(( U.S. OPEN )) from Oakmont.

The U.S. Open will be contested for a record ninth time at Oakmont Country Club. Previous U.S. champions at Oakmont are: Tommy Armour (1927), Sam Parks Jr. (1935), Ben Hogan (1953), Jack Nicklaus (1962), Johnny Miller (1973), Larry Nelson (1983), Ernie Els (1994) and Angel Cabrera (2007).

Bryson DeChambeau became exempt for the 2016 U.S. Open when he claimed the 2015 U.S. Amateur title at Olympia Fields Country Club last August. Following a tie for 21st in the Masters this April, DeChambeau embarked on his professional career, and in doing so, forfeited his exemption into the championship. Still exempt into sectional qualifying, DeChambeau is making the most of his opportunity to play in his major championship as a professional. He’s currently tied for seventh in the Powell, Ohio qualifier, where 13 spots are available, midway through his second round.

Play has been officially suspended for the day in Jacksonville, Fla.....will resume tomorrow at 10 a.m.

Powell, Ohio (Wedgewood GC and Kinsale GC)
What's at stake: 103 players for 13 U.S. Open spots
Notable names: Luke Donald, Camilo Villegas, Gary Woodland, Jamie Lovemark, Bryson DeChambeau, Patrick Rodgers
Notes: This sectional, staged near the site of this week's Memorial Tournament, typically draws the strongest field and will include plenty of PGA Tour pros. While the exact number of spots available will be determined in the morning, last year 15 players qualified at this sectional.

Memphis, Tenn. (Germantown CC)
What's at stake: 121 players for 10 spots
Notable names: Brian Harman, Ryan Palmer, Steve Stricker, Ben Crane, David Toms, Jordan Niebrugge, Lee McCoy
Notes: This is another qualifier well-stocked with household names, played a short drive from next week's FedEx St. Jude Classic. Last year Harman was among 10 players to advance from this site.

Daly City, Calif. (Lake Merced GC and Olympic Club - Ocean Course)
What's at stake: 100 players for six spots
Notable names: Gunn Yang (a), Rico Hoey (a), Will Zalatoris (a), Maverick McNealy (a)
Notes: The amateurs could steal the show at this qualifier, whose field includes a pair of former USGA champs in Yang and Zalatoris as well as McNealy, the former NCAA Player of the Year, and Hoey, who just wrapped a standout season at USC.

Summit, N.J. (Canoe Brook CC)
What's at stake: 98 players for six spots
Notable names: Lee Janzen, Rob Oppenheim, Steve Scott, Jim Herman, Johnson Wagner
Notes: Even two-time champs have to qualify, as Janzen's exemption for his 1998 U.S. Open win expired in 2008. He qualified via sectionals last year and will try again against a field that also includes Herman, who won the Shell Houston Open in April.

Springfield, Ohio (Springfield CC)
What's at stake: 59 players for four spots
Notable names: Tony Finau, Brian Stuard, Jamie Sadlowski, Kyle Reifers, Troy Merritt, Zac Blair
Notes: Finau was among the foursome to qualify at this site a year ago, while Stuard, who won the Zurich Classic in April, was the medalist at the  Springfield qualifier in both 2013 and 2014.

Houston, Texas (Lakeside CC)
What's at stake: 51 players for three spots
Notable names: Edward Loar, James Driscoll, Kevin Tway, Brad Dalke (a)
Notes: Dalke just finished his freshman year at Oklahoma and could contend for a spot. Beau Hossler was expected to participate in this qualifier before withdrawing because of a shoulder injury suffered this week at the NCAA Championships.

Rockville, Md. (Woodmont CC)
What's at stake: 55 players for three spots
Notable names: Woody Austin, Billy Hurley III, Chad Collins, Nicholas Thompson, Steve Wheatcroft
Notes: Hurley, a former golfer at Navy, was among the trio of players to advance from this sectional last year. Wheatcroft is looking to earn a spot in the field at Oakmont, where he used to work before reaching the PGA Tour.

Jacksonville, Fla. (Timuquana CC)
What's at stake: 63 players for four spots
Notable names: Vijay Singh, Sam Horsfield (a), Chase Koepka (a)
Notes: Singh, 53, is looking to make the U.S. Open field for the first time since 2012. This field was expected to include Ian Poulter until the Englishman withdrew this week because of a foot injury that will sideline him for four months.

Roswell, Ga. (Ansley GC)
What's at stake: 39 players for three spots
Notable names: Ollie Schniederjans, Roberto Castro, Blake Adams
Notes: The smallest qualifier field will include a pair of Georgia Tech products in Castro as well as Schniederjans, whose brother, Luke, will also be eyeing a spot at Oakmont.

Vancouver, Wash. (Royal Oaks CC)
What's at stake: 54 players for three spots
Notable names: Aaron Wise (a), Sulman Raza (a), Nick Taylor, Austin Connelly
Notes: This field will include a pair of players who displayed some heroics last week at the NCAAs. Wise captured the individual NCAA title, then helped Oregon to the team title where Raza scored the winning point in extra holes.

Donald in a 6 man play off today for 5 spots

Bryan DeChambeau going back to the US Open, this time as a pro.

Lake Merced Golf Club/The Olympic Club (Ocean Course), Daly City, Calif.
Miguel Tabuena, (-11) 64-68=132
Justin Suh (a), (-9) 67-67=134
Gregor Main, (-9) 66-68=134
Mark Anguiano, (-9) 66-68=134
Tyler Raber, (-7) 69-67=136
Brandon Harkins, (-6) 68-69=137
Notables who failed to qualify: Gunn Yang (a) (-5), Will Zalatoris (a) (-5), Rico Hoey (a) (-3), Maverick McNealy (a) (+3)

Timaquana Country Club, Jacksonville, Fla. (In progress, four spots available)
Joey Garber, -8 through 25 holes
Sam Horsfield (a), -5 through 29
Tim Wilkinson, -5 through 26
Tyler McCumber, -5 through 24
Zachary Edmonson, -5 through 22
Cristobal del Solar (a), -5 through 22
Note: Play suspended because of inclement weather and will resume at 10 a.m. ET Tuesday.


Ansley Golf Club (Settindown Creek Course), Roswell, Ga.
Kent Bulle, (-11) 69-64=133
Ryan Stachler (a), (-8) 71-65=136
Frank Adams III, (-7) 66-71=137
Notables who failed to qualify: Roberto Castro (-3), Ollie Schniederjans (-3)

Woodmont Country Club (North Course), Rockville, Md.
Billy Hurley III, (-9) 67-68=135
Chase Parker, (-6) 71-67=138
Denny McCarthy, (-6) 71-67=138
Notables who failed to qualify: Mike Van Sickle (-6, lost 3-for-2 playoff), Steve Wheatcroft (-2), Chad Collins (+4), Woody Austin (+7)

Canoe Brook (North and South courses), Summit, N.J.
Jim Herman, (-7) 67-70=137
Rob Oppenheim, (-7) 67-70=137
Andy Pope, (-6) 72-66=138
Justin Hicks, (-6) 65-73=138
Michael Miller, (-6) 68-70=138
Chris Crawford (a), (-6) 65-73=138
Notables who failed to qualify: Johnson Wagner (-3), Andrew Svoboda (-2), Lee Janzen (-2)

Wedgewood Golf & Country Club/Kinsdale Golf & Fitness Club, Powell, Ohio
Carlos Ortiz, (-10) 66-66=132
Bryson Dechambeau, (-9) 70-63=133
Ethan Tracy, (-9) 65-68=133
Brendan Steele, (-8) 66-68=134
Spencer Levin, (-7) 71-64=135
Wes Short, (-7) 69-66=135
Kevin Streelman, (-7) 67-68=135
Jason Kokrak, (-6) 71-65=136
Note: Luke Donald, Jason Allred, Patrick Rodgers, Daniel Summerhays, Richard Schembechler and Scottie Scheffler (a) will compete in 6-for-5 playoff for remaining spots at 7:30 a.m. ET Tuesday.
Notables who failed to qualify: Erik Compton (-4), Ken Duke (-4), Billy Mayfair (-2), Aaron Baddeley (-1), Camilo Villegas (+1), John Senden (+4), Jamie Lovemark (WD), Scott Brown (WD), Stuart Appleby (WD)
Springfield Country Club, Springfield, Ohio
Nick Hardy (a), (-6) 70-64=134
Kyle Mueller (a), (-5) 68-67=135
Patrick Wilkes-Krier, (-5) 66-69=135
Charlie Danielson (a), (-1) 69-70=139
Notables who failed to qualify: Tony Finau (-1, lost 2-for-1 playoff), Brian Stuard (Even), Zac Blair (+1), Troy Merritt (+3), Jamie Sadlowski (+8)

Germantown Country Club/Ridgeway Country Club, Memphis, Tenn.
Andres Gonzales, (-11) 64-67=131
D.J. Trahan, (-11) 69-62=131
Tom Hoge, (-8) 67-67=134
Derek Fathauer, (-7) 69-66=135
Andrew Landry (-7) 68-67=135
Dicky Pride, (-7) 67-68=135
J.J. Henry, (-7) 67-68=135
David Toms, (-7) 66-69=135
Sung Kang, (-6) 67-69=136
Sam Burns (a), (-6) 67-69=136
Notables who failed to qualify: Brian Gay (-6, lost 6-for-2 playoff), Robert Garrigus (-6, lost 6-for-2 playoff), Ryan Palmer (-5), Scott Stallings (-5), Steve Stricker (-5), Robert Allenby (-3), Ben Crane (-2), Lee McCoy (+2)

Lakeside Country Club, Houston, Texas
Kevin Tway, (-7) 71-66=137
Derek Chang, (-7) 69-68=137
Austin Jordan, (-7) 67-70=137
Notables who failed to qualify: James Driscoll (-4), Edward Loar (-3), Brad Dalke (a) (+4)

Royal Oaks Country Club, Vancouver, Wash.
Aaron Wise (a), (-9) 67-68=135
Travis Howe, (-7) 70-67=137
Matt Marshall, (-6) 71-67=138
Notables who failed to qualify: Austin Connelly (-6, lost 2-for-1 playoff), Nick Taylor (Even), Brock Mackenzie (+2), Sulman Raza (a) (+12)

Someone who hits the fairways #ALLTHETIME.....GIR's would also help.....sadly KJ failed to qualify in Columbus

Tee times:

6:45 a.m. / 12:30 p.m. – Denny McCarthy; Aron Price; Mikael Lundberg

6:56 a.m. / 12:41 p.m. – (a) Nick Hardy; TBD; Tom Hoge

7:07 a.m. / 12:52 p.m. – Patrick Rodgers; (a) Sam Horsfield; Andrew Johnston

7:18 a.m. / 1:03 p.m. – Justin Hicks; Soren Hansen; Jason Allred

7:29 a.m. / 1:14 p.m. – Romain Wattel; Sung Kang; Yusaku Miyazato

7:40 a.m. / 1:25 p.m. – Bernd Wiesberger; Matteo Manassero; Daniel Berger

7:51 a.m. / 1:36 p.m. – Matt Kuchar; Bubba Watson; Patrick Reed

8:02 a.m. / 1:47 p.m. – Rafa Cabrera Bello; J.B. Holmes; Kevin Chappell

8:13 a.m. / 1:58 p.m. – Matthew Fitzpatrick; Danny Lee; Byeong Hun An

8:24 a.m. / 2:09 p.m. – Rory McIlroy; Danny Willett; Rickie Fowler

8:35 a.m. / 2:20 p.m. – Chris Kirk; Emiliano Grillo; Shane Lowry

8:46 a.m. / 2:31 p.m. – Mike Miller; Matthew Borchert; (a) Charlie Danielson

8:57 a.m. / 2:42 p.m. – Chase Parker; (a) Ryan Stachler; Patrick Wilkes-Krier

Thursday (June 16), hole No. 10 / Friday (June 17), hole No. 1

6:45 a.m. / 12:30 p.m. – Andres Gonzales; (a) Scottie Scheffler; Derek Fathauer

6:56 a.m. / 12:41 p.m. – Andrew Landry, Austin; Matthew Baldwin; D.J. Trahan

7:07 a.m. / 12:52 p.m. – Rob Oppenheim; Dicky Pride; Wes Short Jr.

7:18 a.m. / 1:03 p.m. – Patton Kizzire; Yuta Ikeda; David Lingmerth

7:29 a.m. / 1:14 p.m. – Hideto Tanihara; Gregory Bourdy; Kevin Streelman

7:40 a.m. / 1:25 p.m. – (a) Jon Rahm; James Hahn; Robert Streb

7:51 a.m. / 1:36 p.m. – Thomas Aiken; Jeff Maggert; David Toms

8:02 a.m. / 1:47 p.m. – Marc Leishman; Jimmy Walker; Paul Casey

8:13 a.m. / 1:58 p.m. – Lee Westwood; Luke Donald; Martin Kaymer

8:24 a.m. / 2:09 p.m. – Russell Knox; Harris English; Jason Dufner

8:35 a.m. / 2:20 p.m. – Zach Johnson; Bryson DeChambeau; Jordan Spieth

8:46 a.m. / 2:31 p.m. – TBD; Gregor Main; Mark Anguiano

8:57 a.m. / 2:42 p.m. – (a) Kyle Mueller; Derek Chang; Richie Schembechler

Thursday (June 16), hole No. 1 / Friday (June 17), hole No. 10

12:30 p.m. / 6:45 a.m. – Peter Hanson; Tim Wilkinson; Thitiphun Chuayprakong

12:41 p.m. / 6:56 a.m. – Billy Hurley III; Jeev Milkha Singh; J.J. Henry

12:52 p.m. / 7:07 a.m. – Brendan Steele; Soren Kjeldsen; Jaco Van Zyl

1:03 p.m. / 7:18 a.m. – Anirban Lahiri; Scott Piercy; Jamie Donaldson

1:14 p.m. / 7:29 a.m. – Spencer Levin; Toru Taniguchi; Carlos Ortiz

1:25 p.m. / 7:40 a.m. – Ryan Moore; Andrew Sullivan; Charley Hoffman

1:36 p.m. / 7:51 a.m. – Hideki Matsuyama; Sergio Garcia; Dustin Johnson

1:47 p.m. / 8:02 a.m. – Webb Simpson; Graeme McDowell; Geoff Ogilvy

1:58 p.m. / 8:13 a.m. – Ernie Els; Jim Furyk; Angel Cabrera

2:09 p.m. / 8:24 a.m. – Kiradech Aphibarnrat; K.T. Kim; Kevin Na

2:20 p.m. / 8:35 a.m. – Jason Day; Louis Oosthuizen; Adam Scott

2:31 p.m. / 8:46 a.m. – Aaron Wise; Ethan Tracy; Brandon Harkins

2:42 p.m. / 8:57 a.m. – (a) Justin Suh; T.J. Howe; Frank Adams III

Thursday (June 16), hole No. 10 / Friday (June 17), hole No. 1

12:30 p.m. / 6:45 a.m. – Lee Slattery; Miguel Tabuena; TBD

12:41 p.m. / 6:56 a.m. – Sebastian Soderberg; TBD; Kent Bulle

12:52 p.m. / 7:07 a.m. – TBD; Alex Noren; Jason Kokrak

1:03 p.m. / 7:18 a.m. – Max Kieffer; Gary Stal; Kevin Tway

1:14 p.m. / 7:29 a.m. – Cameron Smith; Steven Bowditch; (a) Derek Bard

1:25 p.m. / 7:40 a.m. – Jim Herman; Smylie Kaufman; TBD

1:36 p.m. / 7:51 a.m. – Brandt Snedeker; Bill Haas; Billy Horschel

1:47 p.m. / 8:02 a.m. – Brooks Koepka; Chris Wood; Justin Thomas

1:58 p.m. / 8:13 a.m. – Kevin Kisner; Charl Schwartzel; Branden Grace

2:09 p.m. / 8:24 a.m. – Phil Mickelson; Justin Rose; Henrik Stenson

2:20 p.m. / 8:35 a.m. – Retief Goosen; Keegan Bradley; Lucas Glover

2:31 p.m. / 8:46 a.m. – Andy Pope; (a) Sam Burns; Matt Marshall

2:42 p.m. / 8:57 a.m. – Tyler Raber; (a) Christopher Crawford; Austin Jordan

who you backing catch?

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It is going to be madness.

rhino--holy smoke--rough brutal

that's wrong--ball crawling doesn't stop

i love the pure brutality of the US open.......these guys need to suffer sometime........would prefer if it was made difficult in terms of rough and narrow fairways rather than overfast greens though...........dont like to see players get punished by hitting good shots.

Spencer Levin €51 at 1000

Not posted on here in yonks but a couple of biggies from me
The US Open is undoubtedly one of my favourite golf events of the year and this year looks to be better than most with Oakmont probably playing like an absolute beast. With plenty of players likely to be out of it very early I am only going to put two players up to start with as I feel there could be plenty of opportunity in running. Whilst I have never tipped the outright winner I have enjoyed my two biggest ever paydays in golf in this event with Mediate and Michael Thompson so here goes.
Opinions are divided as to whether distance off the tee or accuracy will be key with the rough so tough - in theory the further you hit the less accurate you are and you will be hitting shots in from the rough but not have so far, the more accurate you are you will be hitting it from a long way back - so it's a bit swings and roundabouts so I have gone for one big hitter and one accurate player!
Despite having a few niggling injuries JB Holmes has been having a very consistent season - 6th at Torrey Pines and Scottsdale, 4th at the US Masters and bounced back to form with 4th at Muirfield Village and that follows a solid 2015 with a win and two runner-up slots. I don't have to tell anyone he can hit it off the tee as he consistently ranks in the top two or three on tour every year. What I liked about him also is that he may well have fond memories of the course when in 2003 as a relatively unknown amateur he was medalist in the strokeplay section of the US Amateur having shot the low round of 70 around here. I just think at the price for someone who has become a far more consistent player he is worth a crack £30 ew 100/1 1/4 6 + £20 120 Betfair.
My second pick will take a hell of a lot more explaining and I am sure people are saying Billy Hurley III ??? Well I was initially drawn to him when I noticed he was 2nd to Holmes in 2003 in the strokeplay although his better round came on the other course used and he shot 74 round Oakmont. At the time he was in the top six in the World Amateur rankings but pursued a naval career rather than golf so came to the game quite late in the end. I have noticed most of his best results have tended to be on the Eastern seaboard - it is where he feels most comfortable - born in Virginia, he lives in Maryland where he spent his naval career not a million miles away from Pittsburgh.
Two of his best results on the Web.com tour came at Southpointe Pennsylvania when 5th and 10th but undoubtedly two of his best PGA performances came at another US Open venue Congressional in Maryland where he has been 4th and 8th in two visits. Reading quotes from those two starts he clearly likes playing tough courses and playing near home. He re-iterated that fact when he won his sectional qualifier in Maryland by three strokes last week. To re-emphasise his liking for tough tracks - his best Web.com finish was 2nd at Victoria National and he has also been 5th in the Honda Classic on the main tour @ PGA National
On the stats front - he is a short hitter but is very accurate and he has got that accuracy back in his last two starts - finishing 3rd and 9th in Driving Accuracy in those two. I think one key stat this week could well be three putt avoidance - he is 6th in that category this year and was 3rd last year
I always try and find some sort of other fact to back things up and I guess this is spurious and only really counts if he is in contention on Sunday which is Fathers Day in the USA. Some of you may remember the story of his Dad going missing last year and sadly taking his own life. Hurley may have his mind on other things on Sunday (often not a bad thing) and there wouldn't be a dry eye in the house considering events in his life this past year £10 ew 1000/1 1/5 7 £10 ew 1000/1 1/4 6 £10 win 1000 Betfair £10 ew 500/1 FRL

Oakmont yielded the first 63 in a major championship, when Johnny Miller surged from six strokes behind to win the 1973 US Open.

He was assisted by uncharacteristically soft greens, (a greenkeeper accidentally left sprinklers on overnight) but it is still, arguably, the greatest round ever played.

hideki has a high gir which will be a big help around here

Tough nut to crack this. Easy to think putting is hugely important, but the greens are that ridiculous putting looks a lottery. Same with scrambling, the rough looks so bad they will all struggle no matter how good. Patience is probably the key, and a simple fairways and greens approach. Think Dufner is a great bet at the odds, nothing fazes him and he hits fairways and greens. Good form, and the last two Opens that were played on classical layouts he was in the mix at Merion and Olympic he was right there.

Ze German is a must at 75s as well, rounded back into form nicely and we know he can win this event and has the required patience. We haven't seen his best since the 3rd round in that Abu Dhabi fiasco, but if he brings it then the price is huge.

Large positions on those 2 and Koepka, backed Day with profits made elsewhere, and traded Kuch, Sneds, Leishman, Kirk, Horschel and Thomas thus far.

looking forward to this proper test of golf.
after backing b grace last year and playing so well until that tee shot at 16 cost him and me dear, got to go in again.
others backed
m kuchar
c schwartzel
b snedeker

good luck all.