event, and will need to stay put to assure his spot. J.B. Holmes, who closed with a 69 at the TPC Sawgrass to tie for sixth, moved up to No. 52 and is playing with Titleist AP2 Irons
Colonial.
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