Van Rooyen, Leishman earn spots at Oakmont in last US Open qualifiying

Van Rooyen fired rounds of 64 and 67 to complete first on 13-under 131 at #Kinsale #Golf Club in #Columbus, Ohio, with Americans Bud Cauley, Justin Lower and Lanto Griffin sharing second on 137 and countryman Harrison Ott on 138.

That left a five-man playoff for the ultimate out there US Open berth, a combat that included US PGA Tour gamers Max Homa, Rickie Fowler, Eric Cole and Cameron Young plus compatriot Chase Johnson.

Young received the spot with a birdie on the primary playoff gap.

Homa was notable as the one participant carrying his personal bag by means of the all-day affair.

Van Rooyen, 35, missed the reduce in his final three US Open begins over the previous 4 years after making his greatest end, a share of twenty third, in 2020.

He is a two-time PGA Tour winner, most not too long ago at Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, in 2023, and was a runner-up finally month’s CJ Cup Byron Nelson event.

At Woodmont in suburban Washington, Americans Ryan McCormack and Trevor Cone took the lead, claiming two US Open spots.

That left a three-way playoff for 2 last US Open spots between Australian #Marc Leishman, Colombian Sebastian Munoz from LIV #Golf and American Bryan Lee.

Leishman, who received his first LIV #Golf title in April at Miami, and Lee parred the primary two further holes and booked their berths at Oakmont when Munoz lipped out a par putt to make bogey on the second playoff gap.

At Lambton in York, Canada, it was American Kevin Velo setting the tempo however six others joined him together with Danes Niklas Norgaard and Thorbjorn Olesen, England’s Matt Wallace, Argentina’s Emiliano Grillo, American Mark Hubbard and France’s Victor Perez.

Americans James Nicholas and Chris Gotterup led 4 qualifiers at Canoe Brook in Summit, New Jersey, with Mexico’s Roberto Diaz and US newbie Ben James taking the final spots.

American Zach Bauchou led qualifiers at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, with Mexicans Alvaro Ortiz and Emilio Gonzalez and American Alistair Docherty one stroke again to additionally qualify.

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