Updated June 8, 10:06 AM
DUBLIN, Ohio – Maybe it’s a forecast that’s hovered between miserable and monsoon. Maybe it’s simply too much golf during a crucial point in the schedule, or maybe it’s swirling tales of a Chambers Bay layout that is going to land on the marathon side of difficult.
Whatever the reason, Monday’s qualifier in Columbus, Ohio, historically the deepest of the 10 sectional qualifying sites for this month’s U.S. Open, has turned into a mad dash to the airport and drier points.
Nineteen players withdrew from the 36-hole event on Sunday, including the likes of Justin Leonard, Charles Howell III, Brendon de Jonge and Davis Love III.