Sergio Garcia Among LIV Golfers Playing in U.S. Open Qualifier Monday

Graeme McDowell and Branden Grace will also play the 36-hole qualifier in Dallas for next month's U.S. Open in Los Angeles.
Sergio Garcia Among LIV Golfers Playing in U.S. Open Qualifier Monday
Sergio Garcia Among LIV Golfers Playing in U.S. Open Qualifier Monday /

Sergio Garcia is among the LIV Golf players who are scheduled to participate in a final qualifier for the U.S. Open on Monday in Dallas.

Garcia, the 2017 Masters champion, did not qualify for the PGA Championship, meaning it was the first major championship he was not eligible for since the 1999 U.S. Open.

He will be joined at the 36-hole qualifier by 2010 champion Graeme McDowell and Branden Grace. LIV golfer Thomas Pieters is also entered but is expected to qualify via the top 60 in the Official World Golf Ranking on Monday.

Others in the field are PGA Tour pros Ryan Palmer, David Riley, Ryan Moore, Adam Long, J.B. Holmes, Cody Gribble, Mackenzie Hughes and Austin Smotherman.

The qualifier will take place over two courses with the final field size and number of qualifiers into next month’s U.S. Open to be determined Monday.

The U.S. Open is June 15-18 at Los Angeles Country Club.

There are also 10 final qualifying sites on June 5, with nine in the United States and one in Canada.

There are 19 other LIV players who have entered final qualifying.


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Bob Harig
BOB HARIG

Bob Harig is a senior writer covering golf for Sports Illustrated. He has more than 25 years experience on the beat, including 15 at ESPN. Harig is a regular guest on Sirius XM PGA Tour Radio and has written two books, "DRIVE: The Lasting Legacy of Tiger Woods" and "Tiger and Phil: Golf's Most Fascinating Rivalry." He graduated from Indiana University where he earned an Evans Scholarship, named in honor of the great amateur golfer Charles (Chick) Evans Jr. Harig, a former president of the Golf Writers Association of America, lives in Clearwater, Fla.