Former Lobo Perez to play in US Open

Victor Perez, a former University of New Mexico golfer seen here in the Abu Dhabi Championship in January, will play in his third U.S. Open. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)Former University of New Mexico golfer Victor Perez was among 12 additional players who earned exemptions into the 122nd U.S. Open Championship, which will be held on the Open Course at The Country Club, in Brookline, Massachusetts, on June 16-19, 2022.

The additional 12 players earned entry based on the current Official World Golf Ranking or as Perez did through the four-event U.S. Open 2022 European Qualifying Series, which ended on June 5. Perez, of France, was No. 1 among the top 10 aggregate point earners in the four-event…