Jon Reigstad: The Road to Oakmont Starts Here

GolfWeek.com – May 4th, 2016

The U.S. Golf Association will hold 18-hole local qualifying for the 2016 U.S. Open at 111 sites across the U.S., from May 2 to May 19.

Nearly 600 players will advance out of these local qualifiers and move on to sectionals. Last year, 22 players made it through the local and sectional stages to qualify for the 2015 U.S. Open at Chambers Bay.

We’ll keep track of this year’s local qualifiers here:

Bloomington, Minn. – Minnesota Valley C.C., May 9

Qualifiers
  • Justin Smith, St. Paul, Minn. – 70
  • Jonathan Reigstad, St. Paul, Minn.– 71
  • Aaron McClay, Buffalo, Minn. – 72
  • Sam Matthew, Roseville, Minn. – 72
Alternates
  • John Hafdal, Prior Lake, Minn. – 73
  • Brent Snyder, Hudson, Wisc. – 73
Student-athletes participating in the Minnesota state high school league for an elected sport are restricted from development with their coach in that elected sport during the off-season.