Crooked Stick. The Club at Carlton Woods. Innisbrook Copperhead. Lake Nona. Pasatiempo. There’s definitely a few golf courses that will catch your eye if you were to scan the list of local qualifying sites for the 2026 U.S. Open.
One of them, the Copperhead Course at Innisbrook, hosts the PGA Tour’s Valspar Championship. The Club at Carlton Woods was the host venue for the Chevron Championship, an LPGA major, while Lake Nona regularly hosts the LPGA’s season opener, the Tournament of Champions.
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Then there’s Pasatiempo. It’s a rarity in American golf as it’s a private course that allows limited access to outside play. It ranks No. 39 on Golfweek’s Best list of classic courses in the U.S., and because it allows some public play, it ranks No. 11 among the top 100 public-access courses in the U.S.
No. 18 at Pasatiempo Golf Club in Santa Cruz, California
The legendary course recently upgraded its greens. If your handicap is low enough and you can get your entry filed in time, maybe this is your chance to play one of America’s great golf courses. But time is of the essence.
Local qualifying will be 18 holes at 110 golf courses in 46 states. as well as Canada and Mexico. The online application process began Feb. 18 and closes on April 8 at 5 p.m. ET. Of note:
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Within the first 24 hours, 29 of the 110 local sites were already filled to capacity
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The first three local sites to get booked full were Secession, Crooked Stick and Brentwood
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By 5 p.m. ET on the day the online entry portal opened there were 5,704 entries, well ahead of the 4,550 during the same span a year ago
“The U.S. Open is the most open championship in golf,” USGA Chief Championships Officer John Bodenhamer said. “It is a global invitation into the United States’ national championship, and Allied Golf Associations in the United States, the DP World Tour and national federations in Canada, Japan and Mexico will collaborate in providing a path to the championship through our qualifying stages. Thousands of professional and amateur golfers with diverse backgrounds will have an opportunity to earn a place in this year’s championship at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club.”
Here’s the full list of the 110 local qualifying sites for the 2026 U.S. Open at Shinnecock.
2026 U.S. Open Championship Local Qualifying Sites
Monday, April 20
Oro Valley Country Club, Oro Valley, Arizona
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Del Rio Country Club, Modesto, California
Wichita Falls Country Club, Wichita Falls, Texas
The Territory Golf and Country Club, Duncan, Oklahoma
Solina Golf Club, West Columbia, South Carolina
Druid Hills Golf Club, Atlanta, Georgia
Eastpointe Country Club (East Course), Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
Persimmon Ridge Golf Club, Louisville, Kentucky
Tuesday, April 21
Woodland Golf Club, Auburndale, Massachusetts
The Club at Nevillewood, Presto, Pennsylvania
Wednesday, April 22
Club de Golf La Hacienda, Mexico City, Mexico
Stonewall Orchard Golf Club, Grayslake, Illinois
Monday, April 27
Parkersburg Country Club, Vienna, West Virginia
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Ridgewood Country Club, Waco, Texas
Barton Creek Country Club at Lakeside, Spicewood, Texas
Medford Village Country Club, Medford, New Jersey
Rams Hill Golf Club, Borrego Springs, California
Four Bridges Country Club, Liberty Township, Ohio
Fairmont Country Club, Chatham, New Jersey
Crooked Stick Golf Club, Carmel, Indiana
Hidden Valley Country Club, Reno, Nevada
The Club at Carlton Woods (Nicklaus Course), The Woodlands, Texas
Tuesday, April 28
Pearl at Kalauao, Aiea, Oahu, Hawaii
Findlay Country Club, Findlay, Ohio
Southampton Golf Club, Southampton, New York
Eagle Trace Golf Club, Coral Springs, Florida
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Innisbrook Resort (Copperhead Course), Palm Harbor, Florida
Thursday, April 30
Kings Country Club, Hanford, California
La Purisima Golf Course, Lompoc, California
Wailua Golf Club, Lihue, Hawaii
Country Club of York, York, Pennslvania
The Home Course, DuPont, Washington
Monday, May 4
The Plantation at Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
Lake Nona Golf & Country Club, Orlando, Florida
Avila Golf & Country Club, Tampa, Florida
North Oaks Golf Club, North Oaks, Minnesota
Cedar Rapids Country Club, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Brentwood Country Club, Los Angeles
Indian Ridge Country Club (Grove Course), Palm Desert, California
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Ak-Chin Southern Dunes Golf Club, Maricopa, Arizona
Plum Hollow Country Club, Southfield, Michigan
Illini Country Club, Springfield, Illinois
North Shore Country Club (Red & White Courses), Glenwood Landing, New York
Raven Golf Club at Sandestin, Sandestin, Florida
Secession Golf Club, Beaufort, South Carolina
Stonebrae Country Club, Hayward, California
Morris Park Country Club, South Bend, Indiana
Crestview Country Club (North Course), Wichita, Kansas
The Country Club of Sioux Falls, Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Chester Valley Golf Club, Malvern, Pennsylvania
Tuesday, May 5
Walnut Creek Golf Preserve, Westminster, Colorado
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Great River Golf Club, Milford, Connecticut
Hot Springs Country Club (Arlington Course), Hot Springs, Arkansas
Ruby Hill Golf Club, Pleasanton, California
WingHaven Country Club, St. Louis
Andalusia Country Club, La Quinta, California
Collindale Golf Course, Fort Collins, Colorado
North Shore Country Club (Red & White), Mequon, Wisconsin
Red Hawk Golf Club, Las Cruces, New Mexico
The Country Club, Morristown, Tennessee
Wednesday, May 6
Plantation Bay Country Club (Founders – North/South), Ormond Beach, Florida
Moorings at Hawk’s Nest, Vero Beach, Florida
Turf Valley Resort (Original Course), Ellicott City, Maryland
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Omaha Country Club, Omaha, Nebraska
Pasatiempo Golf Club, Santa Cruz, California
River Landing, Wallace, North Carolina
Thursday, May 7
Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail at Silver Lakes (Backbreaker/Heartbreaker), Gadsden, Alabama
Rancho La Quinta Country Club (Jones Course), La Quinta, California
Thorncreek Golf Course, Thornton, Colorado
Riverton Country Club, Riverton, Wyoming
Monday, May 11
St. Thomas Golf & Country Club, Ontario, Canada
The Club at P.B. Dye, Ijamsville, Maryland
Canongate-on-White-Oak (Old Course), Newnan, Georgia
Phoenix Country Club, Phoenix
Marsh Creek Country Club, St. Augustine, Florida
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Shingle Creek Golf Club, Orlando, Florida
Vineyards Country Club (North Course), Naples, Florida
The Club at Sonterra (North Course), San Antonio
Classic Club, Palm Desert, California
The Links at Greystone, Walworth, New York
Duke University Golf Club, Durham, North Carolina
Battle Creek Country Club, Battle Creek, Michigan
Fairview Country Club, Greenwich, Connecticut
Metropolis Country Club, White Plains, New York
Elmhurst Country Club, Moscow, Pennsylvania
Mendakota Country Club, Mendota Heights, Minnesota
Willow Creek Country Club, Sandy, Utah
Scioto Reserve Country Club, Powell, Ohio
Hallbrook Country Club, Leawood, Kansas
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Flossmoor Golf Club, Flossmoore, Illinois
Nashville Golf & Athletic Club, Brentwood, Tennessee
Papago Golf Course, Phoenix
Creekside Golf Club, Salem, Oregon
Shaker Ridge Country Club, Albany, New York
Tuesday, May 12
Weymouth Country Club, Medina, Ohio
Keswick Hall, Keswick, Virginia
Ironwood Country Club (South Course), Palm Desert, California
Arroyo Trabuco Golf Club, Mission Viejo, California
Missoula Country Club, Missoula, Montana
The Cardinal by Pete Dye, Greensboro, North Carolina
Meadow Springs Country Club, Richland, Washington
Hackberry Creek Country Club, Irving, Texas
UNM Championship Golf Course, Albuquerque, New Mexico
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Berkshire Hills Country Club, Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Kirkbrae Country Club, Lincoln, Rhode Island
Wednesday, May 13
Kensington Golf & Country Club, Naples, Florida
Mallard Golf Club, Lake Charles, Louisiana
Warm Springs Golf Course, Boise, Idaho
Casablanca Golf Club, Mesquite, Nevada
Monday, May 18
Palmer Golf Course, Palmer, Alaska
This article originally appeared on Golfweek: These 110 golf courses are USGA local qualifying sites for U.S. Open
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