hi Go Navy
I'm talking about THE OPEN not the US open and if you go to the R&A site and download the entry form it tells you on it you must have a handicap of 0.4 to enter the regional qualifying both pro or armature unless you are exempt. i know as i tried to enter the regional qualifying at musselburgh in 1980 but my handicap was not low enough i was playing of 4 then and i had shot par round Musselburgh many times and knew the course so well i knew i could put a good show in the qualifying rounds there. the Open was a Muirfield that year and it was only 17 miles away and was won by Tom Watson and Lee Trevino was second as i was at that Open every day including the practice rounds. i never thought i would or could win but i wanted to try and qualify to at least play but sadly i never got lower then a 4 handicap.
it may be diffrent in the US Open as i don't know about there Open but THE OPEN has had a 0.4 limit since at least 1980 that i know off. limit on the regional qualifying rounds.
cheers
bill

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