Former Dubai resident Toby Bishop has edged one step closer to a first Major Championship start after the Welshman came out on top of U.S. Open Local Qualifying on the Mark Bostick Golf Course at The University of Florida.
The 2021-2022 EGF Order of Merit champion, who joined the University of Florida last year, carded a bogey-free five under par 65 to claim top spot alongside fellow ‘Gators’ Fred Biondi and Parker Bell to secure one of the 530 spots in Final Qualifying, which will occur at 13 sites across late May and early June.
Final Qualifying is played over 36 holes in a single day, and roughly the top 7.5% advance to the U.S. Open. The exact number of players to advance from each site is determined by the number of players and the strength of each site’s field. In 2022, 65 out of 871 players qualified for the U.S. Open at The Country Club.
The Big 3️⃣🔥
Biondi, Bell and Bishop all shoot 65s today and earn co-medalist honors and advance to @usopengolf final qualifying ⛳️#GoGators 🐊 pic.twitter.com/QUYI9mfiqY
— Gators Golf (@GatorsGolf) May 10, 2023
Bishop could come up against the likes of Ludvig Aberg, No. 1 on the PGA TOUR University Ranking, Raymond Floyd Jr, son of accomplished Tour pro Raymond Floyd, and Cameron Kuchar, the teenage son of nine-time PGA Tour winner Matt Kuchar, in the final stage with the trio all advancing from Local Qualifying.
