LA JOLLA, Calif. -Â UC San Diego golfer
Nathan Tseng will be playing for a spot in the 2025 U.S. Open on Monday, June 2.
Tseng and 83 other hopefuls are set to play 36 holes at Valencia Country Club in Valencia, Calif., in Los Angeles County. Valencia is one of 10 courses around the nation hosting a final qualifying event Monday, which is annually dubbed "Golf's Longest Day".
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The 156-player field for the upcoming Open is approximately two-thirds complete. A majority of the remaining spots will be determined by results from Monday's qualifiers, including four from Valencia.
Tseng, who tees off at 8:20 a.m. Monday, earned his berth at Valencia by shooting a 67 to take second place at a local qualifier at The Grand Golf Club in San Diego back in May.Â
The Valencia course, a Robert Trent Jones, Sr. creation, is a par-72 that plays at 7,300 yards.
Big name golfers that will also be playing in one of Monday's qualifiers include K.J. Choi, Stewart Cink, Rickie Fowler, Padraig Harrington, Max Homa, Zach Johnson, Matt Kuchar, Graeme McDowell, Webb Simpson, and Brandt Snedeker.
The 2025 U.S. Open is set for June 12-15 at Oakmont Country Club in Oakmont, Pa., about 15 miles outside of Pittsburgh. Aside from playing in qualifying events, there are several other ways to gain a spot in the national championship including being a top-60 player in the Official World Golf Ranking two weeks before the tournament and at the start or winning the U.S. Open within the last 10 years. Additionally, there's a Korn Ferry Tour exemption for the top player on the previous year's Points List.
Tseng recently wrapped up his junior season as a Triton and garnered All-Big West Second Team accolades. He posted a pair of top-five finishes over the 2024-25 season.
About UC San Diego Athletics
After two decades as one of the most successful programs in NCAA Division II, the UC San Diego intercollegiate athletics program began a new era in 2020 as a member of the Big West Conference in NCAA Division I. The 23-sport Tritons earned 30 team and nearly 150 individual national championships during its time in Divisions III and II and helped guide 1,400 scholar-athletes to All-America honors. A total of 84 Tritons have earned Academic All-America honors, while 38 have earned prestigious NCAA Post Graduate Scholarships. UC San Diego scholar-athletes exemplify the academic ideals of one of the world's preeminent institutions, graduating at an average rate of 91 percent, one of the highest rates among institutions at all divisions.
