US Open exemptions available over three European Tour events in 2021

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Traditional qualifying in Europe will not take place once again due to the pandemic
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February 23, 2021
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U.S. Open exemptions available over three European events
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For the second successive season, ten spots in the U.S. Open Championship will be available to participants in a mini series of European Tour events.


The USGA has confirmed that the top ten aggregate point earners (not otherwise exempt) across the Betfred British Masters hosted by Danny Willett (May 12-15), Made in HimmerLand presented by FREJA (May 27-30) and the Porsche European Open (June 3-6) will earn places in the U.S. Open Championship at Torrey Pines Golf Course (South Course) on June 17-20, 2021.

The traditional U.S. Open final qualifying event in Europe will not take place once again this season due to the continuing impact of the global Covid-19 pandemic. Local qualifying will take place at 109 sites in the United States and Canada from April 26 โ€“ May 18.



The first opportunity for players to earn points towards a U.S. Open spot via the European Tour will come at The Belfry in Sutton Coldfield, England, when Major winner Danny Willett takes on hosting duties at the Betfred British Masters. Two weeks later, following the US PGA Championship, the action switches to Denmark for Made in HimmerLand presented by FREJA, before the final qualifying event, the Porsche European Open, at Green Eagle Golf Courses in Hamburg, Germany.

Last season, ten spots were available for the highest placed finishers (not otherwise exempt) in a mini order of merit at the conclusion of the first five events of the new UK Swing, with Sam Horsfield, Thomas Detry, Andy Sullivan, Rasmus Hรธjgaard, Renato Paratore, Romain Langasque, Sami Vรคlimรคki, Adrian Otaegui, Connor Syme and Justin Harding all qualifying for the 2020 U.S. Open at Winged Foot.



Keith Waters, the European Tourโ€™s Chief Operating Officer, said: โ€œWe are very pleased to continue our collaboration with the USGA in offering European Tour players an opportunity to earn places in the U.S. Open despite the disruption caused by the ongoing global pandemic.

โ€œLast yearโ€™s qualifying series added further excitement to the inaugural UK Swing, and Iโ€™m sure we can expect more of the same at the three events across Europe this year - the Betfred British Masters hosted by Danny Willett, Made in HimmerLand presented by FREJA and the Porsche European Open โ€“ where players will have the chance to secure coveted places at the third Major of the season at Torrey Pines.โ€

John Bodenhamer, USGA Senior Managing Director, Championships, said: โ€œIn these challenging times, we are pleased to work with the European Tour in creating an exemption category for the 2021 U.S. Open at Torrey Pines.

โ€œThe final qualifier in England has featured a strong field since its inception in 2005 and while qualifying is not possible this year due to COVID restrictions, it is important that a path is provided for players competing on the European Tour to earn a place in this yearโ€™s championship field.โ€

Full details of U.S.Open final qualifying sites can be found on usopen.com.

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