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USGA cancels qualifying for all 2020 events, including U.S. Open

The USGA has canceled qualifying for all of its remaining championships this year, including the U.S. Open.

The organization had previously announced that six tournaments will not be held this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It has subsequently added four more cancellations, with the U.S. Mid-Amateur, Women's Mid-Amateur, Senior Amateur and Senior Women's Amateur all nixed on Monday.

That means only four USGA championships remain on the 2020 calendar. Chief among them is the U.S. Open at Winged Foot, which, like the U.S. Women's Open, U.S. Amateur and U.S. Women's Amateur, will now feature an entirely exempt field as ongoing health and safety concerns mean holding hundreds of nationwide qualifiers is "not seen as a viable option.