USGA sets dates for its qualifiers for 2020 national championships

The United States Golf Association has set the dates and sites for its qualifiers for its major national championships. The Pacific Northwest will host several qualifiers for the U.S. Open, the Women’s U.S. Open, the U.S. Amateur and the Women’s Amateur.

Entries were available on March 4 for all USGA championships.

The USGA will have a big presence in the Pacific Northwest in August when Bandon Dunes Resort plays host to the U.S. Amateur. The week-long event will take place on different Bandon Dunes courses Aug. 9-16. Qualifiers are set for Palouse Ridge on July 2, Bandon Dunes Old Macdonald on July 13 and July 14 and Lake Spanaway in Tacoma on July 21.

The U.S. Open will be held June 18-21 at Winged Foot in New York. Local qualifiers are set for Gold Mountain’s Olympic Course on May 11, Willamette Valley Country Club in Canby on May 11 and Gamble Sands Golf Course in Brewster on May 11. 

The Women’s U.S. Open is set for June 4-7 at Champions Golf Club in Houston. There is only one local qualifier set for the Pacific Northwest and that will take place Meridian Valley Country Club in Kent on April 21. 

The U.S. Women’s Amateur will be played Aug. 2-9 at Woodmont Country Club in Maryland. The local qualifier is set for Trysting Tree in Corvallis on July 7.

The USGA Men’s Open will be played June 25-28 at Newport Country Club in Rhode Island. A couple of local qualifiers will be held at Tacoma Country and Golf Club on May 11 and the second at Arrowhead Golf Club in Molalla on May 12.

The USGA Women’s Open will be held July 9-12 at Brooklawn Country Club in Connecticut. The local qualifier is set for White Horse in Kingston on May 26.