Macpherson handed US Open spot

The winner of the British amateur championship is to be awarded a place in the US Open.

British amateur champion granted place in year's second major

The winner of the British amateur championship is to be awarded a place in the US Open for the first time. Australian Bryden Macpherson, champion at Hillside last year, will play at the Olympic Club in San Francisco in June, as will American Patrick Cantlay by virtue of leading the amateur world rankings at the end of last season. England's 16-year-old Lauren Taylor, youngest winner of the British women's title, has also been given a spot in the US Women's Open at Blackwolf Run in Wisconsin on July 5-8. "It is appropriate that these champions earn a full exemption," said United States Golf Association executive director Mike Davis. "These exemptions reflect our strong partnership with the R&A (Royal and Ancient Club) and the value we place on amateur golf and our support for the World Amateur Golf Ranking."