USGA Adds New Exemption Categories The USGA announced four new exemption categories for the U.S. Open Championship, beginning with the 2023 championship at The Los Angeles Country Club’s North Course in June. One additional exemption will be introduced beginning with the 2023 U.S. Women’s Open, to be contested in July at Pebble Beach Golf Links. The four new exemptions for the U.S. Open, to be added in 2023, are as follows: • 2023 Latin America Amateur Champion (must be an amateur) • 2023 NCAA Division I men’s individual champion (must be an amateur) • 2022 Korn Ferry Tour season points leader (using points earned on KFT Regular Season and points earned in KFT Tour Finals) • The top 5 players in 202223 FedExCup standings as of May 22, 2023, not otherwise exempt In addition, a new exemption category has been added for the U.S. Women’s Open: • The 2023 NCAA Division I women’s individual champion (must be an amateur) Additionally, final qualifying returns to Europe for the first time since 2019. U.S. Open exemptions will be awarded to the top two players from the final 2022 DP World Tour Rankings, who are not otherwise exempt and the top player from the 2023 Race to Dubai rankings, who is not otherwise exempt. An exemption for the DP World Tour U.S. Open Qualifying Series will be modified from last year and the top two players from the series, who are not otherwise exempt, will earn exemptions. The two players will be the top aggregate point earners from four DP World Tour events, the Italian Open, Soudal Open, KLM Open and Porsche European Open. Two-stage U.S. Open qualifying, both local and final, will continue to be conducted at U.S. and international sites in April, May and June. U.S. Women’s Open qualifying will be held in one stage. More information about the 2023 U.S. Open and the 2023 U.S. Women’s Open is available at usopen.com and uswomensopen.com, respectively. New Product from Creative Golf Innovations If you spend time around the practice green chipping and putting, you know that rounding up your practice balls is time consuming and can be a bit like herding cats. Creative Golf Innovations has created a handy tool to save you time and the back-breaking exercise of physically picking up your range balls. The DIY kit is easy to assemble and will benefit everyone at your club or range. The ball pusher fits every age and size golfer. It pivots and hugs the ground to move balls off the green. Find out more at: https://www.creativegolfinnovations.com/ Michigan Golf Journal
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