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Understanding Monday Qualifiers—from the basics to the super-nerdy and everything in between

This article originally appeared on the Fire Pit Collective , a Golf Digest content partner.

As more people are following Monday qualifiers, I have put together a fact sheet about them. This column will cover only PGA Tour Monday Qs; I will do LPGA, KFT and Champions in later articles.

What is a Monday Qualifier?

It is an 18-hole event held the Monday prior to a select number of tour events. The PGA, LPGA, KFT, Latinoamerica, and Canada tours all hold Monday Qs. The European Tour does not. The players with the four lowest scores get into that week’s event.

Who is eligible for the Monday Qualifier?

Not just anyone can sign up for a Tour Monday Qualifier. Here are the players who can sign up directly. The rest have to go through a pre-qualifier (explained below).

• Current year’s PGA Tour members who are not in that week’s field
• Current year’s KFT and Champions Tour members
• Maximum of three section members (teaching pros from that PGA Section)
• Former PGA Tour members from 2018 to ’21
• Non-members in the Top 100 OWGR
• Non-members who played in the previous week’s PGA Tour event
• Non-members who have made a cut on the PGA Tour during the season

All others must play in a pre-qualifier just to get into the Monday Qualifier.

What is a pre-qualifier?

Basically, it is a qualifier before the qualifier. It is often held the Thursday prior to the Monday Q. (There are often multiple pre-q’s for an event, so some are played as early as Tuesday of the week prior.) The number of players who get through is based on the number of players the PGA Tour anticipates will be signed up for the Monday Q. The Tour tries to keep the Monday fields around 75. This is impossible in some cases; for example, the Korn Ferry Tour has an off week. But the number getting through the pre-qualifier varies based on the Monday field.

For example, the Waste Management Open has eight or nine pre-qualifiers with just two spots (plus ties) available at each. At some opposite-field events, as many as 20-plus spots are available at the pre-qualifier.

The entry fee for a pre-qualifier is $250. Your reward for getting through is to pay another $250 to tee it up in the Monday Qualifier.

If you are an amateur (yes, you can enter as an Am), you must have an Index of 2.0 or less to enter. If you mark “pro” when entering, event organizers don’t ask for an index.

What does it cost to enter a Monday Q?

The entry fee is based on a player’s status. Here is a breakdown:

• Current PGA Tour member $0
• Current KFT member $100
• Current Champions member $100
• Canada/LA member $300
• 2018-21 PGA Tour member $500
• Exempt Section member $500
• Everyone else $500

How many spots are available?

Four. The only event that has less is the Waste Management Monday Q, which has three.

Has a Monday Qualifier gone on to win that week’s Tour event?

Yes. Four times.

Kenny Knox — 1986

Fred Wadsworth —1986

Arjun Atwal — 2010

Corey Conners — 2019

Does every event have a Monday Qualifier?

No. Invitationals such as the Genesis, Arnold Palmer, Players, Heritage and Memorial do not. There are 25 Monday Qs in the 2021-22 season.

The Somewhat Nerdy

How do guys get into a pre-qualifier and shoot 95 and higher?

As I mentioned above, if you sign up as a “pro” there is no handicap requirement. So some guy who says he shoots 75 each week clicks pro , and he’s in. It is impossible for the section to vet everyone who signs up.

By clicking pro , if following the letter of the law, it would prevent you from playing any amateur events, including member-guests, club events, etc. But no one tracks that, so these guys go back to playing in whatever tournaments they want.

What is the highest score shot in a pre-qualifier?

I’ve seen a 123. Most section officials will pull a player off the course when they see he is on his way to shooting a big number.

What has been the biggest playoff in a Monday Q?

On the Tour side, it happened at the Honday Monday Q just a few weeks ago. Rick Lamb eagled the first hole to abruptly end a 16-for-1 playoff.

Years ago, there was a 19-for-1 on the Korn Ferry Tour.

My favorite story came in a 14-for-1 in a KFT Monday. A friend played in the morning wave and didn’t think he had a chance after shooting 69. He went to a casino to wait things out and had multiple beers. After consuming too many beers, he realized he was going to be in a huge playoff. Drank as much water as he could, went back to the course, and birdied the first hole to get through.

What percentage of Monday Qualifiers make the cut at the event?

In the time I have been tracking (about four years), it is around 28 percent.

What scores does it take to get through a Monday Q?

I didn’t do full-season stats on scores last season, but I did the previous three. The medalist score over those three years averaged 64.6. The fourth spot averaged just over 66. Often the last spot is decided by a playoff.

Here are the numbers from the three years I kept detailed stats. (One day I’ll have time to do that again.)

Who has played the most Monday Qualifiers?

I don’t have any stats on this, but my educated guess would be Brad Adamonis or Frank Lickliter III (affectionately known as The Blade). Rarely is a Monday held without one or both of them in the field. Adamonis lost his Tour status in 2009 and after a few years on the Nationwide Tour has chased Mondays for the better part of 10 years. I’ve often asked how many times he has played, and he just laughs. But my guess is well over 200.

To give you an idea of how many qualifiers the 49-year-old Adamonis has played in, let’s revisit a week last year. Adamonis went to a pre-q for a Tour event on Thursday. He didn’t get through. He then drove to play in a Latinoamerican Tour (played in Florida) Monday Q. (It was played on a Friday.) He didn’t get through there, so he drove to the KFT Monday and played that. That itinerary is the stuff of a grinding legend.

The Blade, 52, has a reputation for being a bit prickly, so although I see him at Mondays, I have never asked him about his total. But it’s in the same ballpark as Adamonis’s. (Google “Frank Lickliter knife” to learn how he got his nickname.)

Who has gotten through the most in a season?

TJ Vogel did it eight times in 2018. It is a record that I believe will not be broken. It is also greatly underappreciated as far as records go in golf. His scores:

64 to get into the RSM

64 to get into the Honda

63 to get into the Valspar

65 to get into the Wells Fargo

66 to get into the Byron Nelson

66 to get into the St. Jude

65 to get into the Greenbrier

66 to get into the Wyndham

Let those scores sink in. Unfortunately, he wasn’t able to capitalize, making three of eight cuts with a best finish of 16th place. Vogel, 31, is a member of the KFT.

In 2012 a certain fella named Patrick Reed made it through six Monday qualifiers, with his then-financée, Justine, on the bag. He played well in most of those events and, along with some exemptions, parlayed it into a Tour card.

Who are some players who changed their career recently with a successful event after a Monday Q?

Corey Conners Although he was already a Tour member, his win at the 2019 Valero accelerated the trajectory of his career tenfold. The next week he made the cut at the Masters. He is 43rd in the world rankings.

Russell Knox Though it came on a KFT Monday, his subsequent runner-up finish changed his career. Knox was dominating the mini-tours for years but always struggled at Q-school, missing multiple times. He has more than $20 million in worldwide earnings.

Patrick Reed See above.

Chase Seiffert An amazing college career didn’t translate to the pro game, and Seiffert struggled for years to gain traction. In 2018, five years into his pro career, he Monday’d into the Travelers. His T9 (his only made cut of the season) was enough to get him into the KFT Finals. Although he didn’t get his Tour card, he did the following year via the KFT.

Doc Redman The U.S. Amateur champ was struggling and had missed at KFT Q-school and Latinoamerica Q-school. He had flown in from the West Coast the previous night and arrived at the Rocket Mortgage Monday in 2019 having never seen the course. He shot 62 and then finished second in the event, gaining status.

Cameron Young He, too, was a world-class amateur, and last year, with no status, he Monday-qualified for a KFT event. He finished 11th, earning a spot in the following week’s event. He finished T14 in that event, earning another start, then had a T6 and a T2, earning membership.

Will Zalatoris Same as Cameron Young. It all started with a KFT Monday.

The Ultra Nerdy

Who runs the qualifiers?

The PGA of America section in the area of the tournament runs the qualifier, but the Tour has final approval on all things. The Tour decides how many get through each pre-qualifier and gets a big share from the entry fees.

Who gets the money from the entry fees?

The Tour collects around 35 percent. The amount varies depending on the mix of players and the entry fees. Because the Tour doesn’t have many (if any) expenses, it can be a good moneymaker.

In most cases the course is paid by the round: anywhere from $50 to $80. It depends on the area the event is being held and the time of the season.

The section gets the rest, but is also responsible for all of its own expenses. It pays for its staff (including travel costs), rules officials, food, etc.

How are courses chosen?

One challenge is finding courses to host events. Monday qualifiers are no different.

When courses were hurting for traffic, finding courses wasn’t difficult. A Monday in most parts of the country isn’t a popular golf day, and a course could fill up the tee sheet and profit from a Monday Q.

Those times have changed. Most courses have tee sheets that are filled daily, at peak prices, so it’s hard to persuade it to close for a day (plus provide practice rounds on Sundays) when it can fill up the sheet with full-paying customers.

That’s a long-winded way to say a lot of it now comes down to finding a course that is relatively close to the event and willing to host it. All while meeting the budget at a price point that works for everyone. It’s a difficult balance.

In our podcast “The Grind,” we talked to the South Florida PGA Section about that challenge.

What are some of the craziest things that have happened at a Monday or pre-qualifier?

The Cowboy Qualifier He is by far my favorite because it isn’t an act. Below is a picture of him at the Valero Monday Qualifier. He is in his full cowboy outfit. In a pod with me, he explained how he arrived at the attire. He used a knife to repair ball marks and fix divots. HE USED A KNIFE TO REPAIR BALL MARKS. I love everything about him.

Connor Murphy This one is not as fun because it ended up being a stunt for his YouTube channel. But he showed up wearing a leprechaun suit and pulling his clubs in a wagon. Later in the year, Murphy ran down the middle of a fairway at the U.S. Open and was arrested. The podcast he did with the Fore the People guys is something. Listen here .

The Fight When Fox News featured the story on its main page, I knew it was big. Two players at a KFT Monday had a disagreement that ended with one player getting arrested, one player WD’ing because of injuries and the third player in the group giving a police report in the middle of his round. It still stands as the most popular article in Fire Pit history.

I’m not sure we will ever top that one. But in the Monday Q world, you never know.

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Monday Qualifier: The Path to a PGA Tourney

Imagine teeing it up for a PGA Tour event… even if you’re an amateur golfer. It’s 100% possible if you have a few great rounds in your game.

To get to the biggest stage of golf, you must go through the gauntlet known as Monday qualifiers. These are some of the most competitive events in the world and can truly change someone’s life. 

Keep reading to learn more about qualifying for a professional golf tournament to see if you have what it takes. 

Monday Qualifiers – The Step-by-Step Process

First off, you might be thinking,  “What are PGA Monday qualifiers?”

It’s a good question. I’m sure you’ve heard announcers on TV say something like,  “He shot 65 on Monday to qualify for this event.”  Or,  “He didn’t have any status so he had to Monday qualify just to get here.”

A Monday qualifier is the process to get into a professional golf tournament. It’s a little different process for each tour but we’ll outline them all in this article. Let’s start with the PGA Tour where the world’s best golfers compete for huge purses. 

To qualify for a PGA Tour event, here is a quick overview of the process:

• Find your event → Register for pre-qualifying site → Pre-Qualifying Event (18 Holes) → Top scores get into Monday Qualifier (18 Holes) → Top players advance to the tournament.

In the old days, you could just sign up for a Monday site and give it your best shot. But as there is so much interest in it these days, you first have to go through pre-quaifying, just to make it to the Monday qualifier. 

I’ve competed several times to try and get to a Monday qualifier and haven’t had any luck (yet). It’s more competitive than you could imagine as you get some of the best players in the world all hoping for a shot.

You’ll get a little bit of everything in these qualifiers; amatuers like myself, mini tour professionals, teaching pros, ex-PGA players, Korn Ferry pros, and professional golfers who don’t have status anymore. 

Can anyone play in a Monday qualifier? 

Yes, as long as you’re willing to spend some money! In fact, a guy lost his fantasy football pool and had to play in a Monday qualifier… he ended up shooting 111 and likely has a lifetime of shame too. 

But before getting into the field and typical scores, let’s dive into the first step – finding your event. 

Step 1: Find Your Tournament

First things first, sadly, you can’t qualify for any PGA Tour event on the schedule. I know every golfer on the planet wants to tee it up at Augusta National in April for the Masters, but it doesn’t work like that. 

Monday qualifiers only exist for a certain number of tournaments each year. These are known as “Open” events; such as the Valero Texas Open, Waste Management (WM) Open, or the Farmers Insurance Open. There are no qualifiers for events like the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am or the BMW Championship.  

I live in Scottsdale, Arizona so each year I try for the WM Open in January. It’s usually best to find a site that is local as almost all qualifiers are near the tournament site. 

Step 2: Register for Pre-Qualifying

Once you find your event, it’s time to get your credit card out and pay for the big day. You might be thinking, “How much does it cost to play in a Monday qualifier?”

It’s not cheap. In 2022 it was $250 for my qualifier and the golf course was not a $250 course to say the least. Luckily, yu get to choose the site as there is usually more than one since so many players want a chance to compete. 

For example, since the WM is such a popular event (and evyerone wants a chance to play in it), there are eight qualifying sites! In the 2022 WM Open, there were 78 players in each field so 624 players trying to get to the next qualifying event. Pre-qualifying is the week before the actual event and are between Monday-Saturday. 

You can only pick one site so make sure it’s a golf course that you love. I always choose the same course as I’m familiar with how they set it up for the event and feel it suits my game. 

Step 3: Pre-Qualifying

Once you find your pre-qualifying site, it’s a good idea to play a practice round at the venue. That way you can evaluate the course conditions and get fully prepared for the big event. I typically do my practice round the day before so the course conditions are nearly identical to the qualifier.

Then, it’s time for the bid day. Go out and play 18 holes with one intention – make it to Monday. It’s hard to not play overly aggressive as you know a good score (and nearly perfect golf) is needed to advance.  

The course is set up very difficult in most cases, especially if it’s a flat, easy golf course. In my 2022 pre-qualifer we had tough pins and bone-chilling wind which made for a long day.

A pro in my group quit on hole 17 because he couldn’t stand it anymore (and didn’t want to see his total score). Six of 78 players had a WD (withdraw) next to their name that day so he wasn’t alone. 

My round didn’t go as planned after making a double bogey on the first hole. But I stuck with it and hit a perfect shot two holes later and holed out from 143 yards! Sadly, it wasn’t a good omen as I didn’t make it to the Monday so my journey was over. But don’t worry, I can still take you through the rest. 

Scores tend to be crazy low in these pre-qualifying events. The weather made my site difficult and 69 (-3) advanced. But other qualifying sites had 62 or 63 to advance to Monday… that’s crazy good golf. 

Step 4: Pay For Monday Qualifying and Practice Round 

If you’re lucky enough to advance to Monday, it’s time to register for part of the event. That’s right, the Monday isn’t included in the original $250. 

Prices vary for the pre-qualifer depending on your status when registering for the Monday qualifer. For example, amatuer entry fees are lower than professionals and range from $100 to $500 for the day. 

Sadly, the Monday qualifier isn’t at the actual venue and instead a course nearby. 

Step 5: Make it Through Monday Qualifier

The Monday of the event is where the magic happens. This is where all the players who made it through pre-qualifying advance to the Monday. 

The field is also comprised of big names, amateurs, mini-tour pros, and more. You literally never know who you could get paired up with. 

For example, in the 2022 WM Open Monday qualifier some name you might recongize were Aaron Baddeley, Scott Harringont, and more. Once again, scores are low to get to the PGA Tour event. Almost always there’s a tie and golfesr play until it’s down to the number of qualifiers allowed into the event. Talk about high stake golf, each shot is very intense! 

Then, if you make it in the event you have Tuesday and Wednesday to complete practice rounds and get ready for Thursday. Talk about a whirlwind week of golf! 

If you want to follow the action through the season, make sure to follow Monday Q Info on Instagram. They provide tons of updates so you can monitor activity of certain players and root your favorite people on from the distance.

Monday Qualifying for Other Tours

The process of playing in a PGA tour event is intense and much more difficult than other tours. Here is additional information of the process.

Korn Ferry Tour

The KFT has a similar process but skips the pre-qualifying the week prior and goes straight to the Monday qualifier. There are usually multiple sites with each one having several spots for the event. But they do fill up quickly so make sure you register in advance as spots tend to fill up quickly. 

When I was writing this article I played with two guys who regularly travel and compete in Monday qualifiers for the KFT. They said the competition is unreal and that scores are usually -9 to -12 even to advance into the tournament! As one of them said, “One bad break and you have no chance of advancing.”

Yikes! Plus, they said the courses are rarely the nicest or most well maintained either. Less than perfect golf courses paired with high travel costs and insanely low scores make for a difficult challenge. 

Other tours that skip the pre-qualifying include the PGA Tour Canada and PGA Tour Latin America.

LPGA Tour  

According to the LPGA Tour  website , there is a local qualifier (no pre-qualifying) too. They allow local qualifying for more than 15 events and two qualifiers advance into the tournament. Entry fees are about the same price ($200 to $250). 

Qualifying for US Open

While you can’t try to qualify for every tournament on the PGA Tour, there is one major that allows the everyday golfer to compete – the US Open. Like a normal tour stop, this is a challenging process where the odds are against you but there’s nothing like the challenge. I’ve tried four of five years (they didn’t have anything in 2020 thanks to the pandemic). 

The process starts with a local qualifying 18 holes at a site you choose. These sites tend to be great golf courses in difficult conditions. The course I try out on is normally 7,300 yards with tucked pins, firm and fast greens. Needless to say, the conditions aren’t easy.

If you’re one of the players to advance (they usually take 3-5 spots, plus ties) and 1-2 two alternates, then you advance to sectionals. The sectionals take place in June and is a marathon day of golf – 36 holes (while walking). Each sectional site has a few spots in which players will earn a spot in one of the most prestigious events of the year. 

Final Thoughts

While it’s not easy (by any means) to qualify for a PGA Tour event, it is possible thanks to local Monday qualifiers. 36 holes is all that separates you from playing in a professional even on the biggest stage. And only 18 holes for Korn Ferry or other PGA events. 

But excellent golf is required and a little bit of luck. If you do wish to enter, make sure improve your game as much as possible so you’re ready for the challenge.

Remember, as long as you can advance through the pre-qualifier, you can get into the Monday. Then, you never know what might happen. All it takes is an epic round to play in a PGA Tour event, whether you’re an amateur or professional golfer. Just remember, if you try out as an amateur, you won’t make any money if you do make the cut (but will make plenty of memories). 

The Korn Ferry Tour is slightly different and easier but still requires some great golf. But if you like to test your game (or don’t’ have any status on a professional tour), this is the process to get to the big stage.

If you want to learn more about becoming a professional golfer, make sure to read our  full post here .  Or, read our article on how to prepare for golf tournaments .

Michael Leonard

Michael is an avid golfer of 25 years who played in high school, college, and now competes in Arizona amateur events. He is a full-time writer, podcast host of Wicked Smart Golf, and mental golf coach.

2023 The Honda Classic Monday qualifier: Dates, locations, field and who got through

The 2023 The Honda Classic is the fourth PGA Tour event of the calendar year to offer a Monday qualifier.

The first tournament in the Florida Swing is an an open event and allocates four spots in the field to players who earn their way in through a Monday qualifier. The tournament, which features an $8.4 million purse, is played Thursday through Sunday.

Monday qualifiers are tournaments held on Mondays (although a rare few are not), and they feature a field of typically around 80 players that are looking to get into that week's PGA Tour event. The tournaments are 18-hole affairs typically put on by the local PGA of America section nearest to the tournament host. Eligibility is not limited to professionals, as amateurs with a USGA handicap index under 2.0 may play as well.

For the 2023 The Honda Classic, the South Florida section of the PGA of America presents the tournament. The Monday qualifier is played February 20, 2023, at Tesoro Club in Port St. Lucie, Fla., and the field of 115 players was finalized on February 18 at 5 p.m. local time.

Before the Monday qualifier, there were pre-qualifiers, which is common. This tournament creates a pathway to the Monday qualifier for players who have limited or no status with the PGA Tour and, frankly, raises entry fees.

For this Monday qualifier, the field is filled with players with limited PGA Tour and Korn Ferry Tour status.

The top four finishers from the Monday qualifier will gain entry to the 2023 The Honda Classic. The last Monday qualifier to win on the PGA Tour is Corey Conners , who won the 2019 Valero Texas Open after Monday qualifying.

2023 The Honda Classic Monday qualifier field

• Joachim Altonen
• Mike Anderson
• Matt Atkins
• Woody Austin
• Kevin Aylwin
• Blayne Barber
• Luis Fernando Barco
• Jacob Bergeron
• Brandon Berry
• Michael Blair
• Kris Blanks
• Jonas Blixt
• Dominic Bozzelli
• Wesley Bryan
• Matt Cahill
• Tim Cantwell
• Frankie Capan III
• Rowin Caron
• Davis Chatfield
• Daniel Chopra
• Tomas Cocha
• Erik Compton
• Parker Coody
• Chris Crisologo
• Trace Crowe
• Brian Davis
• Cristobal Del Solar
• Cristian DiMarco
• Andrew Dorn
• Bruce Doucett
• Brett Drewitt
• James Driscoll
• Julian Etulain
• Jorge Fernandez valdes
• Christopher Finke
• Tommy Gainey
• Abel Gallegos
• Jeremy Gandon
• Jorge Garcia
• Robert Garrigus
• Ryan Gerard
• Danny Guise
• Brandon Hagy
• Cole Hammer
• Evan Harmeling
• David Hearn
• Austin Hitt
• William Holcomb
• Sean Jacklin
• Kamaiu Johnson
• Richard Johnson
• Richard(Sunil) Jung
• Austin Kendziorski
• Tripp Kinney
• Peter Knade
• Peter Kuest
• Joaquin Lolas
• Tom Lovelady
• Stuart Macdonald
• Willie Mack III
• Jack Maguire
• Steve Marino
• Matt Marshall
• Drew McCain
• Dan McCarthy
• Ryan McCormick
• Jake McCrory
• William McGirt
• Blake McShea
• Raoul Menard
• Andre Metzger
• Jesus Montenegro
• Marcos Montenegro
• Patrick Newcomb
• Bryson Nimmer
• Jeff Overton
• David Pastore
• Brant Peaper
• Logan Perkins
• Trent Phillips
• Ted Potter Jr.
• Spencer Ralston
• Kyle Reifers
• Zach Robbins
• Daniel Robinson
• Michael Sakane
• Christian Salzer
• David Sanders
• Billy Tom Sargent
• Avery Schneider
• Neal Shipley (a)
• Davis Shore
• Jacob Solomon
• Hayden Springer
• Jackson Suber
• Andy Svoboda
• Mike Sweeney
• Curtis Thompson
• Nicholas Thompson
• Alejandro Tosti
• Austen Truslow
• Ashton Van Horne
• Bo Van Pelt
• John VanDerLaan
• Sebastian Vazquez
• Kristoffer Ventura
• Alan Wagner
• Danny Walker
• Charles Wang
• Dalton Ward
• Brett White
• Chris Wilson
• Joseph Winslow

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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — To someone who didn’t know any better, the driving range at sunny McCormick Ranch Golf Club didn’t look any different Monday. Each hitting space was occupied with golfers slowly working their way through their buckets of Pinnacle practice balls.

A player in his 60s showed his friend his new driver head cover featuring Cartman from the animated TV show South Park. A younger golfer in his late 20s practiced in a black hoodie and camouflage joggers.

But this wasn’t any other Monday, as just feet away was Harrison Endycott, a PGA Tour pro from Australia. Fellow Aussie Aaron Baddeley was on the practice green with his two kids, hair as long as their dad’s.

Harry Hall, a 25-year-old Englishman who played at UNLV, had a Trackman stuffed in his Callaway Paradym tour bag on a brand new push cart.

Harry Hall practices at the range at McCormick Golf Club ahead of the 2023 WM Phoenix Open Monday qualifier. (Photo: Todd Kelly/Golfweek)

“I know I’ve got a PGA Tour schedule for the rest of the year and I’m a rookie and I’ve got tournaments I’ll definitely be in so this would be a perk,” Hall said. “I’m a Vegas boy so I like the desert, I enjoy the crowd and that’s why I’m here.”

Another Tour rookie, Ben Griffin, who’s 30th in FedEx Cup points, was at the qualifier because he doesn’t yet have enough status to already be in the Phoenix Open field.

But it’s not just rookies in the qualifier field. Grayson Murray, Martin Trainer, Kevin Chappell, DJ Trahan, Bo Van Pelt and Robert Garrigus were there, too.

Martin Trainer finished the final round at Pebble, THIS MORNING, he just made the turn at the Monday Q. Now that is grinding. pic.twitter.com/bt6wOwZPVh — Monday Q Info (@acaseofthegolf1) February 6, 2023

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In all, 96 golfers took to the Pine Course to vie for one of the final three spots in the 2023 WM Phoenix Open. The qualifier was first likened to an opposite-field event a couple years ago but this year in particular it makes sense that there’s so much interest as it’s the first full-field designated event and features a $20 million purse with a $3.6 million first-place prize.

Baddeley is a past champion at TPC Scottsdale with more than $25 million in career earnings. He has made six cuts in eight outings in 2023, including two top-10s but didn’t snag one of the five coveted sponsor invitations. As he put the finishing touches on his pre-round warm-up, a fan noticed him, told him good luck and added: “Maybe next time you won’t have to put up with this.”

Baddeley, whose 12-year-old daughter took it upon herself to write a letter to the Thunderbirds , who run the Phoenix Open, asking them to offer her dad a spot. That plan fell through so a day after finishing tied for 37th at the weather-plagued AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, Baddeley slept in his own bed at his Scottsdale home and drove to qualifier.

“I was disappointed not to get in for sure,” he said. “My game’s in a good spot, and being up there in the FedEx [60th], I thought I had a good chance, past champ. Already have two top-10s, the game is really good.”

The qualifier might have had even more golfers but the Monday finish at Pebble Beach altered a lot of plans.

There were 19 pros on the original entry list who withdrew from the qualifier, including Nick Hardy, the Phoenix Open’s first alternate.

At least two golfers who wanted to play the qualifier couldn’t. Eric Cole, T-15 at Pebble, and Sung Kang, T-29 at Pebble, scrambled from the Monterey Peninsula and landed at Scottsdale Airport about six miles north of McCormick Ranch about 30 minute before their 1:40 p.m. local tee time. But they were too late.

The Monday qualifier finished before dark and without a playoff, with Andre Metzger shooting a 65 to lead the way. Brett White and Dalton Ward each shot a 66, making those three the ones who advanced to 2023 WM Phoenix Open.

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Now exempt for the 124th U.S. Open, Australian Adam Scott will compete in his 92nd consecutive major championship. (USGA/Robert Beck)

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Two additional players, including Adam Scott, have earned full exemptions into the 124th U.S. Open Championship, to be contested June 13-16 at Pinehurst Resort & Country Club’s Course No. 2, bringing the number of fully exempt players to 84. Additionally, four alternates from final qualifying were added to complete the 156-player field.

Robert MacIntyre earned an exemption based on the current Official World Golf Ranking®/OWGR®. MacIntyre, of Scotland, who is No. 41 in the OWGR, is playing in his third U.S. Open. The 27-year-old left-hander recorded his first PGA Tour victory by winning the RBC Canadian Open with a 72-hole score of 264 (16 under) on June 2. He has four top-10 finishes this season, including eighth in the PGA Championship.

Scott, who is No. 61 in the OWGR, became exempt when the late Grayson Murray (No. 59) was removed from the list for purposes of determining the top 60. Scott will compete in his 23rd consecutive U.S. Open, with his best finish a tie for fourth in 2015 at Chambers Bay. He has played in two U.S. Opens at Pinehurst – tied for 28th in 2005 and tied for ninth in 2014. Scott, who also advanced through final qualifying six years ago, has won on five professional tours and his 14 PGA Tour victories include the 2013 Masters, and the 2004 Players Championship. Scott will be competing in his 92nd straight major championship.

The USGA held six spots in the field for those players who could potentially become exempt. Since MacIntyre and Scott were the only players to earn an exemption, four alternates from final qualifying were added to the field. They are Sergio Garcia, amateur Brendan Valdes, Otto Black and Maxwell Moldovan.

Garcia will compete in his 25th consecutive U.S. Open, which ties him for 10th on the all-time list. He was the first alternate from the Dallas, Texas., qualifying site. The 44-year-old Spainard owns 36 professional victories, including the 2017 Masters Tournament and 2008 Players Championship. Garcia, who now competes on LIV Golf, has won 16 DP World Tour and 11 PGA Tour events. His best finish in a U.S. Open was a tie for third in 2005 at Pinehurst No. 2.

Valdes, 21, of Orlando, Fla., was the first alternate from the Jupiter, Fla., qualifier. He is competing in his second U.S. Open. He advanced through both stages of qualifying last year. Valdes was chosen first-team All-American as a junior at Auburn University in 2023-24. He posted nine top-10 finishes, including a tie for second in the NCAA Baton Rouge Regional. Valdes, who won the Drive, Chip & Putt title (age 14-15 division) at Augusta National in 2018, reached the Round of 32 in last year’s U.S. Amateur.

Black, of Detroit, Mich., is playing in his first U.S. Open. The 30-year-old was the first alternate from the Columbus, Ohio qualifier. He fired a second-round 65 to gain a spot in a 4-for-3 playoff. Black has played in events on four professional tours (Korn Ferry Tour, PGA Tour Canada, PGA Tour Latinoamerica, PGA Tour Americas). He earned All-Mid-American Conference honors four times at the University of Toledo and became the third UT player to accomplish that feat.

Moldovan, 22, of Uniontown, Ohio, is the second alternate from the Springfield, Ohio, qualifier and became the highest ranked alternate at that site when Scott’s status changed from first alternate to exempt. Moldovan will compete in his third consecutive U.S. Open. He finished 65th last year at The Los Angeles Country Club. An All-America and All-Big Ten Conference selection at Ohio State University, Moldovan helped the Buckeyes reach the semifinal round of this year’s NCAA Championship. He recently turned professional after finishing his college career.

Additionally, Hiroshi Tai, 22, of Singapore, gained a full exemption on May 27 when he won the NCAA Division I Championship, a one-stroke victory over a tightly bunched field. Tai became the fourth Georgia Tech player to win an NCAA individual crown.

The U.S. Open was previously hosted by Pinehurst No. 2 in 1999 (won by Payne Stewart), 2005 (won by Michael Campbell) and 2014 (won by Kaymer). As an anchor site, Pinehurst will also host the U.S. Open in 2029, 2035, 2041 and 2047.

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OK, it’s finally time to identify the best golfer. As if! With enduring respect for the late Sandy Tatum, we already know who it is. He would, too.

As chairman of the competition committee for the U.S. Open, it was Tatum who coined the famous phrase concerning the setup for the U.S. Open at Winged Foot Country Club 50 years ago this week. Hale Irwin survived best at, yikes, 7-over 287, and then added victories in the major in 1979 and 1990. The best golfer was identified and then validated.

The U.S. Open this week is staging its 124th edition. Pinehurst Resort & Country Club’s No. 2 Course hosts for the fourth time. While it’s highly unlikely that the winner will be over par at its conclusion, no doubt that he truly will feel like the best has been identified.

Scroll or swipe past the projected contenders for what’s in store for the field of 156, what’s different at Pinehurst since it last hosted 2014 and more.

As if you needed the resolution that the opening tease points directly at Scottie Scheffler. The five-time PGA TOUR winner in the last three months sits at No. 1 in the FedExCup and the Official World Golf Ranking. His lead of 2,171.417 points over Xander Schauffele in the former would rank third overall, while his margin of 7.6798 points (also) over Schauffele in the latter would slot fourth. In other words, half-a-Scheffler still is a world-beater.

If that isn’t extreme enough, try Pinehurst No. 2 on for size. The stock par 70 can stretch to 7,548 yards, so there’s that. A cursory analysis of how it tested 10 years ago suggests that it’s entirely a second-shot track. After all, the field averaged 70.02 percent in splitting fairways. That’s 9.8 (of 14) per golfer per round, which is absurd execution. But how many will take a back seat to where? Read on.

Pinehurst also checked in as third-most challenging in hitting greens in regulation throughout the 2013-14 season at just 56.51 percent (10.17 average per golfer per round). And off that, things really got tough.

The course was hardest in converting GIR into par breakers (2.1 of the 10.17 GIR), putts per GIR (1.884) and scrambling (a click under 50 percent). It also was third-stingiest in avoiding three-putts no matter when the ball stuck on the perched greens. (Since the last time that Pinehurst hosted, ShotLink has been added to measure every stroke at every U.S. Open, so more granular data will be available this week.)

What that means for the field is to embrace what the course gives. Merely finding the short grass will be considered a statistical push relative to others. Instead, positioning on approach and precision into targets that play smaller than their square footage because of runoffs in almost all directions are paramount. Course management, patience and grit are invaluable intangibles. The 36-hole cut is low 60 and ties.

As of midday Monday, 29 golfers in this week’s field have scar tissue from 2014 when the course averaged 73.076; well, all but Martin Kaymer who prevailed by eight strokes at 9-under 271. He genuinely could be accused of absurd execution. After an opening 65 to lead by three, his margin grew to six at the midpoint. It shrunk to five after the third round but he was not challenged to convert the wire-to-wire title.

Since then, the bentgrass greens have been replaced by Ultradwarf Bermudagrass. That alone is significant but it’s also historic because it’s the first time that the tournament will be played on this strain. Flanking the welcoming fairways is native area teeming with wiregrass, which up close is reminiscent of the hair on a troll pencil topper. Only one of those two things is fun. Bunkers also abound and add to the striking visuals of the property.

The U.S. Amateur was held at Pinehurst No. 2 in 2019. Fifteen participants of that competition qualified this week, 10 of whom advanced to the match-play component, so they have a head start on how the new putting surfaces will test.

As it was five years ago, the annual top-level event for amateurs in the United States is held in August. We’re not there yet but it will feel like it at times this week. Daytime highs are expected to touch 90 degrees every day. It’ll climb higher than that on Friday and Saturday. Despite a risk for it on the weekend, rain would be a surprise at any point and early indications suggest that the wind won’t be much of a nuisance. So, Pinehurst is poised to present its best self. (Wednesday’s Golfbet Insider will include a revisit of the weather.)

In addition to forever being known as the winner of the 2024 U.S. Open, he will be exempt into the next 10 editions of the major and the next five years of the other three. He’ll also be eligible for a PGA TOUR membership exemption through 2029.

ROB BOLTON’S SCHEDULE

MONDAY : Power Rankings TUESDAY *: Sleepers WEDNESDAY : Golfbet Insider FRIDAY : Medical Extensions SUNDAY : Points and Payouts; Qualifiers; Reshuffle

* - Rob is a member of the panel for PGATOUR.COM’s Expert Picks for PGA TOUR Fantasy Golf, which also publishes on Tuesday.

Rob Bolton is a Golfbet columnist for the PGA TOUR. The Chicagoland native has been playing fantasy golf since 1994, so he was just waiting for the Internet to catch up with him. Follow Rob Bolton on Twitter .