Question: What do Ken Venturi and Orville Moody have in common?
Answer: They’re the only two men to ever win the U.S. Open after passing through both local and final qualifying stages.
Maybe you could be the third.
You’ll never know if you don’t try, and you’ll never get to try if you don’t know when and where those qualifiers are being held.
That information is now public.
On Monday, the USGA announced dates and locations for local and final qualifying in advance of the 125th U.S. Open Championship, which will be contested at Oakmont Country Club for a record 10th time from June 12-15.
Local qualifying, conducted over 18 holes at 110 sites in 43 U.S. states, Canada and Mexico, will take place between April 16-May 19. Players advancing through the local stage will join locally exempt competitors in final qualifying, which will unfold over 36 holes in England and Japan (May 19); Canada (June 2); and 10 sites in the U.S., one on May 19 and the other nine on June 2.
The process is called U.S. Open qualifying for good reason. It’s open to anyone, within reason. To be eligible, you have to be either a professional or an amateur with a handicap not exceeding 0.4.
In the early years of the U.S. Open, qualifying did not exist. From the birth of the championship, in 1895, until 1913, you just filled out an entry, and you were in. But as the event grew in popularity, the fields grew too large to retain the status quo. Various forms of qualifying were adopted. Local qualifying was instituted in 1959 and has remained in place ever since. International qualifying has been in place since 2005. On three occasions, the USGA has received more 10,000 qualifying entires, including 2023 and 2024, when the U.S. Open was held at Los Angeles Country Club and Pinehurst No. 2, respectively.
Courses used as qualifying sites tend to be top-notch, and this year is no exception. The 2025 crop (full list below) includes such respected clubs as Canoe Brook in Summit, N.J., Wine Valley Golf Club in Walla Walla, Wash., and Walton Heath, in Surrey, England.
Online player registration for the 2025 U.S. Open will begin Feb. 17 and continue through 5 p.m. EDT on April 9. To enter, click here.
2025 U.S. Open Championship Local Qualifying Sites (110)*
Wednesday, April 16 (1)
Innisbrook Golf Resort & Spa (Copperhead Course), Palm Harbor, Fla.
Monday, April 21 (3)
Cypress Run G.C., Tarpon Springs, Fla.
The King Kamehameha G.C., Wailuku, Hawaii
The Territory G. & C.C., Duncan, Okla.
Tuesday, April 22 (3)
Three Ridges Golf Course, Knoxville, Tenn.
Towhee Club, Spring Hill, Tenn.
Druids Glen G.C., Covington, Wash.
Wednesday, April 23 (1)
Stonewall Orchard G.C., Grayslake, Ill.
Friday, April 25 (1)
Otter Creek Golf Course, Columbus, Ind.
Monday, April 28 (8)
Tucson (Ariz.) C.C.
El Niguel C.C., Laguna Niguel, Calif.
Doublegate C.C., Albany, Ga.
Pinehurst R. & C.C. (Course No. 6), Village of Pinehurst, N.C.
Essex County C.C., West Orange, N.J.
Brookville C.C., Glen Head, N.Y.
Shadow Hills C.C., Junction City, Ore.
Abilene (Texas) C.C. (South Course)
Tuesday, April 29 (2)
Weymouth C.C., Medina, Ohio
Cedar Creek Golf Course, San Antonio, Texas
Wednesday, April 30 (2)
Canongate on White Oak (Old Course), Newnan, Ga.
Solina G.C., West Columbia, S.C.
Thursday, May 1 (6)
Ak-Chin Southern Dunes G.C., Maricopa, Ariz.
La Purisima G.C., Lompoc, Calif.
Woodway C.C., Darien, Conn.
Crumpin-Fox Club, Bernardston, Mass.
CasaBlanca G.C., Mesquite, Nev.
C.C. of York, York, Pa.
Sunday, May 4 (1)
Koasati Pines at Coushatta, Kinder, La.
Monday, May 5 (16)
Phoenix (Ariz.) C.C.
Indian Ridge C.C. (Grove Course), Palm Desert, Calif.
The Grand G.C., San Diego, Calif.
Pensacola (Fla.) C.C.
Marsh Creek C.C., St. Augustine, Fla.
Wellington National G.C., Wellington, Fla.
Briar Ridge C.C., Schererville, Ind.
South Bend (Ind.) C.C.
Crestview C.C. (North Course), Wichita, Kan.
Northwest Golf Course, Silver Spring, Md.
Eagle Eye G.C., Bath Township, Mich.
Maketewah C.C., Cincinnati, Ohio
Highland Meadows G.C., Sylvania, Ohio
The C.C. of Sioux Falls, Sioux Falls, S.D.
Lakeside C.C., Houston, Texas
Alpine C.C., Highland, Utah
Tuesday, May 6 (13)
Hot Springs C.C. (Arlington Course), Hot Springs, Ark.
Andalusia C.C., La Quinta, Calif.
The Club at Ruby Hill, Pleasanton, Calif.
Collindale Golf Course, Fort Collins, Colo.
Walnut Creek Golf Preserve, Westminster, Colo.
Ritz-Carlton G.C., Orlando, Fla.
Pearl at Kalauao, Aiea, Hawaii
Legends Club, Prior Lake, Minn.
Laurel Creek C.C., Mount Laurel, N.J.
University of New Mexico Championship G.C., Albuquerque, N.M.
Hackberry Creek C.C., Irving, Texas
The Pines C.C., Morgantown, W.Va.
North Shore C.C. (Red/White Courses), Mequon, Wis.
Wednesday, May 7 (6)
The Preserve G.C., Carmel-by-the-Sea, Calif.
Plantation Bay G. & C.C. (Founders North & South Courses), Ormond Beach, Fla.
Traditions G.C., Hebron, Ky.
GreatHorse, Hampden, Mass.
River Landing G.C. (River Course), Wallace, N.C.
Omaha (Neb.) C.C.
Thursday, May 8 (10)
Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail at Silver Lakes (Backbreaker/Heartbreaker Courses), Glencoe, Ala.
Kings C.C., Hanford, Calif.
PGA West (Palmer Private Course), La Quinta, Calif.
The Broadlands Golf Course, Broomfield, Colo.
Waterlefe G. & River Club, Bradenton, Fla.
The G.C. at Crown Colony, Fort Myers, Fla.
Hawkstone C.C., Gainesville, Fla.
Knickerbocker C.C., Tenafly, N.J.
Jericho National G.C., New Hope, Pa.
Riverton (Wyo.) C.C.
Friday, May 9 (1)
Lonnie Poole Golf Course, Raleigh, N.C.
Monday, May 12 (23)
The Estancia Club, Scottsdale, Ariz.
TPC Stonebrae C.C., Hayward, Calif.
Brentwood C.C., Los Angeles, Calif.
Classic Club, Palm Desert, Calif.
Cutten Fields, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
The Connecticut G.C., Easton, Conn.
Lago Mar C.C., Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Shingle Creek G.C., Orlando, Fla.
Gateway National G.L., Madison, Ill.
Illini C.C., Springfield, Ill.
Cedar Rapids (Iowa) C.C.
Lochmoor Club, Grosse Pointe Woods, Mich.
Windsong Farm G.C., Independence, Minn.
Somersett G. & C.C., Reno, Nev.
New Mexico State University G.C., Las Cruces, N.M.
Shaker Ridge C.C., Albany, N.Y.
Mendon (N.Y.) G.C.
Noyac G.C., Sag Harbor, N.Y.
Pinnacle G.C., Grove City, Ohio
Huntsville G.C., Dallas, Pa.
Riverton Pointe G. & C.C., Hardeeville, S.C.
Heath Golf & Yacht Club, Heath, Texas
Forest Creek G.C., Round Rock, Texas
Tuesday, May 13 (11)
Granite Bay (Calif.) G.C.
Ironwood C.C. (South Course), Palm Desert, Calif.
Panther National, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.
RedHawk Golf Course, Nampa, Idaho
Firekeeper Golf Course, Mayetta, Kan.
Washington Manor G.C., Urbana, Md.
Missoula (Mont.) C.C.
Quicksilver G.C., Midway, Pa.
Kirkbrae C.C., Lincoln, R.I.
Keswick Hall (Full Cry Course), Keswick, Va.
Palouse Ridge G.C., Pullman, Wash.
Monday, May 19 (1)
Palmer (Alaska) Golf Course
*Mexico site TBD
2025 U.S. Open Final Qualifying Sites (13)
International (3)
Monday, May 19
Asia – Tarao Country Club (West Course), Shiga Prefecture, Japan
Europe – Walton Heath Golf Club (New and Old Courses), Surrey, England
Monday, June 2
Canada – Lambton Golf & Country Club, York, Ontario, Canada
United States (10)
Monday, May 19
Bent Tree Country Club, Dallas, Texas
Monday, June 2
Valencia (Calif.) Country Club
Old Memorial Golf Club, Tampa. Fla.
Piedmont Driving Club, Atlanta, Ga.
Woodmont Country Club (North Course), Rockville, Md.
Canoe Brook Country Club (North & South Courses), Summit, N.J.
Duke University Golf Club, Durham, N.C.
Kinsale Golf & Fitness Club and The Lakes Golf & Country Club, Columbus, Ohio
Springfield (Ohio) Country Club
Wine Valley Golf Club, Walla Walla, Wash.