{"id":68513,"date":"2026-05-18T17:22:47","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T21:22:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/seven-golfers-earn-u-s-open-spots-in-england-dallas-qualifying-underway\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T17:22:47","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T21:22:47","slug":"seven-golfers-earn-u-s-open-spots-in-england-dallas-qualifying-underway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/seven-golfers-earn-u-s-open-spots-in-england-dallas-qualifying-underway\/","title":{"rendered":"Seven Golfers Earn U.S. Open Spots in England; Dallas Qualifying Underway"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Nathan Kimsey of England captured the leading position at Monday’s U.S. Open final qualifying tournament held at Walton Heath Golf Club in Surrey, England, securing his spot alongside six other golfers who earned entry into the major championship field.<\/p>

Ugo Coussaud from France emerged victorious in a four-player playoff to claim the final qualifying position at 10 under par, defeating LIV Golf player Thomas Detry from Belgium, South Africa’s Hennie Du Plessis, and England’s Andrew Wilson in the sudden-death competition.<\/p>

The 33-year-old Kimsey fired rounds of 68 and 62 for a 36-hole total of 10-under 130, finishing two strokes ahead of Spain’s Rocco Repetto Taylor. Also earning spots with scores of 11 under were Italy’s Filippo Celli, England’s Matthew Jordan, Spain’s Angel Hidalgo, and Denmark’s Niklas Norgaard.<\/p>

This marks Kimsey’s inaugural U.S. Open appearance and only his second major championship opportunity. His previous major experience came at last summer’s Open Championship at Royal Portrush, where he made the cut and finished tied for 40th place.<\/p>

The Surrey venue represents the final qualifying opportunity for European competitors and marks the first of 13 qualifying locations worldwide. Additional qualifying is taking place Monday in Dallas, with Japan hosting a site on May 25, while the remaining 10 locations across North America will conduct qualifying on June 8, traditionally known as “golf’s longest day.”<\/p>

At Dallas Athletic Club, LIV Golf’s Peter Uihlein held the leading position during Monday’s 36-hole qualifying event. Competitors are playing one round each on the Blue Course and Gold Course layouts.<\/p>

Nine qualifying positions are up for grabs among a field filled with both PGA Tour and LIV Golf professionals.<\/p>

Uihlein stood at 8 under par through eight holes of his second round after opening with a 67, based on the USGA’s online scoring system. Hayden Springer, South Korea’s Tom Kim, Colombia’s Sebastian Munoz, Doug Ghim, and Kevin Streelman were all positioned to either qualify directly or enter a playoff situation.<\/p>

Additional notable players seeking qualification in Dallas include Spain’s Sergio Garcia, a LIV member who missed qualifying last year after competing in 25 consecutive U.S. Opens; Tom Hoge; Canada’s Mackenzie Hughes; and South Korea’s Byeong Hun An, who joined LIV earlier this season.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Nathan Kimsey of England claimed the top spot at U.S. Open qualifying in Surrey, earning his first major championship berth along with six other players. Meanwhile, high-profile golfers including LIV and PGA Tour players are competing for nine available spots at qualifying in Dallas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":68512,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[836],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-68513","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/news-1779139366995.jpg?fit=450%2C292&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-hP3","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":65578,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/top-golfer-scheffler-begins-pga-championship-defense-thursday-afternoon\/","url_meta":{"origin":68513,"position":0},"title":"Top Golfer Scheffler Begins PGA Championship Defense Thursday Afternoon","author":"Admin","date":"May 12, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"World's top-ranked golfer Scottie Scheffler will start defending his PGA Championship title Thursday afternoon in Pennsylvania. 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