There were three final qualifiers in Dallas, Japan and England on May 19. The men's NCAA champ, Michael La Sasso, earned his spot last week. Winners of PGA Tour events ahead of the U.S. Open (which is now just this week's RBC Canadian Open), should they not already be in the Open, will also get a spot.

The USGA contested 13 final qualifying sites to help determine the field for the U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club.

It’s hard to describe the sense accomplishment that comes from earning your way into the U.S. Open through qualifying. To have survived the gauntlet of “Golf’s Longest Day”—emerging from the 732 amateurs and professionals (out of 10,