DALLAS — Patrick Reed’s streak of enjoying each main because the 2014 Masters ended Monday when he withdrew from U.S. Open qualifying, leaving the LIV Golf participant no different avenue to earn a spot at Pinehurst No. 2.
Reed did nicely sufficient within the Masters (tie for twelfth) to maneuver sufficient into the highest 100 on the planet, and the PGA Championship gave him an invite to play final week at Valhalla.
The U.S. Open took the highest 60 on the planet from this week’s rating. Reed is at No. 92 — he would have wanted third place at Valhalla to crack the highest 60, and he completed in a tie for 53rd. His solely different avenue was to undergo a 36-hole qualifier. He selected the Dallas website held Monday, and withdrew.
The USGA mentioned as soon as a participant indicators up for a qualifier, he can not enter one other one.
The Dallas qualifier, the primary of 11 in North America, had 9 gamers from LIV Golf, together with Sergio Garcia and Abraham Ancer. Reed was amongst them till he withdrew. The USGA didn’t disclose why Reed and 9 different gamers pulled out.
The opposite 10 qualifiers are June 3.
Garcia, the 2017 Masters champion, certified for the U.S. Open final 12 months. He has performed in each U.S. Open courting to 2000, his first full 12 months as a professional. He shot 66 within the morning spherical at Dallas Athletic Membership.
Monday was one other step towards filling the sector for the U.S. Open on June 15-18 with 52 gamers added to the 156-man discipline — 21 from the highest 60 on the planet and 23 of them by 36-hole qualifiers in Dallas, Japan and England.
Justin Rose, whose 10-year exemption from profitable the U.S. Open at Merion expired final 12 months, tied for sixth on the PGA Championship and moved up 12 spots to No. 56 to keep away from qualifying. Amongst these falling out of the highest 60 was Adam Scott.
Billy Horschel, who received the Corales Puntacana Championship within the Dominican Republic, Valspar Championship winner Peter Malnati and Mackenzie Hughes have been among the many main 5 gamers within the PGA Tour’s FedEx Cup standings not already eligible for the U.S. Open who have been added to the sector. The U.S. Open exempted three others from the European tour’s Race to Dubai — two from final 12 months who did not in any other case qualify and the main participant this 12 months not already in.
Ryo Ishikawa led the three qualifiers in Japan, whereas the 9 gamers who certified in England included Robert Rock and Matteo Manassero.
