Graeme McDowell will not have to worry about qualifying for next month's US Open after securing automatic entry over the weekend.
Ulsterman secures place at Pebble Beach through world ranking
Graeme McDowell will not have to worry about qualifying for next month's US Open after securing automatic entry over the weekend.
McDowell earned his place at Pebble Beach after learning he had retained his position in the world's top 50.
The Ulsterman finished joint 28th at the BMW PGA Championship on Sunday, but had to wait some eight hours until the Byron Nelson Championship had ended in Texas to make sure he stayed amongst the top 50.
In the end he remained at number 49 and thus earned an exemption for the season's second major and also July's Open Championship.
This was the final week to earn an exemption to the US Open by getting into the world's top 50, the top five on the European Tour money-list or top 10 on the PGA Tour earnings list.
Along with McDowell, Robert Allenby, Adam Scott, Camilo Villegas, Charl Schwartzel, Robert Karlsson, Alvaro Quiros, KJ Choi, Edoardo Molinari, Miguel Angel Jimenez, Ben Crane, Peter Hanson, Louis Oosthuizen and Thongchai Jaidee have also earned invites for Pebble Beach.
