The bad news coming from the US Open preview at Walton Heath, London, turned into good news in Texas, specifically in the final qualifier held at the Dallas Athletic Club course. Two Spaniards entered with the intention of getting into the US Open at Pinehurst, which will be held from June 13 to 16, and one of them has succeeded. It is Eugenio López Chacarra. As it stands, we now have two Spaniards guaranteed in the third Major of the year. The Madrid native will join Jon Rahm. Another who could join in North Carolina, although he will have to wait to see what happens with the places and reserves, is Sergio García. The Borriol player has been left as the first reserve of this preview.
More than 110 players have competed this Monday in the Dallas preview with eleven spots up for grabs. 36 holes in one day on two different courses. Chacarra’s performance has been truly brilliant. He signed two rounds of 66 and 70 strokes on the Blue and Gold courses, and he has entered through the front door. He even led his preview at some point and finished in second place, just one stroke behind the winner, the Colombian Nicolás Echavarría.
The US Open will be the first Major that Chacarra competes in his entire career. Another wall knocked down. Remember that last year he chose not to play the previews of the majors, but this year he has presented himself to the first of the US Open and has hit bingo. He will debut in Pinehurst.
Sergio García, for his part, has had to suffer a lot and his end has been quite bitter. He handed in two cards of 66 and 73 strokes on the Blue and Gold layouts and finished with a total of -3. It was not enough to get in directly, but he had to go out and play a tiebreak with six other players for six places, only one was left out. The seven members of the playoff were Brandon Wu, Michael McCowan, Parker Bell, SH Kim, Sung Kang, Logan McAllister and Sergio himself.
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Well, in the end, it was the one from Borriol who was left out. This is the second consecutive year in which Sergio García has played the US Open preview with mixed luck. In 2023 he did qualify to enter Los Angeles Country Club while now he will have to wait for a final stroke of luck. In addition, this is the third US Open preview he has played in his long and successful career. In two he qualified and in this third one he still has the opportunity.
The eleven qualified golfers, in addition to Chacarra and Evecharría, are Mcclure Meissner, Takumi Kanaya, Logan McAllister, Francesco Molinari, Brandon Wu, Michael McGowan, Parker Bell, Sung Kang and SH Kim.
