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Record
3,101 Entries Accepted, 70 Players Exempt For 2002 U.S. Senior
Open
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| Bruce
Fleisher will attempt to defend his 2001 title, which
he secured at Salem. (USGA Photo Archives) |
Far Hills,
N.J. - A record total of 3,101 entries were accepted and a
total of 70 players are exempt from having to qualify for
the 2002 U.S. Senior Open Championship scheduled from June
27-30 at Caves Valley Golf Club in Baltimore, Md.
Entries
closed at 5 p.m. EDT on May 15. A total of 3,202 entries were
received for this U.S. Senior Open, but 101 were rejected
because the entrant had played poorly in past qualifying rounds
or had a USGA Handicap Index higher than 3.4. In 2000, the
USGA accepted a record 3,007 entries. In 2001, 2,953 entries
were accepted.
In addition
to defending champion Bruce Fleisher (2001), nine other past
winners who are exempt and have entered are: Dale Douglass
(1986); Dave Eichelberger (1999); Hale Irwin (1998 and 2000);
Larry Laoretti (1992); Graham Marsh (1997); Jack Nicklaus
(1991, 1993); Arnold Palmer (1981); Gary Player (1987, 1988);
and Dave Stockon (1996).
All previous
U.S. Senior Open champions are exempt, but they must file
an entry.
The remainder
of the field will be filled from sectional qualifying at 44
sites from June 7-17.
The U.S.
Senior Open is one of 13 national championships conducted
annually by the USGA. Other championships include the U.S.
Open, the U.S. Women's Open, and 10 amateur championships.
Players
Fully Exempt For The 2002 U.S. Senior Open (70)
Jim Ahern
9,14,17
Jim Albus
15,17
Isao Aoki
9,15,16,17
Hugh Baiocchi
14,17
John Bland
14,15
O. Gordon
Brewer 12
Ed Brooks
9
Jose Maria
Canizares 14,16
Jim Colbert
9,14,15,16,17
Ben Crenshaw
4,13
Jim Dent
15,17
Ed Dougherty
14,16,17
Dale Douglass
1
Allen
Doyle 7,9,14-17
Bob Duval
17
Dave Eichelberger
1,15,17
Vicente
Fernandez 9,14,15,17
Bruce
Fleisher 1,9,14,15,16,17
Raymond
Floyd 7,9,13,14,16,15
Fred Gibson
9,17
Bob Gilder
9,14,16,17
Stewart
Ginn 14,16
Ted Goin
9
David
Graham 15,17
Hubert
Green 9,14,15,17
Walter
Hall 9,14
John Harris
3
Jim Holtgrieve
9
Joe Inman
17
Hale Irwin
1,7,9,13-17
John Jacobs
14,15,17
Tom Jenkins
14,16,17
Tom Jung
12
Tom Kite
2,9,13-17
Larry
Laoretti 1
Bruce
Lietzke 14,17
John Mahaffey
9,15,17
Graham
Marsh 1,9,15
Terry
Mauney 14
Gary McCord
9,14,17
Mike McCullough
14,16,17
Mark McCumber
15
Tom McGinnis
17
Gil Morgan
9,14,15,16,17
Bob Murphy
15
Larry
Nelson 9,14,15,16,17
Jack Nicklaus
1,7,9,15
Christy
O’Connor 17
Arnold
Palmer 1
Gary Player
1,15,17
Bill Ploeger
12
Tom Purtzer
16
Dana Quigley
9,14,15,16,17
Kemp Richardson
11,12
John Schroeder
14,17
Jay Sigel
9,15,17
Paul Simson
10
J.C. Snead
15
Ian Stanley
8,21
Dave Stockon
1,9,15
Bruce
Summerhays 9,14,15,17
Doug Tewell
7,9,14,15,16,17
Leonard
Thompson 9,14-17
Jim Thorpe
9,14,15,16
Steve
Veriato 17
Bobby
Wadkins 17
Lanny
Wadkins 13,15,17
Tom Wargo
7,15
Tom Watson
7,9,14,15,17
Fuzzy
Zoeller 19
Key
to Player Exemptions
1. Former
winners of the U.S. Senior Open.
2. Winners
of the U.S. Open in the last 10 years. (1992-2001)
3. Winners
of the U.S. Amateur in the last 10 years. (1992-2001)
4. Winners
of the Masters Tournament in the last 10 years. (1993-2002)
5. Winners
of the British Open in the last 10 years. (1992-2001)
6. Winners
of the PGA Championship in the last 10 years. (1992-2001)
7. Winners
of the PGA Seniors Championship in the last 10 years. (1992-2001)
8 Winner
of the 2001 British Senior Open Championship.
9. The
25 lowest scorers from the 2001 U.S. Senior Open.
10. The
low amateur at the 2001 U.S. Senior Open.
11. Winners
of the USGA Senior Amateur in the last two years. (2000, 2001)
12. Semifinalists
for the 2001 USGA Senior Amateur.
13. Playing
members of the U.S. and European Ryder Cup teams in the last
10 years. (1992-2001)
14. The
top 30 money leaders from the 2001 Senior PGA Tour money list.
15. The
top 50 players on the Senior PGA Tour all-time money list
through May 15, 2002.
16. The
top 20 money leaders on the 2002 Senior PGA Tour money list
through May 15, 2002.
17. Winners
of Senior PGA Tour events in the last three years (1999-2001)
and the current calendar year.
18. Winners
of PGA Tour events in the last five years and the current
calendar year before the 2002 Championship. (1997-2001)
19. Any
player turning 50 in the last calendar year who has won a
U.S. Open, U.S. Amateur, Masters Tournament, British Open,
British Amateur, or PGA Championship (one-time exemption)
20. Special
exemptions as selected by the USGA Executive Committee.
21. The
leading money winner from the 2001 Senior PGA European Tour
Order of Merit.
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